Dynamo Dresden welcome 1. FC Magdeburg to the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion on Sunday at 11:30 UTC for the eighth round of the 2. Bundesliga regular season. The hosts sit 17th in the 18-team table, in the bottom two, while Magdeburg occupy sixth place in the top third of the table.
The gap between the sides currently stands at eight points. Dresden have taken only two points from their last five matches, a run that includes three defeats and two draws. Their last outing ended in a 1-1 draw away at VfL Osnabrück, and across those five fixtures they have conceded freely — including a 5-3 loss at 1. FC Heidenheim.
Magdeburg arrive in considerably stronger shape, having taken 10 points from their last five matches. They have won three of those fixtures, including 3-0 victories over Hannover 96 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and have lost only once in that spell, 2-1 away at Hertha BSC. Their overall record of four wins, one draw and two defeats from seven matches places them firmly in the top third of the table.
The head-to-head record adds an intriguing layer. When these two sides met at this ground in August 2025, Magdeburg won 2-1. The most recent meeting, in January 2026, reversed the scoreline, with Dresden winning 2-1 at Magdeburg's ground. Each side has a home victory to point to from their most recent encounters.
Dresden's season figures read one win, two draws and four defeats, with nine goals scored and 15 conceded from seven outings. Magdeburg have scored 14 and conceded nine across the same number of matches. The table stakes are clear for the home side: they are in the bottom two with five points, while Magdeburg sit in sixth on 13.