There are important decisions to be made in the professional football leagues: Bayern’s women could make the championship perfect in Leverkusen on Saturday afternoon (05/03/24, from 12 p.m.), and VfL Osnabück could be relegated from league two. An overview.
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Women’s Bundesliga: Bayern can celebrate
What Bayer Leverkusen has achieved so far with the men, the women have also achieved Bayern Munich in mind: to walk towards the title without a single defeat. Coach Alexander Straus’s team is seven points ahead of VfL Wolfsburg on the third-to-last matchday, and with a three-pointer on Saturday (May 4, 2024, 12 p.m.) in Leverkusen, the sixth title win after 1976, 2015, 2016, 2021 and 2023 would be clear at the latest.
Giulia Gwinn (top) and Jovana Damnjanovic (bottom)
Theoretically, there is also a risk of the unpopular sofa celebration if Wolfsburg fails against 1. FC Köln on Friday evening from 6.30 p.m.
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The 20th matchday can be played in the table cellar 1. FC Nürnberg become a sad one. With currently six points behind the third-to-last place (and a catastrophic goal difference of minus 41 compared to minus 12 from 1. FC Köln (plays Friday against the “Wolves”), a defeat on Monday (05/06/2024, 7:30 p.m.) at RB Leipzig would already mean going into league two.
Men’s Bundesliga: Cologne on the brink
Paragraph 3 of Cologne’s basic law is in serious jeopardy – just like the FC itself. “Et hät still jot jejange” could be done for the Cologne team this weekend: Timo Schultz’s team is currently second to last and has five points Down to 16th place and seven to 15th place.
Must cheer really hard: FC coach Timo Schultz
With a defeat on Saturday (6.30 p.m.) against SC Freiburg and a win by third-bottom Mainz on Sunday at 7.30 p.m. against 1. FC Heidenheim, FSV will definitely be at least in relegation and Cologne will definitely be in the second division. But then two paragraphs came into play, namely 2 and 4: “Et kütt wie et kütt” and “Wat fott es es fott”.
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Fott is for Bayern Munich the championship has been around for a long time, but at least they can compete on Saturday (3:30 p.m.). VfB Stuttgart secure second place in a direct duel – which is probably not really a good consolation. But at least: Recently, manager Max Eberl even saw the Champions League in danger after bankruptcies in Heidenheim and against Dortmund. Bayern certainly have that now, just like VfB.
The lights could go out for Osnabrück
After Hamburger SV (2-0 win against leaders FC St. Pauli) and Fortuna Düsseldorf (3-1 win against Nuremberg) each won, no decisions have yet been made in the promotion race in the 2nd Bundesliga. But things could get serious when it comes to relegation.
City duel: Jonas Meffert (left) and Jackson Irvine
However, Wiesbaden with new coach Nils Döring is in relegation place 16 and needs every point to save themselves. That could be for him VfL Osnabrück on the 32nd matchday – even if the game against FC Schalke 04 was postponed to next Tuesday (6.30 p.m./in the St. Pauli Stadium at Millerntor) due to the officially determined roof damage to the Bremer Bridge. The starting position: If Wehen Wiesbaden wins (against Kiel), Kaiserslautern (against Magdeburg) and Braunschweig scores (in Fürth), VfL can no longer save itself directly.
3rd League Men – Ulm before the goal
“Our goal was to take the penultimate step. We did that. But there still needs to be another step.” That’s what coach Thomas Wöhrle said SSV Ulm after the 2-1 win at Freiburg II with a view to Saturday’s game against Viktoria Köln (2 p.m.). The Ulm team will definitely be promoted with three match points, mathematically they can make everything clear with a win.
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Things will definitely still be exciting behind Ulm, but things are coming Jahn Regensburg With a three-pointer on Saturday (2 p.m.) in Freiburg, they will definitely be in relegation if Rot-Weiss Essen loses at SV Sandhausen two and a half hours later (4:30 p.m.).
The weekend will be dramatic for him MSV Duisburg. The traditional club is staggering towards fourth division: The 3:5 defeat on Friday (03.05.24) at VfB Lübeck, who have already been relegated, could mean the end of the relegation battle if Waldhof Mannheim scores at least one point against FC Ingolstadt on Sunday at 7 p.m.
