2. Bundesliga · Germany · Regular Season - 5

1. FC Magdeburg–1. FC Kaiserslautern

3–0

HT 2–0

Kick-off: Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 11:00
Status: Match Finished

What the model said, and what happened

Prediction correct

This verdict goes into the public record unchanged; we do not filter out the ones we get wrong. The model's track record

Goals and red cards

12'1. FC MagdeburgE. Iyoha
16'1. FC MagdeburgA. Nollenberger (assist: D. Heber)
53'1. FC MagdeburgE. Iyoha (assist: M. Kwarteng)

Match statistics

Match statistics
1. FC Magdeburg		1. FC Kaiserslautern
18	Shots	13
10	Shots on target	6
13	Shots inside the box	9
5	Goalkeeper saves	7
4	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
53%	Possession	47%
530	Passes	459
458	Accurate passes

What we expected, and what happened

Expected goals before kick-off: 1. FC Magdeburg 1.66 · 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1.46. On the pitch: 3-0.
Shots 1. FC Magdeburg 18 · 1. FC Kaiserslautern 13; on target 10 and 6.

Announced lineup

1. FC Magdeburg

Formation: 4-3-3 · Manager: P. Sander

Starting XI

D. Reimanngoalkeeper
A. Nollenbergerdefender
A. MacNultydefender
D. Heberdefender
H. Bockhorndefender
F. Michelmidfielder
M. Kwartengmidfielder
L. Hyryläinenmidfielder
B. Atikforward
M. Żukowskiforward
E. Iyohaforward

Substitutes

F. Chávez
Magnus Elias Baars

Referee

The referee for this match hasn't been announced by the data provider yet. We don't guess it.

Model prediction

Why this prediction?

The model puts the most likely outcome at 45.4%: “1. FC Magdeburg to win”. Second comes “1. FC Kaiserslautern to win” at 29.7%.
Behind that distribution are the expected goals: 1.78 for 1. FC Magdeburg, 1.43 for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
The highest double chance value is 75.1% (12 — any result other than a draw).
These values were computed from 1,262 past matches.

This is a prediction, not a guarantee; a probability is not a certainty.

These sentences are built by a fixed template; every number in them comes straight from the model's computation, none invented while the text was written.

1. FC Magdeburg to win45.4%

Draw24.9%

1. FC Kaiserslautern to win29.7%

When the model has said 45–50% in the past, 1,541 of 3,251 predictions were correct (47.4%). Accuracy record →

9	Fouls	5

1	Yellow cards	2

0	Red cards	0

The measurements our data provider sent for this match. A row that was not measured shows “—”; writing 0 into an empty field would claim we measured it and found none.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Manager: T. Lieberknecht

Starting XI

J. Krahlgoalkeeper
J. Rasmussendefender
M. Gyamfidefender
J. Elvedidefender
A. Murphymidfielder
S. Şahinmidfielder
F. Kunzemidfielder
S. Astamidfielder
M. Rittermidfielder
T. Fidjeu-Tazemetamidfielder
E. Yardımcıforward

Substitutes

D. Schramm
E. Kamga
I. Kanate
Kelven Olagie Frees
Leon Robinson
M. Berisha
M. Sauer
Mika Haas
P. Joly

Lineups are announced about an hour before kick-off and can still change until the first whistle. The list is shown exactly as the provider sends it and does not feed the prediction. Last updated: Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 11:14.

Both teams to score66.6%

When the model has said 65–70% in the past, 575 of 859 predictions were correct (66.9%). Accuracy record →

Double chance

1X — 1. FC Magdeburg win or draw70.3%

12 — any result other than a draw75.1%

X2 — draw or 1. FC Kaiserslautern win54.6%

These three values add up to 200%, not 100% — and that is not a mistake. The options are not mutually exclusive; every outcome is counted in two of them. For the same reason 1X plus X2 exceeds 100% by exactly the probability of a draw (24.9%).

First half

Actual: 2–0

1. FC Magdeburg lead at half-time28.4%

Level at half-time40.1%

1. FC Kaiserslautern lead at half-time31.5%

First-half double chance

1X — 1. FC Magdeburg ahead or level68.5%

12 — not level at half-time59.9%

X2 — level or 1. FC Kaiserslautern ahead71.6%

These values are not a fraction of the full-match prediction; they come from a separate model trained on the first-half scores of 1262 matches. Its edge over the base rate is markedly smaller than the full-match model's — the measured figure is on the accuracy record. Read them more cautiously. First-half goal markets are not published because they failed to beat the base rate.

Expected fouls and corners

Fouls

1. FC Magdeburg: at least 11Actual: 9
1. FC Kaiserslautern: at least 12Actual: 5

Corners

1. FC Magdeburg: at least 5Actual: 4
1. FC Kaiserslautern: at least 4Actual: 3

These figures are set to hold in at least 60% of matches; in the rest the count comes in below them. No upper bound is stated — we make no "at most" claim. Yellow cards were measured and are not published: there our model did not beat the historical average.

Goals market

3+ goals63.2%

When the model has said 60–65% in the past, 1,139 of 1,798 predictions were correct (63.3%). Accuracy record →

The league's historical "3+ goals" rate is 59.4%. For this match the model gives a value above that baseline — and in backtesting the model's edge was confirmed only in this direction.

What these probabilities rest on

Expected goals comes out of a team's attack weighed against its opponent's defence. A strong attack is damped when it meets a strong defence — which is why comparing the ratings on their own is misleading.

How many goals 1. FC Magdeburg score1.66

Attack: 1. FC Magdeburg score close to the league average.

Opponent's defence: 1. FC Kaiserslautern's defence is close to the league average (0.92×), so it doesn't move the expectation much.

Result: These two effects give an expectation of 1.66 goals (including home advantage).

How many goals 1. FC Kaiserslautern score1.46

Attack: 1. FC Kaiserslautern score close to the league average.

Opponent's defence: 1. FC Magdeburg's defence is close to the league average (1.08×), so it doesn't move the expectation much.

Result: These two effects give an expectation of 1.46 goals (including the away penalty).

Most likely scorelines

1–111.6%2–110.1%1–27.9%

A single scoreline is always less likely than an outcome: “home win” is the sum of 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 and dozens more. So the most likely single score can be a draw while the most likely outcome is a home win; the two do not contradict each other.

Ratings were computed from 1262 matches played in this league before kick-off; the team with fewer has 140 matches. No data from after the match was used. The model's track record is published unfiltered.