Schalke 04 5-3 Magdeburg: result and report

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 21 February 2026

Result

Schalke 04 5-3 Magdeburg

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 21 February 2026, 19:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

Schalke 04 · Magdeburg · 2. Bundesliga predictions

Schalke 04 5-3 Magdeburg: match report

Schalke 04 beat Magdeburg 5-3 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 21 February 2026. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Schalke 04's goals came from an own goal by Jean Hugonet (15'), Edin Džeko (39'), Kenan Karaman (49', penalty), Dejan Ljubicic (65') and Kenan Karaman (68'). Magdeburg scored through Alexander Nollenberger (17'), Mateusz Żukowski (53') and Mateusz Żukowski (84', penalty).

Discipline: Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards; Magdeburg received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Schalke 04 were 3rd on 43 points from 22 and Magdeburg 16th on 23 points from 22. Schalke 04 went on to finish that season 1st with 70 points, and Magdeburg 14th with 39.

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 Edin Džeko of Schalke 04 (9.3), ahead of Mateusz Zukowski (9.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Schalke 04 win, 1 draw and 1 for Magdeburg.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Own goal · Jean HugonetSchalke 04 · 1-0
  • 17'Goal · Alexander NollenbergerMagdeburg · 1-1
  • 39'Goal · Edin DžekoSchalke 04 · 2-1
  • 49'Penalty goal · Kenan KaramanSchalke 04 · 3-1
  • 53'Goal · Mateusz ŻukowskiMagdeburg · 3-2
  • 55'Yellow card · Timo BeckerSchalke 04
  • 65'Goal · Dejan LjubicicSchalke 04 · 4-2
  • 68'Goal · Kenan KaramanSchalke 04 · 5-2
  • 84'Penalty goal · Mateusz ŻukowskiMagdeburg · 5-3
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Kenan KaramanSchalke 04

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Schalke 04 1, draws 1, Magdeburg 1.

Team news

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

Kevin Müller, Timo Becker, Nikola Katic, Hasan Kuruçay, Moussa Ndiaye, Soufiane El-Faouzi, Ron Schallenberg, Adil Aouchiche, Dejan Ljubicic, Edin Džeko, Kenan Karaman

Magdeburg line-up (3-4-3)

Dominik Reimann, Jean Hugonet, Marcus Mathisen, Tobias Müller, Philipp Hercher, Laurin Ulrich, Falko Michel, Alexander Nollenberger, Noah Pesch, Mateusz Zukowski, Baris Atik