St. Pauli can intercept S04
With this line-up, who could have doubted that the season finale in the 2nd Bundesliga would be a big hit? While Aue and Ingolstadt seem to have already reached the credits in the table cellar, the end is still completely open in the promotion race. Starring: Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, St. Pauli, Darmstadt and Nuremberg. And even from HSV in sixth place to KSC in ninth place, a few other protagonists could still play a role in the promotion thriller. This is what the rest of the program for the second division clubs looks like …
“We know that if we want to have another chance, then we need an above-average tally of points,” said Schalke interim coach Mike Büskens when he took over the “Knappen” in mid-March. S04 threatened to become a marginal figure in the promotion race. But then the team around goalscorer Simon Terodde simply rewrote history under the new coach, won three times in a row when the competition was weakening or chasing points from each other and suddenly found themselves at the top of the table. In order to be able to show yourself on the big stage again in the next season, you still have to keep winning for better or worse – especially since it’s almost only against direct competitors.
Schalke’s course of the season with table position development
Four direct competitors for Schalke – Easiest program for Werder?
First in Darmstadt (4th), then at home against Bremen (2nd) – Schalke could already bring a reassuring cushion between themselves and the non-promotion places with two wins from the next two games if the Royal Blues don’t stumble in Sandhausen. The in-form SVS, which 1. FC Nuremberg also has in front of their chests, has lured points from the promotion aspirants HSV, Werder and Darmstadt in the past few weeks and could also become the evil stepmother of the promotion fairy tale for FC St. Pauli next weekend .
Bremen just collected a lucky point against the FCSP and thus already finished one of the last three duels against the direct competition. With only two opponents left from the top group, the green-whites seem to have the easiest program of the top 3 ahead of them.
On Werder’s course of the season and table position development in detail
Remaining program 2. Bundesliga: St. Pauli can also intercept Schalke
FC St. Pauli, meanwhile, feels right at home. “That’s the best thing about it,” declared head coach Timo Schultz before the loss of points against Werder after a questionable equalizer by the opponent. Hamburg’s trump card in the rest of the program: The “Kiezkicker” are allowed to play three more times in the local Millerntor Stadium – there they only lost once in the current season.
After the upcoming duels against Darmstadt and Nuremberg, which you can leave behind on your own, it’s off to a showdown in Gelsenkirchen with the first leg double and ex-Schalke player Guido Burgstaller, where you still have the direct promotion place in your own hands. On the last day of the game in Hamburg, Düsseldorf could still turn out to be a spoilsport or bring the brown and whites a happy ending in the thriller of promotion.
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In theory, on the other hand, despite the numerous setbacks recently, promotion for Hamburger SV is still possible. Not only the top five, but also the “Red Pants”, Heidenheim, Paderborn or Karlsruhe could even climb to the top of the table purely mathematically.
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From tenth place with interim leader Regensburg, the wildest dreams of promotion come to an end. There again, the view goes down. The Jahn, who is just before the 40-point mark, as well as Kiel, Rostock, Düsseldorf and Hanover could theoretically fall back to relegation rank 16. Sandhausen or Dresden could even face direct relegation. For Ingolstadt and Aue there is no more than 15th place.
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