Schalke 04 4-3 Magdeburg: result and report

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 16 September 2023

Result

Schalke 04 4-3 Magdeburg

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 16 September 2023, 18:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

Schalke 04 · Magdeburg · 2. Bundesliga predictions

Schalke 04 4-3 Magdeburg: match report

Schalke 04 defeated Magdeburg 4-3 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 16 September 2023. The half-time score was 1-2.

Silas Gnaka opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Schalke 04's goals came from Sebastian Polter (40'), Derry Murkin (62'), Thomas Ouwejan (69') and Sebastian Polter (79', penalty). Magdeburg scored through Silas Gnaka (16'), Silas Gnaka (27') and Connor Krempicki (67').

Discipline: Schalke 04 received 4 yellow cards; Magdeburg received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Schalke 04 were 15th on 4 points from 5 and Magdeburg 4th on 11 points from 5. Schalke 04 went on to finish that season 10th with 43 points, and Magdeburg 14th with 38.

Schalke 04 lined up in a 4-3-3 and Magdeburg in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Sebastian Polter of Schalke 04 (9.1), ahead of Silas Gnaka (8.5).

Going into the match Schalke 04's last five read D-L-L-W-L and Magdeburg's W-D-W-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

16'Goal · Silas GnakaMagdeburg · 0-1
27'Goal · Silas GnakaMagdeburg · 0-2
40'Goal · Sebastian PolterSchalke 04 · 1-2
45+7'Yellow card · Cedric BrunnerSchalke 04
45+8'Yellow card · Sebastian PolterSchalke 04
55'Yellow card · Yusuf KabadayiSchalke 04
59'Yellow card · Jason CekaMagdeburg
62'Goal · Derry MurkinSchalke 04 · 2-2
67'Goal · Connor KrempickiMagdeburg · 2-3
68'Yellow card · Daniel HeberMagdeburg
69'Yellow card · Jean HugonetMagdeburg
69'Goal · Thomas OuwejanSchalke 04 · 3-3
77'Red card · Daniel HeberMagdeburg
79'Penalty goal · Sebastian PolterSchalke 04 · 4-3
85'Yellow card · Barış AtikMagdeburg
90+3'Yellow card · Thomas OuwejanSchalke 04

Team news

Unavailable

Noah KruthMagdeburg · injury (Muscle Injury)
Leo GreimlSchalke 04 · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Blendi IdriziSchalke 04 · injury (Muscular problems)
Bryan LasmeSchalke 04 · injury (Muscular problems)
Kenan KaramanSchalke 04 · injury (Calf Injury)
Daniel ElfadliMagdeburg · injury (Injury)
Mohammed El HankouriMagdeburg · injury (Torn Muscle Bundle)

Schalke 04 line-up (4-3-3)

Marius Müller, Cédric Brunner, Timo Baumgartl, Marcin Kamiński, Thomas Ouwejan, Tobias Mohr, Paul Seguin, Lino Tempelmann, Assan Ouédraogo, Sebastian Polter, Derry Murkin

Magdeburg line-up (3-4-3)

Dominik Reimann, Jamie Lawrence, Jean Hugonet, Daniel Heber, Alexander Nollenberger, Amara Condé, Silas Gnaka, Leon Bell Bell, Jason Ceka, Baris Atik, Luca Schuler