The new season of the 2nd Bundesliga begins on Friday (8:30 p.m.) with the opening game between FC Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC. Both teams would also like to get involved in the promotion race. How are your chances? And what can be expected from the 1st FC Kaiserslautern, Fortuna Düsseldorf and the relegations VfL Bochum and Holstein Kiel? Sport.de makes the favorite check.
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