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A duel between two relegated players always has a special explosiveness. In most cases, both clubs are traded as Mitfavoriten on the resurgence. Often, however, the teams have also undergone a change and still have to find each other at the beginning of the season.
Especially in the tight third division, it is not guaranteed that these clubs play directly back up – on the contrary. The admonishing example of Eintracht from Braunschweig was to see past season how fast it can be done. The Lower Saxony started as one of the top promotion contenders and preserved in the end only thanks to a single lead ahead of the second descent in a row.
Only now the lions are slowly getting back on their feet. Such a crash is not to be feared at the two clubs that meet on Friday. Magdeburg and Duisburg, in whose duel we want to risk a forecast, are placed in the upper half of the table after seven matchdays.
The winner holds the connection to the top group. In particular, the zebra still has good cards, after all, for the MSV is still the catch-up game against Meppen. The focus is currently only on the difficult away game in Magdeburg, in which Duisburg, judging by bookmakers’ odds, is the outsider. Kick-off in the MDCC Arena is punctually on Friday evening at 18:00 clock.
Magdeburg:
The FC Magdeburg has caught up after a very mixed season start and last but especially convinced at home. In the league there was a total of only one loss on the first match against Braunschweig. Most recently, the TSCC 1860 München shot down 5: 1 in the MDCC arena. Subsequently, however, jumped at the bottom of Jena only one point (1: 1) out.
There is still a lack of consistency in the team of Stefan Krämer. This may also be because it is difficult for the coach to record a root formation, because injuries always come in between.
Especially now after the international break you should think that the players in the squad could recover. But there are still some staff worries. In the offensive captain and striker Christian Beck has to do without the assists of Mario Kvesic. This precipitates with a hardening three weeks.
Also defensive man Jürgen Gjasula can not help. He is still laboring on his mid-hand break. Dustin Bomheuer, who moved from MSV to Sachsen-Anhalt in the summer, would of course like to help his former club. But his comeback is still delayed a little.
Timo Perthel, who has received a 50% chance of an opportunity by the coach, has a better chance of winning. Due to the tricky personnel situation, the question of the tactical formation is also new. Recently, the new 4-4-2 against the Munich Lion worked well. But due to the failures, a return to 4-2-3-1 is now possible.
Either way, the FCM but wants to break the last weak series against the MSV. None of the past five competitive matches against the zebra has been won. That must change, if between Magdeburg and Duisburg a tip on the home victory should be successful.
Duisburg:
Not infrequently, a coach must leave a club on the descent – not so at MSV Duisburg. The club held on to coach Torsten Lieberknecht and wants to create together with him the return to the House of Lords. With the season so far, the coach can be quite satisfied. Four wins and two losses are recorded.
The second defeat was on the last matchday against Waldhof Mannheim. The 3: 4 against the climber was one of the most spectacular encounters this season. After a 0: 2 Meidericher SV went 3: 2 in the lead, but in the end still empty-handed. The very offensive style provides for the goal difference of 17: 9.
A week later, the home game against SV Meppen then had to be canceled at short notice. Due to damage caused by the strong wind on the stadium roof, the safety could not be guaranteed and the match against the SVM was now set at the beginning of October.
The roof is repaired again and next week the Munich lions can compete in the arena. First, the team of Torsten Lieberknecht wants to score in the relegation duel. Connor Krempicki, whose injury overshadowed the game last time in Mannheim, can not help here. The midfielder suffered a metatarsal break and will miss the rest of the year. Only in the second half Lieberknecht can count on his achievers.
Otherwise, the rest of the squad in the extended international break was able to prepare in detail for the duel in Saxony-Anhalt. It can be ventured between Magdeburg and Duisburg, the forecast that the guests have been optimally hired by their coach and should be eager to get back to the top flight in the league.
Magdeburg vs Duisburg head to head matches
01.03.19 2BUN Duisburg Magdeburg 1 : 0
26.09.18 2BUN Magdeburg Duisburg 3 : 3
24.02.17 3LIG Duisburg Magdeburg 0 : 0
26.08.16 3LIG Magdeburg Duisburg 1 : 2
31.08.03 POK Magdeburg Duisburg 0 : 1 (0 : 0)