Germany League - 2nd Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Kusman]

It looks like coronavirus hasn't affected this league too much yet and the matches are going on without a problem. But this scenario might change in the near future which I don't hope so. It is really good to see Schalke fighting for promoting to the Bundesliga again even though they were the most terrible team of the Bundesliga last season. At least, they are not one of the worst teams in the 2. Bundesliga. I can't still say that their performance is too impressive but they are still doing a nice job.

[Juggy777]

It looks like coronavirus hasn't affected this league too much yet and the matches are going on without a problem. But this scenario might change in the near future which I don't hope so. It is really good to see Schalke fighting for promoting to the Bundesliga again even though they were the most terrible team of the Bundesliga last season. At least, they are not one of the worst teams in the 2. Bundesliga. I can't still say that their performance is too impressive but they are still doing a nice job.

@Kusman these upcoming few days are crucial for the league, and if the authorities can control the spread of covid then this league won’t be effected hence let’s pray that it remains unaffected. Lastly while Schalke has shown some improvement, but they’re yet far from the top spot and therefore they’ll have to further improve if they want to qualify for Bundesliga.

[rozak]

It looks like coronavirus hasn't affected this league too much yet and the matches are going on without a problem. But this scenario might change in the near future which I don't hope so. It is really good to see Schalke fighting for promoting to the Bundesliga again even though they were the most terrible team of the Bundesliga last season. At least, they are not one of the worst teams in the 2. Bundesliga. I can't still say that their performance is too impressive but they are still doing a nice job.

@Kusman these upcoming few days are crucial for the league, and if the authorities can control the spread of covid then this league won’t be effected hence let’s pray that it remains unaffected. Lastly while Schalke has shown some improvement, but they’re yet far from the top spot and therefore they’ll have to further improve if they want to qualify for Bundesliga.

I think the German League's governing authorities can deal with the same problems that are more common in the Premier League.
because I heard that all the matches that were being run did have strict supervision to be held. including matches without spectators which of course is different from that applied in other countries' leagues.
Hopefully, this will not be a decision from the international federation to ban the match from being held.

[laurenB7742]

It looks like coronavirus hasn't affected this league too much yet and the matches are going on without a problem. But this scenario might change in the near future which I don't hope so. It is really good to see Schalke fighting for promoting to the Bundesliga again even though they were the most terrible team of the Bundesliga last season. At least, they are not one of the worst teams in the 2. Bundesliga. I can't still say that their performance is too impressive but they are still doing a nice job.

@Kusman these upcoming few days are crucial for the league, and if the authorities can control the spread of covid then this league won’t be effected hence let’s pray that it remains unaffected. Lastly while Schalke has shown some improvement, but they’re yet far from the top spot and therefore they’ll have to further improve if they want to qualify for Bundesliga.

I think the German League's governing authorities can deal with the same problems that are more common in the Premier League.
because I heard that all the matches that were being run did have strict supervision to be held. including matches without spectators which of course is different from that applied in other countries' leagues.
Hopefully, this will not be a decision from the international federation to ban the match from being held.

Now the presence of spectators in the stadium should be banned. At the same time players should abide by more stringent restrictions. All players must abide by the rules of hygiene. Crowds of people should be avoided as much as possible. If the coronavirus infection increases further, all types of games may have to be stopped.

[bekti3]

it is very surprising that the leaders of the St.Pauli standings have to lose to Holstein Kiel who incidentally their performance stumbled in the middle of the board with a score that is quite striking, namely 3-0.
St Paul's first half was like playing without feeling and it was very easy for Holstein Kiel to steal the ball so they conceded 3 goals in the first half.
This is the second bad record this week after yesterday they drew against Dusseldorf

[MAAManda]

it is very surprising that the leaders of the St.Pauli standings have to lose to Holstein Kiel who incidentally their performance stumbled in the middle of the board with a score that is quite striking, namely 3-0.
St Paul's first half was like playing without feeling and it was very easy for Holstein Kiel to steal the ball so they conceded 3 goals in the first half.
This is the second bad record this week after yesterday they drew against Dusseldorf

St. Pauli played really badly against Holstein Kiel today, they lost by a very shocking score too. But even though they lost to Holstein Kiel, they are still in the first position of the 2. Bundesliga standings.

Darmstadt are second in the table, 4 points clear, but they have played just 17 games, 1 game less than they should have been. Darmstadt will be a tough competitor to St. Pauli.

[coco23]

Darmstadt are second in the table, 4 points clear, but they have played just 17 games, 1 game less than they should have been. Darmstadt will be a tough competitor to St. Pauli.

I think the race for the top3 in the table is still completely open. Of course St.Pauli has some advantage, but it will only take 2 weak games in a row for the other teams in the top8 to come very close to them.

[mv1986]

Darmstadt are second in the table, 4 points clear, but they have played just 17 games, 1 game less than they should have been. Darmstadt will be a tough competitor to St. Pauli.

I think the race for the top3 in the table is still completely open. Of course St.Pauli has some advantage, but it will only take 2 weak games in a row for the other teams in the top8 to come very close to them.

It is completely open given how close the upper half of the table is. Now the game between Schalke and Hamburg is extremely interesting as it will give insight into the stability of the teams. If Schalke wins that one I would even say that they managed to find a level they can work with for the rest of the season (even though the Christmas break now kicks in).

[Expecto]

The last game of the night is Hamburg - Schalke. This is one of the big games of this season actually as they are sharing the points and Hamburg are one place up Schalke. I'm expecting to watch a quite competitive game here. Their last head-to-head was in Veltins Arena in last July and Hamburg defeated Schalke by 3-1. I expect another game with many goals but this time it seems difficult to predict the probable winner.

[MAAManda]

The last game of the night is Hamburg - Schalke. This is one of the big games of this season actually as they are sharing the points and Hamburg are one place up Schalke. I'm expecting to watch a quite competitive game here. Their last head-to-head was in Veltins Arena in last July and Hamburg defeated Schalke by 3-1. I expect another game with many goals but this time it seems difficult to predict the probable winner.

The game is on and Hamburg already have 1 goal scored by Glatzel, not only are they leading by goals, they are dominating the game. It seems that Schalke will lose today and will go back down the rankings.

There is still a second half, and if Schalke can't score in the second half, they will surely lose

[diyetisman]

Hamburg are the leading team by 1-0 now by a very early goal. Schalke players must be really surprised to concede a goal this quickly but they can still balance the match. They just need to focus on it as much as possible. There is not a big gap between these teams when we look at the standings. Each team are capable of beating their opponent. However Hamburg are still one step ahead for this match but let's see.

[cygan]

Hamburg are the leading team by 1-0 now by a very early goal. Schalke players must be really surprised to concede a goal this quickly but they can still balance the match. They just need to focus on it as much as possible. There is not a big gap between these teams when we look at the standings. Each team are capable of beating their opponent. However Hamburg are still one step ahead for this match but let's see.

the game ended 1-1 with a late goal by Itakura (87 minute)
this gives werder bremen a great chance to move to within one point of third place with an away win at hannover 96 (or to within 2 points if regensburg wins against darmstadt).

[hahay]

Regensburg - Darmstadt looks like it will be an interesting match too today because both teams have the consistency to score goals, I expect both teams to score but it looks like Darmstadt have a chance to get 3 points too. At current odds they get odds 2.xx but since Darmstadt is in a better position in the standings it is very likely, Darmstadt's struggle to strengthen its position can be done in this match to keep getting points. Head to head they don't look like either of them are dominating, so with Darmstadt's performance so far this season, I'm sure Darmstadt will win to continue to stick to the top spot.

[cygan]

today there were the last 3 games in the 2. bundesliga and darmstadt 98 can catch up to only 1 point on st. pauli and werder bremen could with a 4-1 away win at hannover 96 also to only 1 point on the third place in the table.
this is how the table looks at the winter break:

[bekti3]

it is very surprising that the leaders of the St.Pauli standings have to lose to Holstein Kiel who incidentally their performance stumbled in the middle of the board with a score that is quite striking, namely 3-0.
St Paul's first half was like playing without feeling and it was very easy for Holstein Kiel to steal the ball so they conceded 3 goals in the first half.
This is the second bad record this week after yesterday they drew against Dusseldorf

St. Pauli played really badly against Holstein Kiel today, they lost by a very shocking score too. But even though they lost to Holstein Kiel, they are still in the first position of the 2. Bundesliga standings.

Darmstadt are second in the table, 4 points clear, but they have played just 17 games, 1 game less than they should have been. Darmstadt will be a tough competitor to St. Pauli.

the competition is getting fiercer, they are only one point adrift now after St.pauli lost in yesterday's match.
this is an already visible threat from damsdardt as indeed they are getting chased and they are just a little less points now.
but after the break, st pauli will be a little underdog because they will only host lower teams who are currently still struggling at the bottom of the standings and maybe they will take advantage of this

[mv1986]

today there were the last 3 games in the 2. bundesliga and darmstadt 98 can catch up to only 1 point on st. pauli and werder bremen could with a 4-1 away win at hannover 96 also to only 1 point on the third place in the table.
this is how the table looks at the winter break:

You could almost say that St. Pauli wasted a Matchball. If they won the game against Kiel, they would more or less almost certainly be safe to be promoted to the Bundesliga. They play a strong season and I doubt they would have given away a 9 points lead. Now with 6 points and the number of teams that still have a chance to be promoted, it is going to be a lot of tough games during the second half of the season.

[bct_ail]

Saw the game between HAmburg and Schalke and the second half was really good. Schalke deserved the 1-1. They also deserved to score a second goal.

You could almost say that St. Pauli wasted a Matchball.

Yes, Indeed. And not only that. You have also taken a small step backwards mentally. It is not good to go into the winter break with a defeat. Especially when you played so well in the previous games.

[diyetisman]

Hamburg - Schalke was the most important game of the week I think. Hamburg had a home stadium advantage actually but Schalke still performed better than them in most of the game. But they were able to equalize the score barely in the last minutes of the game and got a 1-1 draw. Hamburg wouldn't be happy about the result but they shouldn't be happy about their effort also.

[mv1986]

Saw the game between HAmburg and Schalke and the second half was really good. Schalke deserved the 1-1. They also deserved to score a second goal.

You could almost say that St. Pauli wasted a Matchball.

Yes, Indeed. And not only that. You have also taken a small step backwards mentally. It is not good to go into the winter break with a defeat. Especially when you played so well in the previous games.

Good point but there are two sides of the medal. Maybe they were mentally and physically exhausted, now lost the game and can really recover over the Winter break and come back stronger again. It really depends on their first game after the break I think. If they can manage to win that one, they'll be fine even after this defeat. If they lose the next game they might start doubting themselves a little bit and lose confidence.

[coco23]

Looking at the table... the 2nd Bundesliga is the better (well, at least the more exciting) Bundesliga. I bet we'll see a close race at the top towards the end of the season
Here the quotes for which team will advance to the 1st league:
St. Pauli 1.55
HSV 2.05
Bremen 2.15
Schalke 2.3
Darmstadt 2.9
Nürnberg 6.0
Heidenheim 6.5

Darmstadt despite it's favorable postion quite low...