With two wins at the end, 1. FC Union Berlin jumped to fifth place and thus into the Europa League. With Robert Andrich they had “iron” lost a top performer before the season, with Marvin Friedrich and Max Kruse two more in winter.
1. FC Union, Freiburg and Cologne are all contenders for the title of master of opportunity in a table that takes into account economic strength and squad strength. However, 13th in the official table would be a serious competitor, because VfL Bochum was never in serious danger of relegation.
Gladbach, Wolfsburg and Hertha on relegation places
Borussia Monchengladbach, the VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC would be in the relegation zone in a table based on possibilities. In Gladbach they made the right decision to split up immediately instead of dragging the broken relationship between coach Adi Hütter and some players into the new season.