Hertha BSC vs 06.09.26 11:302 – 1Full Time
1. FC Magdeburg — 2. Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Hertha BSC edge Magdeburg to stay top of 2. Bundesliga
Hertha BSC beat 1. FC Magdeburg 2-1 at the Olympiastadion in a matchday four fixture in Germany's 2. Bundesliga, moving to the top of the table with the win. Josip Brekalo opened the scoring after ten minutes, assisted by Mads Pedersen, before Magdeburg levelled through Falko Michel, set up by Barış Atik, in the 31st minute.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The sides went in level at the break, but Hertha struck almost immediately after the restart when Oluwaseun Adewumi converted a chance created by Jón Þorsteinsson just two minutes into the second half to make it 2-1. Both teams had a player sent off during the match, with a yellow card shown to a player on each side as well. Neither side could add to the scoreline thereafter, and Hertha held on for victory.
Despite seeing just 35 percent of possession, Hertha managed 18 shots to Magdeburg's 11, with both sides registering five efforts on target. The win took Leitl's side to 12 points from four games at the summit, while Magdeburg remained seventh on six points despite the setback.
Adewumi scored the decisive second-half goal for Hertha and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 7.7.
Hertha produced 18 shots to Magdeburg's 11 despite holding only 35 percent of possession, underlining their efficiency going forward.
Hertha BSC beat 1. FC Magdeburg 2–1 (half-time 1–1).
Hertha BSC met 1. FC Magdeburg in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Sunday, 6 September 2026, 11:30 UTC at Olympiastadion. Referee: Florian Exner.
Team pages: Hertha BSC · 1. FC Magdeburg · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 10' Goal: Josip Brekalo (assist: Mads Pedersen) — 1–0 · Watch Josip Brekalo's goal video (10')
- 31' Goal: Falko Michel (assist: Barış Atik) — 1–1 · Watch Falko Michel's goal video (31')
- 47' Goal: Oluwaseun Adewumi (assist: Jón Þorsteinsson) — 2–1 · Watch Oluwaseun Adewumi's goal video (47')
- 62' Red card: Paul Seguin
- 73' Red card: Tobias Müller
Starting line-ups
Hertha BSC (4-2-3-1)
1. FC Magdeburg (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Hertha BSC 52%, the draw 24%, 1. FC Magdeburg 24%. It finished Hertha BSC 2–1 1. FC Magdeburg.
A slight rating edge to Hertha BSC, little else — Hertha BSC are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and 1. FC Magdeburg's hot finishing due to cool on top gives Hertha BSC the lean. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Hertha BSC at 52%?
Hertha BSC sit 61 points higher on our strength rating — 1612 to 1551. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.5% of 10,431 such games. 1. FC Magdeburg scored +0.69 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 29.0% of 1,478 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 52%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Hertha BSC's column. Across 10,972 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,128. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
1. FC Magdeburg come into this after a busy window — 11 arrivals, 13 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336).
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About this match
On this page: the Hertha BSC vs 1. FC Magdeburg final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this 2. Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Josip Brekalo's goal against 1. FC Magdeburg (10').
- Watch Falko Michel's goal against Hertha BSC (31').
- Watch Oluwaseun Adewumi's goal against 1. FC Magdeburg (47').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Hertha BSC 2–1 1. FC Magdeburg. Explore more on the Hertha BSC and 1. FC Magdeburg team pages or the 2. Bundesliga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Hertha BSC vs 1. FC Magdeburg?
Hertha BSC beat 1. FC Magdeburg 2–1 (half-time 1–1).
›Who scored in Hertha BSC vs 1. FC Magdeburg?
Josip Brekalo (10') for Hertha BSC; Falko Michel (31') for 1. FC Magdeburg; Oluwaseun Adewumi (47') for Hertha BSC.
›Where can I watch Hertha BSC vs 1. FC Magdeburg highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Hertha BSC 2–1 1. FC Magdeburg are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Hertha BSC and 1. FC Magdeburg?
Hertha BSC and 1. FC Magdeburg have met 6 times — 2 wins for Hertha BSC, 3 wins for 1. FC Magdeburg and 1 draw.