This season is the third consecutive season for Magdeburg in the Second Bundesliga. Christian Titz, under whose leadership the team once won the Third League and stayed in the second division of Germany, manages to keep the team afloat with a mediocre human resource. The total value of Magdeburg's players is estimated by specialised resources at 17.8 million euros, which is sixth from the bottom of the division. Now in the Second Bundesliga standings, Titz's team is sixth from the top, which is considered by specialists to be a temporary phenomenon. Hertha Berlin, after being relegated from the Bundesliga, is spending the second season in the second status league. While the capital club last year was considered one of the favourites to return to the elite, it managed to win only the status of a mid-table team. Bookmakers have not identified a favourite for the upcoming meeting, offering a minimal slope of odds in favour of the home team.

Magdeburg started the current season brilliantly. Finishing on the edge of the relegation zone in the last championship, the team in the new season eight rounds held without defeat, despite having to play several division favourites during this period. Cologne and Darmstadt 98 Magdeburg managed to beat away. The club's successful streak ended in the third decade of October, when it began to concede and lose a lot. In the last round Magdeburg interrupted the winless streak on the field of outsiders when they beat Regensburg away. A very interesting fact about Titz's team is the lack of wins at their own stadium. Not a single one of the six meetings at home Magdeburg has not won this season. Perhaps because playing "second number" is much more comfortable for this club.

Hertha Berlin approaches the upcoming meeting on the twelfth position, but behind the nearest rival by only three points. The capital club performs not without disruptions. In October, Hertha won three of the four official matches without losing a single one. In November, on the contrary, they have yet to win once. Last season, Hertha and Magdeburg scored a total of fifteen goals in two head-to-head meetings, with one victory each. Let's bet on the higher class of the visitors' players.