Magdeburg vs Nürnberg prediction and preview

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 12 December 2026, 00:00 UTC

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Magdeburg vs Nürnberg

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 12 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg

Magdeburg · Nürnberg · 2. Bundesliga predictions

Magdeburg vs Nürnberg preview

The 2. Bundesliga fixture between Magdeburg and Nürnberg is scheduled for Saturday 12 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC at MDCC-Arena in Magdeburg. Magdeburg are 5th in the table with 17 points from 10, while Nürnberg sit 2nd on 21 points after 10 matches.

Recent form: Magdeburg D-W-L-W-D, Nürnberg W-L-D-D-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Magdeburg have scored 2.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Nürnberg average 1.8 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Magdeburg have 3 wins to Nürnberg's 4 across 8 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 26 Apr 2026, ended Nürnberg 1-0 Magdeburg.

At home this season Magdeburg have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 5 matches; on the road Nürnberg have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 5.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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2Nürnberg106312413+1121WDDLW
5Magdeburg105232113+817DWLWD

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Head-to-head

8 meetings: Magdeburg 3, draws 1, Nürnberg 4.

Team news

Magdeburg expected line-up (4-3-3)

Dominik Reimann, Anselmo García MacNulty, Tobias Müller, Pierre Nadjombe, Alexander Nollenberger, Torben Müsel, Luka Hyryläinen, Emmanuel Iyoha, Baris Atik, Mateusz Zukowski

Nürnberg expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jan Reichert, Eric Porstner, Alexis Kalogeropoulos, Tim Janisch, Fynn Otto, Adam Markhiev, Javier Fernández, Julian Justvan, Rayan Ghrieb, Piet Scobel, Mohamed Alì Zoma

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