Away games remain the domain of 1. FC Magdeburg: In Düsseldorf, the team from the city on the Elbe secured their seventh away win of the season, winning 5:2 (1:2) at Fortuna. Martijn Kaars (11./70.), Baris Atik (67.), Mohammed El Hankouri (87.) and Philipp Hercher (90.+4) scored for Magdeburg, Isak Johannesson (15.) and Tim Rossmann (42.) for Fortuna. The game was overshadowed by the news that a car had driven into a crowd at the Christmas market in Magdeburg.
Magdeburg coach Christian Titz introduced two new players to the starting XI in Connor Krempicki and Bryan Teixeira, and also moved Mohammed El Hankouri to the defensive wing-back position for the injured Samuel Loric (torn collateral ligament). The hosts initially did not run FCM very high, which Magdeburg exploited to make advances down the wings. Philipp Hercher's first shot was saved by Florian Kastenmeier in the Fortuna goal, but Teixeira's follow-up attempt was parried (8').