Darmstadt 98 fights on Sunday (3.30 p.m.) for promotion to the Bundesliga. Fourth-placed in the 2nd division only has an outsider chance and must hope that second-placed Werder Bremen and third-placed Hamburger SV will stumble. In order to get into the relegation, the Hessians need more points than the HSV or Bremen.
These are the crucial games
SV Darmstadt – SC Paderborn
Werder Bremen – Jahn Regensburg
Hansa Rostock – Hamburger SV
This is what the table looks like
2. Bremen 60 points, goal difference +20
3. Hamburger SV 57 points, goal difference +31
4. Darmstadt 57 points, goal difference +22
Losing the lilies…
…then they no longer have a chance of promotion. They will hardly be caught by St. Pauli (fifth) because the lilies have a three-point lead and a clearly better goal difference. But more than fourth place is definitely not possible.