Köln, Mainz and Darmstadt are at the bottom of the table. Things are not looking good for them at the moment. Köln is at place 16 and has an gap of 5 points to place 15, where Union Berlin is. Union Berlin were able to widen the gap with a win against Darmstadt at last weekend. But Union Berlin still have to play their game against Mainz. This was cancelled due to the winter weather. That will be a 6-point game for both teams.
The three teams at the bottom of the table do not have a long distance in points, so in the long season it is still possible for them to recover, but these three teams have not been able to recover until now and even Köln, Mainz and Darmstadt have not been able to win in 5 matches. the last one.
If you look at the overall performance of Köln, Mainz and Darmstadt, I think they have the possibility of being relegated because up to now we haven't seen that they will rise.
Despite the fact that FC Koln, Mainz and Darmstadt are still close gap in points but still, a change in their position would still leave them in the relegation zone . Because after all, Union Berlin which is currently the team just above the relegation zone has also managed to make a pretty good point gap. Therefore, FC Koln, Mainz and Darmstadt do not really have a chance to get out of the relegation zone, because of the wide points gap with the teams outside the relegation zone so of course, that factor will make these three teams likely to stay in the relegation zone probably until the end of the season.
I wouldn't say that Koln, Darmstadt and Mainz have no chance of getting out of the relegation zone. Because there is still a long journey ahead. If they can continue this performance, there is still a possibility of getting out of the relegation zone. But it is very difficult.
Union Berlin is only 5 points ahead of Koln. It's not a big gap. Koln team can only get out of the relegation zone if they can win 3/4 matches in a row. But the problem is that the performance of these three teams is very poor. Although Darmstadt's attack is stronger than that of Koln and Mainz, Darmstadt has the weakest defense in the Bundesliga. This is why getting out of the relegation zone is now very challenging for Koln, Mainz and Darmstadt.