Woth 4 matches to play, it’s still wide open. The battle for promotion has heated up again, and the relegation struggle remains merciless…
1. FC Saarbrücken - SV Sandhausen 2:1 (2:0) 3,220 VfL Osnabrück - SV Babelsberg 03 1:0 (0:0) 7,300 VfR Aalen - Carl Zeiss Jena 4:1 (3:1) 4,421 SV Wehen Wiesbaden - SpVgg Unterhaching 0:0 (0:0) 2,298 Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Heidenheim 2:0 (1:0) 4,419 Wacker Burghausen - Preußen Münster 1:0 (1:0) 3,300 VfB Stuttgart II - Werder Bremen II 1:0 (0:0) 310 SV Darmstadt 98 - Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1:1 (1:1) 4,300 Arminia Bielefeld - Chemnitzer FC 3:1 (0:1) 6,893 Jahn Regensburg - Kickers Offenbach 1:3 (1:1) 1,745 1 SV Sandhausen 34 17 9 8 52:37 +15 60 2 VfR Aalen 34 17 9 8 46:34 +12 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Chemnitzer FC (N) 34 15 9 10 46:36 +10 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Wacker Burghausen 34 12 17 5 49:39 +10 53 5 1. FC Heidenheim 34 14 10 10 41:33 +8 52 6 Jahn Regensburg 34 13 12 9 48:37 +11 51 7 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 34 12 14 8 46:38 +8 50 8 Kickers Offenbach 34 13 10 11 42:35 +7 49 9 1. FC Saarbrücken 34 11 14 9 54:46 +8 47 10 VfL Osnabrück (A) 34 11 13 10 38:33 +5 46 11 VfB Stuttgart II 34 11 12 11 39:42 -3 45 12 Preußen Münster (N) 34 10 14 10 36:38 -2 44 13 SV Darmstadt 98 (N) 34 10 12 12 41:42 -1 42 14 SpVgg Unterhaching 34 11 8 15 54:50 +4 41 15 Arminia Bielefeld (A) 34 9 14 11 47:55 -8 41 16 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 34 9 12 13 36:44 -8 39 17 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) 34 8 14 12 32:39 -7 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 SV Babelsberg 03 34 9 10 15 38:54 -16 37 19 Carl Zeiss Jena 34 7 11 16 34:55 -21 32 20 Werder Bremen II 34 4 10 20 29:61 -32 22
Saarbrücken upended a stale Sandhausen, and Aalen blasted Jena to claim a share of the lead. With 6 points over 3rd, both SVS and Aalen look good bets to go up, and Jena now almost sure to go down.
Bielefeld thumped Chemnitz in a critical match. The visitors have been flying high, unbeaten in 16 and challenging for promotion. They took the lead and looked winners here, but Arminia raised their game and get a critical win in the relegation fight.
Regensburg was stunned at home by Offenbach, so can’t take advantage of CFC’s failure. One might argue that the Kickers have redeemed themselves for the egg they laid against Wehen, and still have an outside shot at promotion. Erfurt seized their last opportunity as well, their win against Heidenheim tightening up the already crowded promotion race. Burghausen struggled, but prevailed against Münster to keep right in the middle of it.
In relegation battles, Oberhausen and Wehen picked up a critical point, and given their superior goal differential essentially get another against Babelsberg. The Potsdamers loss in
Osnabrück makes things very difficult.
Werder Bremen II is now officially relegated, and I suppose it’s only fair that a fellow Bundesligist nails in the final coffin. To be sure, Werder was not up to snuff, and given the injury problems of the BL squad, it’s not surprising that the talent was often sent up to the mothership.