Schalke vs Magdeburg: forecast for the German Championship match
Schalke and Magdeburg will play their match in the 20th round of the second Bundesliga. The hosts are significantly lower in the standings, but they are still the favorites in the match. Will they manage to take three points and improve their place in the ranking? You will find the answer in the forecast. Which event should I choose for the bet?

Command Analysis

Schalke 04

Current form
Schalke are currently showing good results, as they have been scoring points for five rounds. Despite this, due to the terrible start of the season, the team is close to the relegation zone - 13th place, ahead of the play—off zone by only seven points. But the chances of correcting the situation are good, especially if he plays like the last five matches — four wins and a draw. The main striking force is an attack led by Sila, who is the top scorer of Bundesliga 2 with 13 goals scored. In 2025, the team played two matches on its field and won both with the same score. 3:1. The Nuremberg and the Aarau were defeated.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bachman and Hoylund will miss the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- Schalke has not lost in the national championship for five consecutive games.
- Only in one of the last seven meetings did the hosts fail to score
Approximate composition: Hofmann - Murkin, Sanchez, Kalas, Bulut -Seguin, Schallenberg, Gruger, Tempelmann-Younes, Sylla.

Magdeburg

Current form
According to additional indicators, Magdeburg is in third place in the standings, ahead of Kaiserslautern. The gap between Hamburg and Cologne, which are on the first and second lines of the rating, is two points, but the fifth and sixth lines manage to be ahead by only one point, so you can not relax and lose points in the upcoming match, unless, of course, the club wants to keep its place in the the top three. The team has been playing great on the road since the end of November. Since then, five matches have been played, and in all meetings Magdeburg emerged victorious.
Disqualifications and injuries
Due to injuries, Bokhorn, Musoldla and Lorne will not appear on the field.
Interesting betting trends
- Magdeburg has won the last five away matches.
- In the last ten games, the guests scored
Approximate line–up: Reinmann - Herher, Mataisen, Heber, El–Khankuri – Krempinski, Hugonet, Nollenberger - Burku, Kaars, Atik.
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 2:1
The guests lost the last match at this stadium with a minimal difference in the score.
7.80The Magdeburgbetwill score in the second half
In four of the last five away matches, Magdeburg scored in the second 45 minutes.
1.76Schalke'sbetwill score in the second half
The bet was successful in four of the last five meetings.
1.70Tip and bets
Both teams are showing excellent performance. Schalke have failed to score on their own field in only one of the last ten meetings, while Magdeburg have been hitting their opponents' goals on the road for 19 consecutive matches. By the way, in the only face—to-face match on this field, which took place in the third millennium - 2023, the two teams scored seven goals. It is far from certain that you will also be able to please with an abundance of goals, but the opponents are quite capable of winning by three goals.
Our forecast is a total of more than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.58
Betting on the outcome
Magdeburg are playing great away, but we haven't had to play against teams like Schalke. The Gelsenkirchen team has made a great move and is currently in the best shape for the past part of the season. We believe this will help them extend their victory march into 2025 on their own field, and the hosts will win their third victory in a row in front of local fans.
Our forecast is for Schalke to win. Such a bet is offered for 2.23
Betting on corners
We believe that in this confrontation, both teams will try to spend most of their time attacking. This means that there is a high probability that there will be a lot of serves from the corner flag. We will place another bet on the riding total for this indicator.
Our forecast is a total of more than 9.5 corners. This bet is offered for 1.75