Promotion thriller in the 2nd league: HSV and Cologne are exciting!

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Aktuelle Prognosen zur 2. Bundesliga: Wer sind die Aufstiegsfavoriten und wie schlägt sich der 1. FC Kaiserslautern?
Current forecasts for the 2nd Bundesliga: Who are the promotion favorites and how does the 1. FC Kaiserslautern do? (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On April 16, 2025, the 2nd Bundesliga remains exciting and narrow. According to ndr , the two promotion favorites are clear: On the other hand, on the other hand, Eintracht is fighting in To stay league.

The artificial intelligence of the global soccer network (GSN) has created a forecast for the final table of the 2nd league. Accordingly, the table shows the following placement:

Platz Team Points
1 Hamburger SV 62
2 1. FC Köln 61
3 SV Elversberg 54
4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 54
5 1. FC Magdeburg 53
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 53
7 SC Paderborn 52
8 1. FC Nürnberg 51
9 Hannover 96 50
10 Karlsruher SC 48

The promotion struggle

The promotion race is highly competitive. After 24 game days, the league leader HSV and the fifth, 1. FC Köln, separate only one point. According to 90min have several teams to eight, such as Elversberg in third place and Düsseldorf as well as Hanover from fourth and nine, close contact with the top. The HSV under coach Merlin Polzin in particular remains at the top despite a recent defeat.

However, the 1. FC Köln had only brought one point in the last three games and fell back to fifth place from the first. Her next opponents, SSV Ulm and Darmstadt, face a crucial challenge so as not to lose sight of the promotion to the Bundesliga.

competition and opportunities

The chances of direct climb seem clearly distributed. According to Opta's calculations, Hamburger SV has a probability of 65.1% for direct climbing, while 1. FC Köln is 35.5%. The distribution of the chances of promotion shows:

  • HSV: 65.1%
  • Cologne: 35.5%
  • Paderborn: 26.7%
  • FCK: 23.3%
  • Magdeburg: 22.4%
  • Fortuna: 10.7%
  • Hannover: 7.9%
  • Elversberg: 5.7%
  • KSC: 2.3%
  • Nuremberg: 0.5%

In the relegation for third place, the 1. FC Köln has a probability of 17.4%, followed by Paderborn (14.8%) and FCK (14.4%). These figures illustrate how close the competition in the 2nd league is and how decisive the next game days could be.

With exciting encounters and narrow coordination, the outcome of the current season remains uncertain. The struggle for survival in the league and the promotion to the Bundesliga brings a lot of excitement and attention to the remaining game days.

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