🇩🇪 Title race, promotion, relegation: final 2.BuLi round preview | OneFootball

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After the last round of the Bundesliga, it's time for the moment of truth in the Second Division of German football! You can follow all the matches, LIVE and FOR FREE, here on OneFootball, starting at 3:30 PM Brasília time. There’s still no final decision on the champion, promotion, or relegation, so stay tuned as we bring you everything about the 2. Bundesliga! 👇 Who will take the trophy? 🏆 Hamburg secured direct promotion with a 6-1 thrashing of Ulm in round #33. In this final round, the club visits Greuther Fürth and can clinch the title if they achieve a result equal to or better than Cologne, who face Kaiserslautern at home. Cologne will be champions—and will also secure promotion—if they win and HSV slip up. If they draw, Hamburg would have to lose by 25 goals to lose the lead in the 2. BuLi. Who else goes up directly besides HSV? 🤔 Cologne, Elversberg, and Paderborn still dream of direct promotion to the 25/26 Bundesliga, alongside Hamburg. Cologne will go up directly if they draw or win against Kaiserslautern, or if Elversberg and Paderborn don’t win their matches against Schalke and Karlsruhe, respectively. Elversberg, in turn, can overtake Cologne and secure direct promotion in two scenarios: - Beat Schalke, and Cologne lose to Kaiserslautern. - Even if Paderborn also win, the goal difference (Elversberg has +26 compared to Paderborn’s +13) should guarantee their historic promotion to the Bundesliga. For Paderborn, the situation is a bit more complicated to overtake Elversberg and Cologne and secure direct promotion. There are two scenarios, with the second depending on an incredible win to surpass the goal difference. - Beat Karlsruhe, Cologne lose, and Elversberg don’t win against Schalke. - Beat Karlsruhe, Cologne lose, and Elversberg win—but with Paderborn winning by 14 more goals than Elversberg. Who goes to the playoffs? Five clubs can still finish third to play the playoff against Heidenheim, who finished 16th in the Bundesliga—OneFootball will broadcast both legs of the relegation playoff! Cologne will finish third if they lose to Kaiserslautern and Elversberg or Paderborn win—both have a better goal difference. Cologne will finish fourth if they lose and both Elversberg and Paderborn win. Elversberg will secure at least third place if: - They beat Schalke - Draw with Schalke and Paderborn don’t win - Paderborn lose, and both Düsseldorf and Kaiserslautern don’t win Paderborn can finish third in three scenarios, two of them by winning their match, and one even with a draw: - Beat Karlsruhe, Elversberg don’t win, and Cologne don’t lose. - If they win, and Elversberg win, but Cologne lose. - Draw with Karlsruhe, Elversberg lose, and Düsseldorf and Kaiserslautern don’t win by good margins. Fortuna Düsseldorf, in turn, can finish third if: - They beat Magdeburg, combined with losses by Elversberg and Paderborn, and Kaiserslautern don’t win by a margin that overtakes them. - Win and Paderborn draw with the goal difference reversed (current difference of six goals), Elversberg lose, and Kaiserslautern don’t win by a sufficient margin. Kaiserslautern can reach third place in two scenarios: - Beat Cologne, with losses by Elversberg and Paderborn, and Düsseldorf don’t win by a sufficient margin. - Win, Paderborn draw, Elversberg lose, and Düsseldorf don’t win by a sufficient margin. Fight against relegation All teams from 12th place upwards can already breathe easy, but there are still big teams not mathematically safe from the drop—Schalke. The giant from Gelsenkirchen, however, relies on their goal difference, which practically guarantees their stay in the 2. BuLi. Greuther Fürth is definitely safe if: - They beat Hamburg. - Draw and Münster or Braunschweig don’t win their matches against Ulm and Nuremberg, respectively. - Braunschweig or Münster lose. - Braunschweig draw and Fürth don’t lose by 9 goals (or 8 if Braunschweig draw above 6-6). Preußen Münster will be safe if: - They achieve a result equal to or better than Braunschweig. Eintracht Braunschweig will be safe if: - They achieve a better result than Münster. - Beat Nuremberg and Fürth lose or draw with Hamburg. Who goes to the playoff (16th place)? Fürth will finish 16th if: - They lose, Münster draw or win, and Braunschweig win. - They lose, Münster draw or win, and Braunschweig draw with a difference of 8 more goals. - Draw, and Münster and Braunschweig win. Münster will finish 16th if: - They don’t achieve a result equal to Braunschweig. Braunschweig will drop to 16th if: - They lose. - Don’t achieve a better result than Münster. - Don’t win if Fürth slip up. Who’s already relegated, and who’s already promoted Jahn Regensburg and Ulm are already relegated to the 3. Liga, with Dynamo Dresden and Arminia Bielefeld, who played in the Bundesliga in recent years, guaranteed for the 2025/26 2. Bundesliga season. Energie Cottbus (62 points, +13 goal difference), Saarbrücken (62 pts, +11 goal difference), and Hansa Rostock (60 pts, +9 goal difference) will fight for the playoff spot in the final round. The article was written based on information from the official 2. Bundesliga website. Follow all the matches live here on OneFootball.

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