😳 Does nobody want to go up? 2. Bundesliga set for a mega thriller | OneFootball

SV Elversberg had everything in their own hands. With a win against second-from-bottom Düsseldorf, promotion would have been all but certain. Hannover 96 and SC Paderborn would still have had the chance to draw level on points next week with an SVE win, but the Saarland side’s goal difference would have been almost impossible to catch before the final matchday. 

After Hannover 96 slipped up in Bochum yesterday and SCP could do no better than a 2-2 draw against Karlsruhe, Elversberg are now feeling the pressure too. At half-time, the overwhelming favorites were 2-0 down against the relegation-threatened Düsseldorf side, and it is now even 3-0. 

If it stays a defeat from the Black-and-Whites’ point of view, the final matchday could turn into a real thriller. As things stand, Elversberg in second, Hannover in third, and Paderborn in fourth all have 59 points. That would make the final matchday an absolute do-or-die game for each of the clubs. 

Even so, Elversberg would still have the best position, with almost relegated Münster coming to visit. Hannover 96 will host FCN, while Paderborn have to go to Darmstadt. 

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