Despite their defeat in Ulm, 1. FC Magdeburg remain in the thick of the fight for promotion to the first division. However, the 1-0 defeat meant the Elbe club missed a great opportunity to pull away from the competition behind them and catch up with the leading duo of Hamburg and Cologne. All teams apart from Karlsruhe still have at least a chance of finishing in the relegation places.
The FCM absolutely must do better on Easter Sunday against Regensburg, who are acutely threatened by relegation, in order not to lose any more ground in the promotion race. However, they will have to do so without Atik and Connor Krempicki, who both received their fifth yellow card in UIm and are now suspended. Decisions with which Titz struggled at the press conference.
Without Atik and Krempicki against Regensburg
"I now have two suspended players - we are already the team that made the game. Look at how many cards we got, you wouldn't have the impression that we were unfair," said the Magdeburg coach, who did not agree at all with the line taken by referee Nicolas Winter. In addition to the suspended players, Livan Burcu, who injured his arm and was substituted, is also doubtful.
Magdeburg lacked the penetrating power against Ulm that has characterized the team throughout the season. After all, the team from the city on the Elbe has the second-best offense in the league. That alone gives hope that goals will be scored again for Magdeburg against the weakest defense - Jahn Regensburg.
