Lubach Strike Lifts Nürnberg to Narrow Win Over Magdeburg

1. FC Nürnberg edged past 1. FC Magdeburg 1–0 on Matchday 31 of the 2. Bundesliga, thanks to a decisive first-half stoppage-time goal from Rafael Lubach.

The breakthrough came in the 45th minute plus two, when Lubach found the net for the hosts. The Nürnberg midfielder finished a move created by Henri Koudossou, whose assist set up the only goal of the afternoon and ultimately sealed all three points for the Franconian side.

2. Bundesliga FINISHED

2026-04-26 11:30

1. FC Nürnberg

1 - 0

1. FC Magdeburg

Matchday 31 REGULAR_SEASON

After the interval, the contest grew more physical. Magdeburg’s Herbert Bockhorn received a yellow card in the 54th minute, and just two minutes later Nürnberg goalscorer Lubach was also booked. The visitors continued to push and collected further cautions, with Lubambo Musonda (70’) and Marcus Mathisen (79’) both shown yellow as they tried to turn the game around.

Both coaches turned to their benches in search of fresh impetus. Nürnberg introduced Piet Scobel for Adriano Grimaldi just after the hour mark, later bringing on Tom Baack, Tarek Buchmann, Marko Soldic and Rabby Nzingoula to help protect the narrow lead. Magdeburg responded with a triple wave of substitutions around the 70th minute, including the introductions of Jean Hugonet, Philipp Hercher and Maximilian Breunig, before Rayan Ghrieb came on late.

Despite the changes, Magdeburg were unable to find an equaliser, and Nürnberg held firm to secure a 1–0 victory. Detailed statistical data and further match events beyond the listed goal, bookings and substitutions were not available at the time of writing.

The result gives Nürnberg an important home win as the 2. Bundesliga season enters its decisive phase, while Magdeburg leave empty-handed after failing to convert their second-half pressure into a goal.

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2. Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Schalke 04	32	20	7	5	49	28	21	67	W W W W W
2	SV 07 Elversberg	32	17	8	7	60	36	24	59	W D W L D
3	Hannover 96	32	16	10	6	56	40	16	58	D W D W D
4	SC Paderborn 07	32	17	7	8	55	43	12	58	L L D W W
5	SV Darmstadt 98	32	13	12	7	56	42	14	51	L D L L L
6	Hertha BSC	32	13	9	10	44	37	7	48	L L D L W
7	1. FC Kaiserslautern	32	14	4	14	49	47	2	46	L L L W W
8	Karlsruher SC	32	12	7	13	50	60	-10	43	W L L W L
9	1. FC Nürnberg	32	11	9	12	41	42	-1	42	D W D L D
10	Holstein Kiel	32	11	8	13	42	43	-1	41	W W W W D
11	VfL Bochum 1848	32	10	10	12	46	45	1	40	D W L W L
12	SG Dynamo Dresden	32	10	8	14	51	50	1	38	W L W W L
13	Arminia Bielefeld	32	9	9	14	47	48	-1	36	D W D L W
14	1. FC Magdeburg	32	11	3	18	49	56	-7	36	W L W L W
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	32	9	7	16	34	52	-18	34	L W D L D
16	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	32	10	4	18	30	49	-19	34	L W L L L
17	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	32	9	7	16	45	66	-21	34	D L W D L
18	SC Preußen Münster	32	6	11	15	37	57	-20	29	D L L D D