A global first: Magdeburg leads 2. Bundesliga without a single home win
Lars Foster
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
In football, it's common for teams to dominate at home on their way to becoming champions. However, in Germany's 2. Bundesliga, Magdeburg is on the verge of setting a precedent that is the exact opposite.
Details: Magdeburg currently leads the league despite failing to win any of their nine home matches. The team has recorded seven draws and two losses at home, placing them second-to-last in the league for points earned at their own stadium.
Away from home, it's a completely different story: eight wins, one draw, and one loss. This remarkable away form has earned them 32 points, and thanks to a superior goal difference, Magdeburg holds the top spot over Kaiserslautern, who also have 32 points.
Global football history does not recall a precedent where a team became champions without a single home win, giving Magdeburg the chance to write their name in the record books.
Reminder: Magdeburg were three-time champions of the now-defunct East German league and famously defeated AC Milan in the 1974 Cup Winners' Cup final.
Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, the club's fortunes declined until 2015, when they returned to professional football, far from the heights of the German top flight.
