1. FC Magdeburg - Eintracht Frankfurt
- Kick-off: Sunday (21 August 2016), 15.30 CET
- Venue: MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg
- Referee: Markus Schmidt (277 Bundesliga/2. Bundesliga matches)
Build-Up
SGE recoreded a decent test match record: 8 played - won 6, drew 2, 31-6 goals. Still it is hard to predict the performance level of the team without competitive matches; the recent good results against Bergamo and Celta were positive indicators though. Magdeburg have started in "3. Liga" already; they have lost two games and won one.
Attendance
2,300 Eagles will make the trip to the East of Germany, they purchased the full away ticket allocation. There is a 25,500 capacity at MDCC-Arena in Magdeburg.
The Opponent
Magdeburg were founded in 1965 developing from various other local football clubs and are currently playing in Germany's third division "3. Liga". They were three-times title holders and seven-times cup winners of the former German Democratic Republic and lifted the European Cup Winners Cup in 1974.
Live Match Center
We will provide you with pre match and live updates via the English language Live Match Center - line-ups, live text commentary, scores and tweets will be available from kick-off onwards.
Social Media
We will also cover the match on our English Twitter channel with pics and tweets from the ground plus our English Facebook site will contain live info. The hashtags are: #SGE and #FCMSGE.
