Fight for the climb: Paderborn welcomes Magdeburg in the duel of the cellar children!

Fight for the climb: Paderborn welcomes Magdeburg in the duel of the cellar children!

Today, on May 10, 2025, SC Paderborn 07 and 1. FC Magdeburg are facing each other in the 2nd Bundesliga. The duel takes place in the Home Deluxe Arena and the impetus is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Both teams are aware of the importance of this game, especially the Magdeburg, which in their previous record against Paderborn could not yet win. There were only defeats and undecided for the FCM in the seven second division.

History speaks a clear language. Paderborn is the opponent against Magdeburg, against whom they most often remained unbeaten. This could be an additional mental challenge for the FCM, because the latest results are not very encouraging. After a bitter 0: 5 defeat against Prussia Münster, the Magdeburgers have not won in the last five away games. Head coach Christian Titz and his team are faced with the difficult task of improving their shape.

form and list

Paderborn, on the other hand, is already much better in the second half of the season. With seven wins from 15 games and a total of 24 points, they only rank three points behind a direct promotion place. Among the Paderborn players, Ilyas stands out, who was involved in a goal in the last three games and has thus set up a personal record. In addition, five players were able to collect at least ten scorer points this season. Raphael Obermair could be crucial again after he was successful in the first leg against Magdeburg.

On the part of the 1. FC Magdeburg, the prerequisites are tense. The team has achieved only two victories in the last eight games and the defensive already had to accept 15 header gates, which is a ligahicine. In a press conference, Titz warned of the opponent's high intensity and running strength, while his team is preparing for the next challenge. To stay in the promotion race, you absolutely need a win.

something is missing?

For the match, however, there will be personnel bottlenecks. Magdeburg will have to do without three players: Livan Burcu, Emir Kuhinja and Mo El Hankouri. The latter is said to get back into training on Friday. Paderborn only has to complain about an injured player: Casper Terho, who fights with a knee.

The expectations of the game are high. Paderborn is planning with around 15,000 spectators in the home arena, including 1,600 fans from Magdeburg. A victory against Paderborn is like a must for Magdeburgers to keep the chance of the ranks for the promotion places, while Paderborn, under the direction of coach Lukas Kwasniok, has to call up the best performance to end as a winner.

For the fans who want to see the game on TV, the game is not broadcast on free TV. Instead, there is a live broadcast at Sky on both TV and stream. In addition, a live ticker is provided on Sport1, and the highlights of the 2nd Bundesliga will be available on the digital channels of Sport1 from Monday at 0:00 a.m.