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2. Bundesliga Simulator

Fill in the results and the table rebuilds itself as you type. Matches already played are locked — those are facts, not predictions.

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Matchday7Fri 9 Oct

16:30

Heidenheim

–

Kaiserslautern

16:30

E Braunschweig

–

Holstein Kiel

11:00

Magdeburg

–

Hannover

11:00

Darmstadt

–

Cottbus

11:00

Osnabruck

–

D Dresden

18:30

1. FC Nürnberg

–

Wolfsburg

11:30

Hertha

–

Greuther Furth

11:30

St. Pauli

–

Karlsruher

11:30

Bochum

–

Bielefeld

Projected tableLive standings

	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Hertha	6	+10	18
2	1. FC Nürnberg	6	+10	16
3	Heidenheim	6	+2	13
4	Wolfsburg	6	+7	11
5	Kaiserslautern	6	+2	11
6	Magdeburg	6	+2	10
7	Cottbus	6	+1	8
8	St. Pauli	6	0	7
9	Bochum	6	-1	7
10	Hannover	6	-2	7
11	Osnabruck	6	-3	7
12	Greuther Furth	6	-2	6
13	Bielefeld	6	-2	5
14	Karlsruher	6	-6	5
15	E Braunschweig	6	-1	4
16	Holstein Kiel	6	-3	4
17	D Dresden	6	-6	4
18	Darmstadt	6	-8	4

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About the 2. Bundesliga simulator

Use this 2. Bundesliga simulator to settle the 2026-27 promotion and relegation races before they happen. Score any remaining fixture yourself and the standings adjust instantly, or let the model play out a single matchday or the rest of the season.

Nothing already played can be altered, which keeps every scenario anchored to the true table. Two clubs go up automatically and third gets a playoff against the Bundesliga's 16th; at the other end, 17th and 18th drop to the 3. Liga, and 16th must beat the 3. Liga's third-placed team to stay up.

How to use the 2. Bundesliga simulator

Pick any unplayed match, fill in both teams' goals, and see the table shift.
Press Simulate season to have every open fixture filled by the model, or Simulate matchday for the round you are viewing.
Scores can only go into matches still to come, since real results are locked in place.
One press of Clear wipes the slate for a fresh scenario.
Promotion, playoff and relegation positions are highlighted as your projected table takes shape.

2. Bundesliga simulator FAQ

How are teams rated in the 2. Bundesliga simulator?

They are rated from last season's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga tables. Goal difference per game, measured against the rest of the same division, sets each club's level, and teams coming from the top flight get a fixed step on top, which lifts Wolfsburg, Heidenheim and St. Pauli above what their bottom-three finish alone would suggest.

Where do Osnabrück and Cottbus start in the simulator?

Below the division average. The model has no 3. Liga table to rate them from, so both promoted clubs start one standard deviation under the league mean, while the points they have already won still count in full.

How often do relegated clubs bounce straight back to the Bundesliga?

About one time in three. By the league's count, 49 of the 154 teams relegated from the Bundesliga have gone straight back up, 32 percent; 1. FC Köln were the most recent, in 2025.

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