On August 25th at 7:30 PM, Magdeburg will host Schalke 04 in the 3rd round of the new Bundesliga season. Magdeburg is looking to secure their first home win of the season, while Schalke 04 aims for revenge and their second win of the new season. 
Magdeburg finished the previous season in the lower mid-table of the 2. Bundesliga, with a record of 9 wins, 11 draws, and 14 losses in 34 matches, scoring 46 goals and conceding 54. They finished 14th in the league, 6 points ahead of the relegation zone. In the first two games of the new season, they drew at home against Eintracht Braunschweig and won 3-1 away against Braunschweig, and in the first round of the German Cup, they lost 1-2 away against Offenbach Kickers.
Magdeburg’s best historical achievement has only been the 2. Bundesliga, although they won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in the past. After German reunification, they have never played in the Bundesliga. The team has shown great fighting spirit and some attacking prowess in the current season, but has also exposed defensive weaknesses in other matches.
Schalke 04 have a record of 1 win and 1 loss this season, scoring 6 goals and conceding 4. They currently sit in 11th place. They won their first game 5-1 against Braunschweig, but lost 1-3 against Nuremberg in their second game. In the first round of the German Cup, they won 2-0 away against Aalen.
Schalke 04 only finished 10th in the league last season and have made significant changes to their squad this season, bringing in striker Silas from Bordeaux in Ligue 2 for €2.5 million, central defender Felipe Sanchez from Argentinian club Estudiantes de La Plata, Emil Höjlund from Copenhagen, defender Ganterbein from Swiss league side Winterthur, goalkeeper Hoffman and left-back Donkor from Braunschweig, midfielder Bachmann on a free transfer from Hansa Rostock, and central defender Vasinski on a free transfer from Charleroi in Belgium. This week, they also signed striker Hamaš and defender Nude. It’s safe to say that the overall strength of the team is significantly better than last season.
From the new season’s matches, the team’s attack has definitely improved, but the defense still needs to gel. Head coach Heiratras also said in the pre-match press conference: “The new players need time to gel.”
In their last encounter, Magdeburg beat Schalke 04 3-0 at home. Heiratras said about that match: “All the bad things that happened in the first half, we have to change this time. We weren’t aggressive enough in attack, and we lost simple balls easily. This time we have to be very efficient. Magdeburg has good players, the team is very flexible.”
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