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ELV Elversberg Elversberg - FCM Magdeburg Magdeburg

Ł. Poręba
85'

URSAPHARM-Arena(8,652 Spectators)

Wolfgang Haslberger

Full-time: Elversberg 1-0 Magdeburg

Elversberg win it late against Magdeburg and can continue to dream of promotion. After a veritable downpour of chances, it was Poręba who proved decisive with a beautiful goal which sees Elversberg climb into second overnight.

Full-time

90'

+ 3

Last chance saloon

Magdeburg's keeper had come up for the corner, but Elversberg managed to clear it. That'll surely be it...

90'

+ 1

Stoppage time

Three additional minutes have been indicated.

90'

Another late victory?

It would be Elversberg's eighth victory this season through a goal in the final quarter of an hour.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Lubambo Musonda34.30km/h

Lasse Günther33.99km/h

Jan Gyamerah33.51km/h

87'

After 16 months

Poręba scored his last goal all the way back in November 2024, whilst playing for Hamburg against Braunschweig.

86'

Substitution

Alexander Ahl-Holmström

Silas Gnaka

Poręba surely wins it!

Is that the lucky punch?! Poręba receives the ball at the edge of the box and curls it perfectly with the inside of his foot into the top right corner. The home crowd absolutely erupted after that hit the back of the net!

85'

Łukasz Poręba

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

11 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

18.1 m

84'

Good effort

Tachie shoots from a tight angle on the right towards the near post, but Kristof dives and parries the ball. The rebound is then fired over the bar.

84'

Hope for Magdeburg

Elversberg have not kept a clean sheet in the second half of the season yet...

82'

Substitution

Felix Keidel

Jan Gyamerah

82'

Substitution

Carlo Sickinger

Frederik Schmahl

82'

Substitution

Noah Pesch

Alexander Nollenberger

81'

Woodwork

Petkov is found on the right and takes a shot from a tight angle, which rattles off the right post! It just doesn't seem to be Elversberg's day...

79'

Good cross

Gyamerah delivers the ball from the right to the far post, where two of his Elversberg teammates can't make decisive contact with a header.

78'

Goalless draws against only the Lilies

Both teams have only played out a single 0-0 draw each this season, both coming against Darmstadt (Magdeburg on Matchday 9, Elversberg on Matchday 14). Will we see a goal late on today or will both sides play out their second stalemate of the campaign?

76'

Too imprecise

Schnellbacher crosses from the right into the middle, but no one can get to it.

74'

Multiple substitutions

Fresh legs are coming on for both sides for the final phase.

73'

Substitution

Nicholas Mickelson

Immanuël Pherai

73'

Substitution

Bambasé Conté

Lasse Günther

73'

Substitution

Richmond Tachie

Rayan Ghrieb

73'

Substitution

Max Geschwill

Dariusz Stalmach

72'

No one can get to it

Schnellbacher and Petkov both fail to reach the low cross from the left in the centre. Musonda makes a strong block in the end to clear for the visitors.

70'

Can Elversberg break the deadlock?

Will Elversberg fail to score for the second time in their last three home matches? In the first half of the season, this only happened at home against Darmstadt (0-0).

0:20

Beautiful effort!

Günther delivers the ball from the left into the middle, Schmahl takes it first time out of the air. His effort is deflected, however, otherwise it probably would have been a goal.

66'

Over

Atik tries again from distance, but his attempt is deflected over the crossbar.

64'

Turning the screw

The home side are pushing forward in the final minutes, but a cross into the box from Poręba cannot be converted by anyone.

60'

First Elversberg change

Mokwa had a great chance in the first half to break the deadlock. Now, he makes way for Luca Schnellbacher.

60'

Substitution

Luca Schnellbacher

David Mokwa

59'

Hugonet clearing up

Last week he had to take a lot of criticism after the error that led to the opener. Today, he has been Magdeburg's strongest player in the tackle (80 percent efficiency).

58'

Too close to the keeper

Petkov delivers a low cross from the right into the middle, but Reimann is able to gather the ball ahead of everyone else.

55'

Zukowski!

The ball reaches the Magdeburg striker on the right via a combination of Atik and Ghrieb. He strikes it well on the volley but Kristof reacts brilliantly to deny him.

55'

Yellow card

Baris Atik

53'

Particularly strong today

Jan Gyamerah is successfully escaping from 82% of his pressure situations today. What's more, 100% of his passes under pressure have reached his teammates.

52'

pressure Handling

82%

Jan Gyamerah

11 times under pressure

51'

Ghrieb lets fly

The Magdeburg forward tries from outside the box, but his effort is deflected wide left of the goal.

49'

Over

Nollenberger advances on the left to the byline from where he crosses into the centre. The ball lands at the far post, where Hercher shoots on the turn, but misses the target.

47'

Mix-up

Mokwa and Schmahl get in each other's way in the centre after a low pass from the left.

46'

Back underway!

Play has resumed in Elversberg. There's one change for Magdeburg at the break, with Musonda replacing the injured Ulrich.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 5

Substitution

Lubambo Musonda

Laurin Ulrich

45'

+ 5

Defensively stable

For the first time since the 3-0 win in Braunschweig on Matchday 18, Magdeburg have completed a first half without conceding a goal.

Half-time: Elversberg 0-0 Magdeburg

Although Elversberg dominated the early stages, going close through Zukowski in the 22nd minute, Magdeburg have had significantly more shots with six to one. Overall, the visitors have had the better chances - something reflected in the xG values - but more importantly, after the flood of goals conceded in recent weeks, Magdeburg have been solid at the back, allowing little for the typically free-scoring hosts.

Half-time

45'

+ 3

Overhit

Lukas Petkov can't quite reach the ball played by Poręba on the right side of the goal and the chance fizzles out for the hosts.

45'

+ 1

Stoppage time

Three additional minutes have been indicated.

44'

Ulrich stays down

The Magdeburg man is caught on the foot in a challenge and has since stayed down on the turf.

Quality over quantity

Elversberg have had slightly more attempts, but the xG values indicate that Magdeburg have had the better of the chances (xG of 0.9 to Elversberg's 0.5).

37'

Wall does its job

Atik steps up to take a free-kick from a good position on the left after a foul, but his shot only hits Rohr in the face in the wall.

0:28

Header!

Magdeburg are growing and threaten again on the counter-attack. Ghrieb delivers a delicate cross towards the far post from the right, where Stalmach heads it back across goal, but Kristof manages to get an arm up just in time to deny him.

32'

An eye for goal

Zukowski has had the fewest touches of any player so far with just six, but the most shots on goal (three). Every second touch from the Magdeburg forward has been a shot.

Shots

Lukas Petkov Mateusz Zukowski

Combative encounter

Both sides have offered plenty going forward, but the deadlock remains to be broken after half an hour played.

30'

No takers

Ulrich picks up pace on the right and delivers a low cross to the near post. Zukowski makes a run there and tries to finish, but he can't get on the end of the cross.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Jan Gyamerah33.51km/h

Lukas Emanuel Petkov33.06km/h

Łukasz Poręba32.56km/h

28'

First booking

Stalmach trips Günther on the left flank, an action for which he is shown a yellow card by the referee.

28'

Yellow card

Dariusz Stalmach

26'

Tight angle

Günther plays a superb ball down the left flank. Pherai chases it down, controls it with his chest and then fires a shot towards the near post - Reimann makes himself big in time and saves with his chest.

0:26

Scuffed

The next big chance falls for Magdeburg this time. The visitors play forward quickly and Ghrieb threads it through on the left into the box, where Zukowski attempts to finish with the inside of his foot. However, attacker doesn't connect with the ball properly and the opportunity goes begging.

21'

Just past the post

A cross from the right makes its way through two Magdeburg defenders to the far post. Keeper David Mokwa stretches to reach it, but he can't quite get proper contact with the ball. To the goalkeeper's relief, it flashes just wide of the left post.

17'

Great effort

What a rocket! Petkov hammers the free-kick from the right towards the left corner but Reimann - at full-stretch - manages to punch it away.

15'

Pressure

Elversberg are pressing very high up the pitch and disrupting the visitors' build-up play. Most recently, this resulted in the recovery of the ball deep in the Magdeburg half and a free-kick from the half-space.

14'

Blocked again

Petkov dribbles into the penalty area on the right and fires a powerful shot, but the attempt is blocked by Hugonet, earning Elversberg their third corner of the game.

11'

Magdeburg finding their way

After an aggressive start from Elversberg, the visitors have stabilised and are now able to maintain possession for longer periods.

Possession (%)

5248

Off his line

Kristof comes out to claim a long ball intended for Baris Atik. Shortly afterwards, Zukowski is disrupted before he can aim an attempt on goal.

Next attempt

After another corner, the ball lands in the space outside the box for Günther, who immediately has a go. His shot doesn't make it through the sea of legs in front of him, though.

Straight on the offensive

Petkov tries to deliver the ball from the right into the centre, but his attempt is blocked for a corner. Schmahl gets his head to the resultant delivery but heads it over the bar.

And we're off!

The ball is rolling under the floodlights here in Elversberg. Will the hosts strengthen their promotion ambitions or can Magdeburg get back on track in their fight for survival?

Kick-off!

Kick-off fast approaching

The atmosphere in Elversberg is excellent.

Returnees on both sides

Elversberg playmaker Bambasé Conté missed the last two matches, but is now back in the squad. However, he's not yet ready to make the starting eleven and so Immanuël Pherai starts again as the No.10. For Magdeburg, Connor Krempicki is also included in the squad for the first time since November.

More on that Magdeburg side

Petrik Sander makes three changes to the line-up he fielded for last week's 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Karlsruhe. Two players for Magdeburg - Tobias Müller and Falko Michel - are serving yellow card suspensions and are therefore unavailable. Marcus Mathisen and Dariusz Stalmach have taken their places. Rayan Ghrieb is also chosen to start ahead of Richmond Tachie, who drops to the bench.

More on that Elversberg side

There are two changes from last week's 1-1 draw with Holstein Kiel. Amara Condé misses the match against his former club, serving a suspension for yellow card accumulation, meaning Frederik Schmahl takes his place in the starting eleven. Lasse Günther also gets the nod on the left ahead of Nicholas Mickelson, starting for the first time since Matchday 18.

Starting line-up: SV Elversberg

Starting line-up: 1. FC Magdeburg

Alexander Nollenberger

Vincent Wagner on facing Magdeburg

"It's a real dogfight in the relegation battle. Magdeburg have won four of their last five away matches. We know how crazy this league is. Magdeburg have a lot of quality."

Petrik Sander on facing Elversberg

"The Elversberg players look for every opportunity to make things happen with their play. They deserve to be up there because they make very few mistakes."

Sander looking for revenge

Magdeburg head coach Petrik Sander has only made the trip to Elversberg once before, in March 2017, when his TuS Koblenz side lost 2-0 in the Regionalliga.

Home curse

While Magdeburg have managed only one victory in five matches against Elversberg, they remain unbeaten at the latter's Kaiserlinde. In fact, the home team has never won in this fixture.

Good memories

In the 2023/24 season, Magdeburg managed a 0-0 draw in Saarland, and in January 2025 they spectacularly won 5-2. They were 2-0 down at half-time, but Elversberg had Frederik Schmahl sent off, Magdeburg turned the match around in the second half. Martijn Kaars was the hero, scoring three goals himself and setting up the other two.

2:14

Watch: Magdeburg 0-4 Elversberg - previous meeting

Elversberg were comfortable victors when these two sides last met on Matchday 8 - the defeat remains Magdeburg's heaviest of the season.

2:02

Watch: Magdeburg 1-3 Karlsruhe - highlights

Magdeburg suffered their third straight Bundesliga 2 defeat on Matchday 24, leaving them in the automatic relegation zone.

2:14

Watch: Holstein Kiel 1-1 Elversberg - highlights

Elversberg were held to a share of the spoils at Kiel last time out, which prevented them from moving to the top of the Bundesliga 2 table.

Hello and welcome!

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