HSV & Heidenheim have the same opponents: remaining program 2nd Bundesliga

Before matchday 30

In mid-April, after the 4-2 loss at Karlsruher SC, HSV trainer Tim Walter was not too shy to declare a fight in the fight for promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga. “Those who say ‘HSV, always in the second division’ don’t know that we’ll be playing in the first division next year,” said the 47-year-old, who wants to lead the Hanseatic League back to the top flight at the fifth attempt. After the 29th match day, relegation rank three is recorded – behind 1. FC Heidenheim and table leaders Darmstadt 98. With a view to the remaining games, the “lilies” expect a nominally more difficult task than their direct competition.

The average ranking of the upcoming opponents from Darmstadt is 9.2 and thus three places higher than for Hamburg and Heidenheim, who each have values ​​of 12.2. Not only the value is identical, but also the remaining opponents, because both HSV and Heidenheim are against Fürth (11th place), Magdeburg (12th), Paderborn (4th), Sandhausen (18th) and Regensburg (16th). . “The nice thing is that we have everything in our own hands. That applies until the last day of the game”, Heidenheim’s top striker Tim Kleindienst is aware of his team’s starting position. Heidenheim is one point ahead of HSV and four behind Darmstadt.

As the possible final placements show, the teams from place one (Darmstadt) to seventh (Kaiserslautern) all have a mathematical chance of promotion. But because the fourth (Paderborn) is nine points behind the relegation rank, Darmstadt, Heidenheim and Hamburg will most likely make up the top 3. “Even if we are third, we can move up through relegation. And we also know that we can do it. We’ll get the last few points too,” said HSV coach Walter.

If the Darmstadt value vm league comparison to settle in the middle, HSV and Heidenheim have one of the nominally lightest remaining programs. Only the opponents of Eintracht Braunschweig (13.2) and Hansa Rostock (13.6) are lower in the table. Both teams are in a relegation battle and face several duels with their neighbors in the table, on the last day of the game there is even a direct clash. Whether that’s easier to do is probably an excellent subject for discussion. Teams like Sandhausen (18th place), Regensburg (16th) and Nuremberg (14th) still have to play against opponents from similar table regions.

2nd Bundesliga: Difficult remaining program for Arminia Bielefeld in the relegation battle

One of the nominally most difficult tasks awaits Arminia Bielefeld, who in 15th place has a lead of just one point over the relegation rank. On average, the remaining opponents have a placement of 7.8, which is the sixth highest value in the table – but compared to the other competitors in the relegation battle, the difference is enormous. Coach Uwe Koschinat let off steam after the 3-1 draw against Hannover 96 on the last day of the game: “We got a real punch in the face. Not only from Hannover 96, but also the results from the match day.”

Mathematically, a single-digit final placement is within the realm of possibility for all teams from the table cellar. On the other hand, Holstein Kiel could, even if only theoretically, fall to last place in eighth place – before the 30th matchday the “Storks” have a 15-point lead over the tail light SVS.

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