Match details. DFB Pokal, Round of 32. Kick-off is Wed 28 Oct, 20:45 Lagos time. It is played at Allianz Arena, Munich. The referee is Harm Osmers.
What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Bayern Munich have won six, drawn four and lost none of their last ten, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W D D. In this competition Bayern Munich have gone W. 1. FC Magdeburg have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W D W. In this competition 1. FC Magdeburg have gone W.
The numbers. Bayern Munich score 3.4 and concede 1.1 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets. Bayern Munich average 23.8 shots (10.2 on target), 8.5 corners and 1.1 cards a game, with 63% of the ball. 1. FC Magdeburg score 1.8 and concede one a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets. 1. FC Magdeburg average 15.9 shots (6.5 on target), 4.5 corners and 1.9 cards a game, with 54% of the ball.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 94% against the records' 49%.
The read. No firm call: Bayern Munich are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Their goals for and against make Bayern Munich the likelier winners; Bayern Munich are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Bayern Munich. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 77%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Bayern Munich or Both Teams Score (the signs point different ways); Bayern Munich Over 1.5 Goals (1. FC Magdeburg's own games don't back it (2 of 5)). Predicted score: Bayern Munich 3-0 1. FC Magdeburg (12% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).