Freitag, 1. Februar 2019

FC Ingolstadt 04 - FC Magdeburg

All square at Audi Sportpark

TEAM NEWS
Ingolstadt will be without Joey Breitfeld, Frederic Ananou and Mergim Mavraj.

Magdeburg boss Michael Oenning will not be able to count on Aleksandar Ignjovski and Richard Weil.

Ingolstadt
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Joey Breitfeld (knee), Frederic Ananou (shoulder), Lucas Galvao (ankle joint)

Magdeburg
Suspended: None
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Aleksandar Ignjovski (elbow), Richard Weil (pulled muscle)

MATCH PREVIEW
MAIN PREDICTION: DRAW
Despite the appointment of a new manager, with Jens Keller succeeding Alexander Nouri in early December, Ingolstadt have been unable to turn their fortunes around and continue to be stuck in the relegation zone. Since sealing their first home win over Aue five months ago, the Schanzer have accumulated a mere three points from the last 24 on offer on their own ground, drawing three and losing five. The team travelled to mid-table side Greuther Furth in midweek where they recorded a 1-0 victory.

Magdeburg are threatened by relegation, too, having secured only 14 points so far in the league. The side have won just twice this season and have lost the last five league fixtures on the road. Eight of their 19 league matches have ended all square, along with nine losses, with Union Berlin the only team to record even more draws. In midweek, Michael Oenning’s men battled to a 1-0 win at MDCC Arena against rivals Aue.

Both teams are not in good form and I can see the pair cancelling each other out.

SECOND PREDICTION: HILO – LOW
Ingolstadt have scored just 11 goals in their ten league games at Audi-Sportpark this season. Meanwhile, Magdeburg have scored only ten away goals in the league. This is likely to be a low-scoring affair.

HEAD TO HEAD
Back in August, the pair played out a 1-1 draw at MDCC Arena. That has been their only league meeting so far.

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