Schalke 04 vs Magdeburg

21 February 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2025/26 · Referee Timo Gerach

Full time 5 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

Jean Hugonet 15’ (og)
Edin Džeko 39’
Kenan Karaman 49’ (pen), 68’
Dejan Ljubičić 65’

Alexander Nollenberger 17’
Mateusz Żukowski 53’, 84’ (pen)

Match summary

Schalke 04 saw off Magdeburg 5-3. Schalke 04 led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Hugonet's own goal put Schalke 04 ahead in the 15th minute, Alexander Nollenberger equalised in the 17th minute, and Edin Džeko put Schalke 04 back in front with a header in the 39th minute. In the second half, Kenan Karaman made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 49th minute, Mateusz Żukowski pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 53rd minute, Dejan Ljubičić made it 4-2 in the 65th minute, Karaman made it 5-2 in the 68th minute, and Żukowski made it 5-3 from the penalty spot in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Schalke 04 created 3.21 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Magdeburg's 1.49 from 15.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%

21 Shots 15

12 Shots on target 4

4 Corners 2

387 Passes 437

72.1% Pass accuracy 77.3%

15 Tackles 15

19 Fouls 8

2 Yellow cards 0

Key events

Schalke 04 Magdeburg

Dejan LjubičićShot on target

25’

Edin DžekoShot on target

29’

Edin DžekoShot on target

59’

Edin DžekoShot on target

71’

Adil AouchicheShot on target

74’

Moussa SyllaShot on target

74’

77’

Richmond TachieShot on target

Moussa SyllaShot on target

78’

Moussa SyllaShot on target

82’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Schalke 04 3.21 xGMagdeburg 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Magdeburg attacking Schalke 04 attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Schalke 04 4-3-3 Starting XI

Magdeburg 3-4-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Players11 players


Kevin Müller	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Timo Becker	90′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–
Nikola Katić	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hasan Kuruçay	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Moussa Ndiaye	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Soufiane El-Faouzi	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Ron Schallenberg	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adil Aouchiche	90′	–	–	2	0.17	–	–	–
Dejan Ljubičić	90′	1	–	2	0.31	–	–	–
Edin Džeko	90′	1	–	7	0.49	–	–	–
Kenan Karaman	90′	2	–	4	1.35	–	–	–


Dominik Reimann	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jean Hugonet	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marcus Mathisen	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tobias Müller	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Philipp Hercher	90′	–	–	2	0.11	–	–	–
Laurin Ulrich	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Falko Michel	90′	–	–	3	0.17	–	–	–
Alexander Nollenberger	90′	1	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Noah Pesch	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Mateusz Żukowski	90′	2	–	5	1.04	–	–	–
Barış Atik	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Schalke 04 win 45% Avg odds 2.04

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.54

Magdeburg win 29% Avg odds 3.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Schalke 04 D D L D W

Magdeburg W L L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Magdeburg 0-2 Schalke 04, 20 Sep 25 All Schalke 04 vs Magdeburg meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.