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Magdeburg vs St. Pauli Prediction & Betting tips
On Matchday 1 of the second division season 2018/19, there will be a duel between 1. FC Magdeburg and St. Pauli on Sunday afternoon in the MDCC Arena. After many years in the upper and regional league, Magdeburg finally arrived in the 2nd BUNCH league. The reigning third league champion is hot on the starting line and expects a sold-out home to start. St. Pauli wants to play again a quiet season without relegation worries. Both teams have met in the 2006/07 Regionalliga season. St. Pauli could win his home game 2-0 in Magdeburg, there was a 1-1. How does the first duel in the 2nd Bundesliga end? The betting base presents for the match Magdeburg against St. Pauli a good tip with lucrative odds.
Magdeburg:
After two fourth places in the seasons 2015/16 and 2016/17 it was enough for the FC Magdeburg in the last season at last to promotion to the second division. In the end, the Elbstädter with 85 points even champions of the 3rd league, two points before Paderborn. With 32 goals in 38 games Magdeburg represents the second strongest defense in the league. Since summer 2014, the FCM is coached by Jens Härtel. Before the season there was a medium-sized change in Magdeburg. Ten players left the club, nine new arrivals were brought. Among them are professionals such as Ignjovski, Fejzic, Kwadwo, Hanna, M. Berisha, Preißinger, Bülter, Müller and Harant. The long-time captain Sowislo ended his career after the last season. His successor was Nils Butzen, who has been playing for FCM since 2009. Coach Härtel’s new signing Fejzic was the new number one goalkeeper.
In the Elbe city one hopes again for the goals of Christian Beck, who scored in the last three seasons 19, 17 and last 13 goals. Despite the many departures and arrivals, the promoted has a well-rehearsed team. As the goal of the Lizenspielerabteilung, ex-Bundesliga professional Maik Franz called that one wants to establish itself in the 2nd Bundesliga. The club has to cope with the lowest budget in the league. The dress rehearsal mauled the Magdeburg 0: 3 against Mitaufsteiger Paderborn. In this game, the team of coach Härtel revealed surprisingly many flaws that had not been seen before. Coach Härtl hopes that the defeat against Paderborn was a setback at the right time. It was not compact enough, had lost too many balls, too easy to be dubbed and the attitude was not right. Especially on the right side Paderborn could cause a lot of unrest. Of the other ten test matches you could win at least eight. There were victories against Energie Cottbus (3: 1) against Swansea City (4: 2) and the CFC Genoa (2: 0). Magdeburg has been without obligation for 15 competitive matches. At home, the Magdeburg have been unbeaten for 12 games.
St. Pauli:
In the last few years, the Kiez kickers in the 2nd Bundesliga have been up and down. In the 2014/15 season, it was just possible to save themselves as 15th. The season 2015/16 Pauli finished on a great fourth place. After a catastrophic first round in the 2016/17 season with only 11 points, the Hamburger finished this season then still at number 7. 2017/18 was desperate fight and Pauli could only save on the last matchday. It was possible to win the last two home games against Fürth and Bielefeld. Now one longs for the neighborhood after a quiet season in the secured midfield. Coach Markus Kauczinski was able to hold his squad largely together. Center-back Sobiech, however, went to Cologne and should be replaced by Knoll of Regensburg.
In addition, the borrowed Mats Möller Daehli was firmly committed. The team is recorded. It looks grippy and homogeneous. But old problems could not be turned off in the test matches: Pauli is still missing the train forward, the eleven is vulnerable in the air and the central midfield reveals defensively large gaps. The prelude has it all: For the first home game comes Darmstadt. Then it goes against Union Berlin, Cologne, Aue and Ingolstadt. In seven friendly matches, there were six victories, including against the first-class Premier League relegated Stoke City. Only against Bröndby it put a defeat. Coach Kauczinski has to give up on Hornschuh and Kalla. In the last five away games of the second league Pauli got only one counter.
Magdeburg vs St. Pauli head to head matches
02.06.07 RL Magdeburg St. Pauli 1 : 1
02.12.06 RL St. Pauli Magdeburg 2 : 0