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2. Bundesliga 2026/27: Season Preview

Schalke 04 stormed to the 2. Bundesliga title and an immediate return to the top flight, with SV Elversberg (first promotion ever) and play-off winners SC Paderborn joining them, while Wolfsburg, Heidenheim and St. Pauli arrive from the Bundesliga.

Kick-off
7 Aug 2026
Goals / Game (25/26)
2.93
Over 2.5 (25/26)
53.1%
Season
2026/27
2. Bundesliga 2026/27 Season Preview
2025/26 Final Table

How did last season finish?

Schalke 04 won the 2. Bundesliga with 70 points; Fortuna Dusseldorf and Preussen Munster were relegated to the 3. Liga.

Final Standings 2025/26

PosClubPtsGD
1Schalke 0470+19
2SV Elversberg62+25
3SC Paderborn62+14
4Hannover 9660+16
5Darmstadt 9852+12
61. FC Kaiserslautern52+5
7Hertha BSC51+3
81. FC Nurnberg46+2
9VfL Bochum44+2
10Karlsruher SC44-11
11Dynamo Dresden41+1
12Holstein Kiel41-4
13Arminia Bielefeld39+2
141. FC Magdeburg39-6
15Eintracht Braunschweig37-18
16Greuther Furth37-19
17Fortuna Dusseldorf37-20
18Preussen Munster30-23
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueRelegated

2025/26 Season Statistics

Avg Goals / Game
306 matches played (2025/26)
2.93
Over 2.5 Goals
3+ goals in 53.1% of games
53.1%
Both Teams Score
BTTS in 52 of 100 games
52.3%
Home Win Rate
Based on 2025/26 home/away splits
40.9%

Schalke 04 secured an immediate return to the Bundesliga with 70 points, while SV Elversberg achieved the first top-flight promotion in the club's history in 2nd place. SC Paderborn won the promotion play-off to complete the trio moving up.

At the other end, Fortuna Dusseldorf and Preussen Munster were relegated to the 3. Liga, while Hannover 96 (4th) narrowly missed out on the play-off spot.

2026/27 Preview

What to expect in 2026/27?

Three fresh faces from the Bundesliga arrive to reshape a competitive second tier.

VfL Wolfsburg, 1. FC Heidenheim and FC St. Pauli drop down from the Bundesliga and immediately become three of the league's best-resourced clubs, while Hannover 96 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern will again push for promotion after near misses in 2025/26.

Hertha BSC and 1. FC Nurnberg round out a division regarded as one of the most competitive second tiers in Europe, with several clubs capable of a promotion push over the course of the campaign.

How to read predictions
1X2 — home / draw / away win probabilityOver 0.5 HT — at least 1 goal in first halfOver 2.5 FT — 3 or more total goalsBTTS — both teams score

Predictions derived from home/away goal averages via a Poisson model. Fair odds = 1 / probability, no margin.

Round 1106 November 2026

Round 1106 Nov · 17:30 UTC
Dynamo DresdenVSSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Dynamo Dresden
47%
Fair 2.12
Draw
25%
Fair 4.08
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
28%
Fair 3.54
xG 1.63 – 1.2
Over 0.5 HT
71%Fair 1.41
Over 2.5 FT
54%Fair 1.85
BTTS
56%Fair 1.79
Round 1106 Nov · 17:30 UTC
Eintracht BraunschweigVSEnergie Cottbus
Eintracht Braunschweig
43%
Fair 2.32
Draw
22%
Fair 4.58
Energie Cottbus
35%
Fair 2.85
xG 1.9 – 1.7
Over 0.5 HT
79%Fair 1.27
Over 2.5 FT
70%Fair 1.43
BTTS
70%Fair 1.43
Round 1107 Nov · 12:00 UTC
Holstein KielVSArminia Bielefeld
Holstein Kiel
56%
Fair 1.78
Draw
24%
Fair 4.17
Arminia Bielefeld
20%
Fair 5.05
xG 1.7 – 0.9
Over 0.5 HT
68%Fair 1.47
Over 2.5 FT
48%Fair 2.08
BTTS
49%Fair 2.04
Round 1107 Nov · 12:00 UTC
VfL OsnabrückVS1. FC Kaiserslautern
VfL Osnabrück
38%
Fair 2.61
Draw
28%
Fair 3.53
1. FC Kaiserslautern
33%
Fair 3
xG 1.2 – 1.1
Over 0.5 HT
64%Fair 1.56
Over 2.5 FT
40%Fair 2.5
BTTS
47%Fair 2.13
Round 1107 Nov · 12:00 UTC
1. FC NürnbergVSSV Darmstadt 98
1. FC Nürnberg
80%
Fair 1.25
Draw
13%
Fair 7.98
SV Darmstadt 98
8%
Fair 13.17
xG 2.92 – 0.82
Over 0.5 HT
81%Fair 1.23
Over 2.5 FT
72%Fair 1.39
BTTS
53%Fair 1.89
Round 1107 Nov · 19:30 UTC
Hertha BSCVSVfL Wolfsburg
Hertha BSC
48%
Fair 2.07
Draw
22%
Fair 4.53
VfL Wolfsburg
30%
Fair 3.37
xG 1.93 – 1.48
Over 0.5 HT
78%Fair 1.28
Over 2.5 FT
66%Fair 1.52
BTTS
66%Fair 1.52
Round 1108 Nov · 12:30 UTC
1. FC MagdeburgVSFC St. Pauli
1. FC Magdeburg
56%
Fair 1.79
Draw
21%
Fair 4.78
FC St. Pauli
23%
Fair 4.29
xG 2.1 – 1.3
Over 0.5 HT
78%Fair 1.28
Over 2.5 FT
66%Fair 1.52
BTTS
64%Fair 1.56
Round 1108 Nov · 12:30 UTC
VfL BochumVSKarlsruher SC
VfL Bochum
51%
Fair 1.98
Draw
27%
Fair 3.74
Karlsruher SC
23%
Fair 4.4
xG 1.45 – 0.88
Over 0.5 HT
64%Fair 1.56
Over 2.5 FT
41%Fair 2.44
BTTS
45%Fair 2.22
Round 1108 Nov · 12:30 UTC
1. FC HeidenheimVSHannover 96
1. FC Heidenheim
63%
Fair 1.6
Draw
20%
Fair 4.94
Hannover 96
17%
Fair 5.85
xG 2.1 – 1
Over 0.5 HT
74%Fair 1.35
Over 2.5 FT
60%Fair 1.67
BTTS
55%Fair 1.82

Round 1220 November 2026

Round 1220 Nov · 17:30 UTC
SV Darmstadt 98VS1. FC Heidenheim
SV Darmstadt 98
53%
Fair 1.89
Draw
23%
Fair 4.27
1. FC Heidenheim
24%
Fair 4.24
xG 1.77 – 1.1
Over 0.5 HT
72%Fair 1.39
Over 2.5 FT
55%Fair 1.82
BTTS
55%Fair 1.82
Round 1220 Nov · 17:30 UTC
Arminia BielefeldVS1. FC Magdeburg
Arminia Bielefeld
51%
Fair 1.94
Draw
23%
Fair 4.32
1. FC Magdeburg
25%
Fair 3.93
xG 1.8 – 1.2
Over 0.5 HT
73%Fair 1.37
Over 2.5 FT
58%Fair 1.72
BTTS
58%Fair 1.72
Round 1221 Nov · 12:00 UTC
Hannover 96VSSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Hannover 96
47%
Fair 2.13
Draw
24%
Fair 4.21
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
29%
Fair 3.4
xG 1.7 – 1.3
Over 0.5 HT
73%Fair 1.37
Over 2.5 FT
58%Fair 1.72
BTTS
59%Fair 1.69
Round 1221 Nov · 12:00 UTC
1. FC NürnbergVSEintracht Braunschweig
1. FC Nürnberg
56%
Fair 1.8
Draw
20%
Fair 5.05
Eintracht Braunschweig
25%
Fair 4.06
xG 2.3 – 1.5
Over 0.5 HT
81%Fair 1.23
Over 2.5 FT
73%Fair 1.37
BTTS
70%Fair 1.43
Round 1221 Nov · 12:00 UTC
VfL WolfsburgVSHolstein Kiel
VfL Wolfsburg
67%
Fair 1.48
Draw
19%
Fair 5.15
Holstein Kiel
13%
Fair 7.62
xG 2.1 – 0.8
Over 0.5 HT
72%Fair 1.39
Over 2.5 FT
55%Fair 1.82
BTTS
48%Fair 2.08
Round 1221 Nov · 19:30 UTC
FC St. PauliVSVfL Bochum
FC St. Pauli
36%
Fair 2.76
Draw
28%
Fair 3.62
VfL Bochum
36%
Fair 2.76
xG 1.2 – 1.2
Over 0.5 HT
65%Fair 1.54
Over 2.5 FT
43%Fair 2.33
BTTS
49%Fair 2.04
Round 1222 Nov · 12:30 UTC
Energie CottbusVSHertha BSC
Energie Cottbus
24%
Fair 4.15
Draw
21%
Fair 4.72
Hertha BSC
55%
Fair 1.83
xG 1.32 – 2.07
Over 0.5 HT
77%Fair 1.3
Over 2.5 FT
66%Fair 1.52
BTTS
64%Fair 1.56
Round 1222 Nov · 12:30 UTC
Karlsruher SCVSVfL Osnabrück
Karlsruher SC
43%
Fair 2.32
Draw
23%
Fair 4.33
VfL Osnabrück
34%
Fair 2.95
xG 1.73 – 1.52
Over 0.5 HT
76%Fair 1.32
Over 2.5 FT
63%Fair 1.59
BTTS
64%Fair 1.56
Round 1222 Nov · 12:30 UTC
1. FC KaiserslauternVSDynamo Dresden
1. FC Kaiserslautern
62%
Fair 1.61
Draw
21%
Fair 4.66
Dynamo Dresden
17%
Fair 6.04
xG 1.93 – 0.88
Over 0.5 HT
71%Fair 1.41
Over 2.5 FT
53%Fair 1.89
BTTS
50%Fair 2

Round 1327 November 2026

Round 1327 Nov · 17:30 UTC
VfL BochumVSSV Darmstadt 98
VfL Bochum
66%
Fair 1.51
Draw
22%
Fair 4.62
SV Darmstadt 98
12%
Fair 8.28
xG 1.82 – 0.63
Over 0.5 HT
66%Fair 1.52
Over 2.5 FT
44%Fair 2.27
BTTS
39%Fair 2.56
Round 1327 Nov · 17:30 UTC
1. FC HeidenheimVS1. FC Nürnberg
1. FC Heidenheim
37%
Fair 2.72
Draw
22%
Fair 4.49
1. FC Nürnberg
41%
Fair 2.44
xG 1.7 – 1.8
Over 0.5 HT
79%Fair 1.27
Over 2.5 FT
68%Fair 1.47
BTTS
68%Fair 1.47
Round 1328 Nov · 12:00 UTC
Dynamo DresdenVSFC St. Pauli
Dynamo Dresden
39%
Fair 2.56
Draw
28%
Fair 3.56
FC St. Pauli
33%
Fair 3.04
xG 1.23 – 1.1
Over 0.5 HT
64%Fair 1.56
Over 2.5 FT
41%Fair 2.44
BTTS
47%Fair 2.13
Round 1328 Nov · 12:00 UTC
Hertha BSCVSKarlsruher SC
Hertha BSC
74%
Fair 1.36
Draw
16%
Fair 6.07
Karlsruher SC
10%
Fair 10.03
xG 2.38 – 0.75
Over 0.5 HT
75%Fair 1.33
Over 2.5 FT
60%Fair 1.67
BTTS
48%Fair 2.08
Round 1328 Nov · 12:00 UTC
Holstein KielVS1. FC Kaiserslautern
Holstein Kiel
45%
Fair 2.2
Draw
30%
Fair 3.33
1. FC Kaiserslautern
25%
Fair 4.06
xG 1.2 – 0.8
Over 0.5 HT
59%Fair 1.69
Over 2.5 FT
32%Fair 3.13
BTTS
38%Fair 2.63
Round 1328 Nov · 19:30 UTC
VfL OsnabrückVSHannover 96
VfL Osnabrück
54%
Fair 1.86
Draw
23%
Fair 4.32
Hannover 96
23%
Fair 4.33
xG 1.8 – 1.1
Over 0.5 HT
72%Fair 1.39
Over 2.5 FT
55%Fair 1.82
BTTS
56%Fair 1.79
Round 1329 Nov · 12:30 UTC
Eintracht BraunschweigVSVfL Wolfsburg
Eintracht Braunschweig
33%
Fair 3.04
Draw
22%
Fair 4.54
VfL Wolfsburg
45%
Fair 2.22
xG 1.6 – 1.9
Over 0.5 HT
79%Fair 1.27
Over 2.5 FT
68%Fair 1.47
BTTS
68%Fair 1.47
Round 1329 Nov · 12:30 UTC
SpVgg Greuther FürthVSArminia Bielefeld
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
49%
Fair 2.05
Draw
26%
Fair 3.85
Arminia Bielefeld
25%
Fair 3.96
xG 1.5 – 1
Over 0.5 HT
67%Fair 1.49
Over 2.5 FT
46%Fair 2.17
BTTS
49%Fair 2.04
Round 1329 Nov · 12:30 UTC
1. FC MagdeburgVSEnergie Cottbus
1. FC Magdeburg
59%
Fair 1.69
Draw
18%
Fair 5.51
Energie Cottbus
23%
Fair 4.42
xG 2.6 – 1.6
Over 0.5 HT
84%Fair 1.19
Over 2.5 FT
79%Fair 1.27
BTTS
74%Fair 1.35

Predictions will be computed using the Poisson model from home/away goal averages once the 2026/27 season kicks off. For illustration only — not financial advice.

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MatchPulse uses a Poisson-based model that converts each team's home and away goal-scoring and conceding averages into an expected goals (xG) projection for 1X2, Over/Under and BTTS markets. Once the 2026/27 season begins, this page updates automatically round by round with live standings and predictions.

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