Quote from: Marvell1 on May 06, 2024, 12:23:46 PM

Quote from: Hirose UK on May 06, 2024, 08:11:17 AM

Darmstadt, Koln and also Mainz 05 are three teams that are in the relegation zone and for Darmstadt and Koln it is clear that they will immediately be in Bundesliga 2 next season.

img source: https://gong.bg/football-sviat

Köln vs Freiburg ended up 0-0 draw, this draw didn't bring anything blessing to any of these teams. till now Köln are in 17th position, with 24 points they are 5 points behind Mainz, so sad relegation is almost confirmed for Köln. On the other hand, Freiburg failed to come close to Frankfurt, they are 4 points behind and acquire 7th points with 41 points.

Köln has not been performing well in recent years. In the last couple of seasons, they have seen a steady decline. In this season they are currently in the relegation zone. And the way things are shaping up, I do not think they will be able to avoid relegation in this season anymore.

Actually, I think there is still a chance for them to at least play in the relegation playoffs. But even that idea looks really far away from reality. In this season it looks like they are going to get relegated and I think if they actually get relegated, it is going to take them a long time to earn promotion again. Hard to believe that only one season ago they had finished on the seventh position and played in the Europa Conference League qualifier. I am talking about the 2021-22 season.

Three of them were clearly in really bad condition and there was no chance of having much better result, apart from Koln who failed because the match ended in a draw, there was also Mainz 05 who ended in draw against Heidenheim.
They are guaranteed to be eliminated from the Bundesliga and have to repeat the struggle to get promotion tickets in Bundesliga 2, clearly this is situation that will really make things difficult for all of them.
Just look at Bundesliga 2, currently it is full of quite strong team, even though those at the top will be promoted to the Bundesliga, several other teams will also definitely take advantage of the opportunity next season to get promoted.
Competition in Bundesliga 2 is very interesting and it is not easy to get the title or finish in the top position next season, I think they will be in Bundesliga 2 for longer time.

It really lucky for Mainz 05 considering they are only 1 point behind to get comfortable position in the Bundesliga by avoiding the relegation zone, besides that there is chance to survive by winning the play-off round.
But in the deciding match, I quite sure that Mainz 05 will win because their experience in the Bundesliga against big teams will be useful in being able to win the match and maintain their position as team in the Bundesliga competition.