Heidenheim pushes relentlessly at the top, and Leipzig has got a bit of breathing space as well. The leaders dispatched Osnabrück, and it looks like they would have to totally collapse in order not to gain promotion.
Saarbrücken is desperate, and gave Leipzig a tough challenge, but in the end the Red Bulls prevailed. Coupled with some of the other teams dropping points, Leipzig has opened up a 4 point edge on 3rd. Saarbrücken had support from a rare large crowd and pressed the stronger side the whole match, and were a bit unfortunate not to get a point. But as a result, they remain deep down in the rough relegation struggle.
A blitz goal in the first minute, then a rather lame performance, but it was enough for Rostock to down Erfurt in an eastern derby. Hansa has quietly moved up the table and is now a legit contender.
Darmstadt and Wehen battled to a draw in an entertaining Hessenderby, but neither side has impressed over the past few rounds, and have damaged promising positions. Nothing that can’t be fixed with a couple of wins, but they may only be battling for the playoff spot, rather than oe of the two auto-promotions.
Duisburg finally put things together and dominated Unterhaching, who had been playing well and moved into a challenging position.
A critical relegation battle in Stuttgart, and the Kickers did kncok off Burghausen. This leaves Wacker in a precarious situation, losing contact with the rest of the struggling teams. 7 points from safety is a pretty big hurdle…Kickers on the other hand remain close.
Chemnitz got a huge boost by defeating Elversberg and climbing out of the relegation zone.
Total attendance 61,180 (avg 6,118)
MSV Duisburg - SpVgg Unterhaching 3:0 (0:0) 9,066 Hallescher FC - Preußen Münster 0:0 (0:0) 6,083 Stuttgarter Kickers - Wacker Burghausen 3:1 (1:0) 3,103 1. FC Saarbrücken - RB Leipzig 2:3 (1:1) 11,194 Hansa Rostock - Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1:0 (1:0) 13,000 SV Darmstadt 98 - SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2:2 (1:0) 4,800 Borussia Dortmund II - Holstein Kiel 1:1 (0:1) 852 Jahn Regensburg - VfB Stuttgart II 2:0 (1:0) 2,526 1. FC Heidenheim - VfL Osnabrück 2:0 (1:0) 7,200 Chemnitzer FC - SV Elversberg 2:0 (0:0) 3,356 1 1. FC Heidenheim 18 13 3 2 30:11 +19 42 2 RasenBallsport Leipzig (N) 18 10 3 5 30:21 +9 33 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 18 9 2 7 30:21 +9 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 18 7 7 4 24:21 +3 28 5 Hansa Rostock 18 8 4 6 21:25 -4 28 6 SpVgg Unterhaching 18 7 6 5 28:27 +1 27 7 SV Darmstadt 98 18 7 5 6 27:18 +9 26 8 MSV Duisburg (A) 18 7 5 6 23:22 +1 26 9 VfL Osnabrück 18 7 4 7 24:21 +3 25 10 VfB Stuttgart II 18 7 4 7 24:25 -1 25 11 SV Elversberg (N) 18 7 4 7 17:19 -2 25 12 Hallescher FC 18 7 3 8 19:21 -2 24 13 Jahn Regensburg (A) 18 6 5 7 25:29 -4 23 14 Borussia Dortmund II 18 6 4 8 21:29 -8 22 15 Chemnitzer FC 18 5 6 7 21:25 -4 21 16 Holstein Kiel (N) 18 4 8 6 20:18 +2 20 17 Preußen Münster 18 4 8 6 28:28 0 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Stuttgarter Kickers 18 5 4 9 21:24 -3 19 19 1. FC Saarbrücken 18 3 7 8 22:32 -10 16 20 Wacker Burghausen 18 3 4 11 18:36 -18 13 A = Absteiger just relegated N = Neuling just promoted 1st line: Promotion to 2.Liga 2nd line: Promotion Playoff with 2.Liga 16th place 3rd line: Relegation to Regionalliga