FC Magdeburg

Match report

Braunschweig produced a storming performance to beat Magdeburg 6:1 in their Second Bundesliga opener on 2026-08-08. The away side dominated from the start, scoring three goals before half-time while Magdeburg saw their captain sent off. By the final whistle the result was never in doubt, though the visitors extended their own recent struggles with this win.

Aaron Opoku opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute, something that surprised few given Braunschweig's early pressure. Jan Urbich doubled the lead just six minutes later before completing his brace in the twenty-sixth. Magdeburg's fortunes collapsed in the thirty-first when Herbert Bockhorn received a red card, and here's the thing — the game changed shape completely after that moment.

Mehmet Aydin converted a penalty in the forty-fourth minute to make it four before Magdeburg's Mateusz Zukowski pulled one back in the forty-ninth. Braunschweig responded immediately, with Simone Di Benedetto adding another in the fiftieth minute. Florian Flick then scored in the sixty-first to complete the rout, and by then Magdeburg had been thoroughly out-thought on the pitch.

The statistics tell a story of efficiency rather than dominance. Braunschweig created five big chances and hit the target thirteen times, while Magdeburg managed just three shots on target from two big chances. The visitors' expected goals stood at 3.43 to Magdeburg's 1.24, though possession was nearly even at 53 per cent to 47.

The result leaves Magdeburg seventh with six points from four games, while Braunschweig move up to fourteenth with three points. These are both sides coming off mixed results in their recent friendlies, but this match had a different quality to it entirely. Magdeburg will need to recover quickly, while Braunschweig have finally got over the line after a difficult start.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Shots on target 3 – 13

Shots off target 6 – 7

Expected goals 1.24 – 3.43

⚽ 15' A. Opoku — Goal ⚽ 21' J. Urbich — Goal ⚽ 26' J. Urbich — Goal 🟥 31' H. Bockhorn — Red card 🟨 40' F. Michel — Yellow card ⚽ 44' M. Aydin — Penalty ⇄ 46' M. Kwarteng — Substitution ⚽ 49' M. Zukowski — Goal ⚽ 50' S. Di Benedetto — Goal 🟨 57' F. Flick — Yellow card ⚽ 61' F. Flick — Goal 🟨 62' M. Zukowski — Yellow card 🟨 64' L. Hyrylainen — Yellow card ⇄ 65' S. Di Benedetto — Substitution ⇄ 66' P. Jaeckel — Substitution ⇄ 78' A. Opoku — Substitution ⇄ 81' E. Iyoha — Substitution ⇄ 85' F. Flick — Substitution 🟨 90+4' L. Mergner — Yellow card

Match events

15' 0:1 Eintracht Braunschweig Goal A. Opoku assist: M. Marie
21' 0:2 Eintracht Braunschweig Goal J. Urbich assist: M. Marie
26' 0:3 Eintracht Braunschweig Goal J. Urbich assist: S. Di Benedetto
31' 0:3 FC Magdeburg Red card H. Bockhorn
40' 0:3 FC Magdeburg Yellow card F. Michel
44' 0:4 Eintracht Braunschweig Penalty M. Aydin
46' 0:4 FC Magdeburg Substitution M. Kwarteng off: P. Nadjombe
49' 1:4 FC Magdeburg Goal M. Zukowski assist: B. Atik
50' 1:5 Eintracht Braunschweig Goal S. Di Benedetto assist: Y. Sturm
57' 1:5 Eintracht Braunschweig Yellow card F. Flick
61' 1:6 Eintracht Braunschweig Goal F. Flick
62' 1:6 FC Magdeburg Yellow card M. Zukowski
64' 1:6 FC Magdeburg Yellow card L. Hyrylainen
65' 1:6 Eintracht Braunschweig Substitution S. Di Benedetto off: J. Gomez
66' 1:6 FC Magdeburg Substitution P. Jaeckel off: T. Muller
78' 1:6 Eintracht Braunschweig Substitution A. Opoku off: S. Sane
81' 1:6 FC Magdeburg Substitution E. Iyoha off: M. Baars
85' 1:6 Eintracht Braunschweig Substitution F. Flick off: T. Wagner
90+4' 1:6 FC Magdeburg Yellow card L. Mergner

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

3 Shots on target 13

6 Shots off target 7

1.24 Expected goals 3.43

2 Big chances 5

70 Attacks 130

5 Corners 5

14 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 14

0 Offsides 1

4 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 8

20 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

6/1540% Aerial duels 9/1560%

75 Backward passes 80

1 Blocked shots 4

18 Clearances 18

3/1323% Crosses 1/119%

6/1155% Dribbles 7/2035%

1.28 Expected assists 0.84

76 Failed passes 71

7 Goalkeeper saves 2

8 Interceptions 1

9 Key passes 17

29/6743% Long passes 27/4659%

36 Passes into the final third 119

161 Passes in the opposition half 330

293 Passes in own half 192

0.30 Shot accuracy 0.54

3 Shots from outside the box 8

7 Shots inside the box 16

9/2045% Tackles 14/1878%

441 Total passes 511

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Dominik Reimann	1
3	Anselmo Garcia McNulty	3
6	Paul Jaeckel	6
7	Herbert Bockhorn	7
17	Alexander Nollenberger	17
10	Moritz-Broni Kwarteng	10
21	Falko Michel	21
38	Luka-Mikael Hyryläinen	38
8	Emmanuel Edosa Iyoha	8
22	Mateusz Żukowski	22
23	Barış Fahri Atik	23

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Noah Kruth	30
4	Eldin Džogović	4
5	Tobias Müller	5
28	Pierre Nadjombe	28
14	Tony Reitz	14
29	Richmond Tachie	29
35	Magnus Baars	35

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Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Ron-Thorben Hoffmann	1
8	Mehmet Can Aydın	8
21	Kevin Ehlers	21
22	Fabio Di Michele Sanchez	22
29	Lukas Frenkert	29
6	Florian Flick	6
10	S. Di Benedetto	10
15	Max Marie	15
7	Yann Sturm	7
17	Aaron Opoku-Tiawiah	17
27	Cz. Urbich	27

Substitutes
#	Player	number
32	Benjamin Uphoff	32
3	Noah Katterbach	3
16	Louis Breunig	16
19	Junior Zé	19
9	Maximilian Entrup	9
11	Jovan Mijatović	11
24	Sidi Guéssor Sané	24
44	Johan Arath Gómez	44

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Hertha Berlin	6	6	0	0	18
2	FC Nurnberg	6	5	1	0	16
3	FC Heidenheim	6	4	1	1	13
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	3	2	1	11
5	FC Kaiserslautern	6	3	2	1	11
6	FC Magdeburg	6	3	1	2	10
7	Energie Cottbus	6	2	2	2	8
8	FC St. Pauli	6	1	4	1	7
9	VfL Bochum	6	2	1	3	7
10	Hannover 96	6	2	1	3	7

FC Magdeburg — Eintracht Braunschweig: 1:6, 2. Bundesliga

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