With their first home win since November 2026, 1. FC Magdeburg have left the relegation places in the 2nd Bundesliga for the time being. The FCM won 4:1 (2:0) against VfL Bochum in front of 25,030 spectators. Lubambo Musonda (7th), Baris Atik (44th) and Mateusz Zukowski (71st/73rd) scored for FCM, Philipp Hofmann (56th) scored the equalizer for Bochum. Magdeburg are now 13th in the table with 30 points. "An absolutely deserved win over the 90 minutes - what we wanted so much and we finally broke the curse at home," said Atik. FCM coach Petrik Sander gave winter signing Raymond Tachie his starting XI debut. Herbert Bockhorn also started for Magdeburg for the first time since matchday 2. The ex-Bochum man was the focal point early on: He was sent down the right flank, crossed from the baseline and the incoming Musonda scored to give Magdeburg an early lead. Despite being behind, Bochum stood deep and FCM did not take any major risks. The game remained so devoid of chances until Atik received a long ball perfectly with his right and then bent it over Timo Horn into the net with his left knee. Bochum became more active after the break, standing a little taller and initiating far more attacks of their own. Hofmann took advantage of one of these to reduce the deficit, turning around FCM defender Marcus Mathisen. Magdeburg lost too many tackles in this phase and thus lost control of the game. The hosts no longer looked confident in attack either, had less time to process the ball and therefore lost tackles more often. However, Bochum also allowed more space, which FCM exploited through Atik: After a run from his own penalty area, the playmaker set up Zukowski's 14th goal of the season. Shortly afterwards, the Magdeburg striker increased the lead to 4:1 and decided the game. Copyright 2026, dpa (www.dpa.de). All rights reservedMagdeburg score early
Zukowski's brace in two minutes
