2. Bundesliga Relegation Permutations for six clubs
2. Bundesliga Relegation Permutations for six clubs Six teams will fight to avoid relegation to 3. Liga on the last day of another captivating 2.
Bundesliga campaign. The list includes pre-season promotion favorites, last season’s fifth-placed team, two newly-promoted clubs, and a side that previously survived via playoff. FC Magdeburg (39 points, -5 GD, vs.
Kaiserslautern (H)) Thanks to their back-to-back wins against Hertha and Holstein Kiel, Magdeburg are in a favourable position. A point at home against Kaiserslautern would be enough for one of the best 2. Bundesliga sides in 2026.
They would still be safe with a defeat unless all Fürth, Bielefeld, and Düsseldorf win their games and Dresden avoid defeat to Kiel. Dynamo Dresden (38 pts, 0 GD, vs. Holstein Kiel (H)) Thomas Stamm’s men could have been in a similar position had they avoided a 2-1 defeat in Braunschweig last week.
However, their goal difference would still give them an extra advantage, with a draw enough as long as Bielefeld don’t beat Hertha by a four-goal margin. Similarly to Magdeburg, they are also safe from an automatic relegation. Eintracht Braunschweig (37 pts, -17 GD, vs.