2. Bundesliga title odds after Matchday 2

After the games up to 16 August 2026

Wolfsburg lead the title race at 41%. Hertha BSC 4–1 Heidenheim moved the odds the most.

Biggest risers and fallers

Title

Wolfsburg31%41%+10 pts
Hertha BSC5%15%+10 pts
Nürnberg7%12%+5 pts

Down

Heidenheim27%10%−17 pts
St. Pauli12%9%−3 pts
Darmstadt5%2%−3 pts

Wolfsburg won 1–0 at Hannover, and their title chances rose from 31% to 41%. Heidenheim lost 4–1 at Hertha BSC, and their title chances fell from 27% to 10%. Wolfsburg lead the title race at 41%.

Promotion

Hertha BSC12%32%+20 pts
Wolfsburg51%62%+11 pts
Nürnberg16%25%+9 pts

Down

Heidenheim46%22%−24 pts
St. Pauli26%20%−6 pts
Darmstadt12%7%−5 pts

Hertha BSC beat Heidenheim 4–1 at home, and their promotion chances rose from 12% to 32%. Heidenheim lost 4–1 at Hertha BSC, and their promotion chances fell from 46% to 22%.

Relegation

Osnabrück38%66%+28 pts
Cottbus20%33%+13 pts
Greuther Fürth24%34%+10 pts

Down

Magdeburg46%17%−29 pts
Dynamo Dresden15%7%−8 pts
Bochum10%3%−7 pts

Osnabrück lost 3–0 to Magdeburg at home, and their relegation chances rose from 38% to 66%. Magdeburg won 3–0 at Osnabrück, and their relegation chances fell from 46% to 17%.

Changes since Matchday 1, in points of percentage.

Result of the round

Hertha BSC

4–1

1. FC Heidenheim

Hertha BSC 4–1 Heidenheim moved the odds the most. Hertha BSC beat Heidenheim 4–1 at home, and their promotion chances rose from 12% to 32%. Heidenheim lost 4–1 at Hertha BSC, and their promotion chances fell from 46% to 22%.

Match preview

The game whose two clubs' chances changed the most since the last round.

The title race

Wolfsburg
Hertha BSC
Nürnberg
Heidenheim
St. Pauli

Show as a table

Round	Wolfsburg	Hertha BSC	Nürnberg	Heidenheim	St. Pauli
1	31%	5%	7%	27%	12%
2	41%	15%	12%	10%	9%

The top five clubs' title chances after each round.

Every club's chances

#	Club	Pts	TitleTitle	PromotionPromotion	RelegationRelegation
1	Nürnberg1. FC Nürnberg	6	12%+5 pts	25%+9 pts	<1%−1 pt
2	Hertha BSCHertha BSC	6	15%+10 pts	32%+20 pts	<1%−2 pts
3	KarlsruherKarlsruher SC	4	1%±0	3%±0	7%−2 pts
4	WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg	4	41%+10 pts	62%+11 pts	0%±0
5	BraunschweigEintracht Braunschweig	3	<1%−1 pt	2%−1 pt	10%+2 pts
6	BielefeldArminia Bielefeld	3	3%+2 pts	7%+4 pts	3%−6 pts
7	BochumVfL Bochum	3	2%+1 pt	5%+2 pts	3%−7 pts
8	CottbusEnergie Cottbus	3	<1%±0	<1%−1 pt	33%+13 pts
9	Heidenheim1. FC Heidenheim	3	10%−17 pts	22%−24 pts	1%+1 pt
10	Magdeburg1. FC Magdeburg	3	<1%±0	1%+1 pt	17%−29 pts
11	Dynamo DresdenDynamo Dresden	3	1%+1 pt	3%+1 pt	7%−8 pts
12	Holstein KielHolstein Kiel	2	1%±0	3%±0	7%−1 pt
13	St. PauliSt. Pauli	2	9%−3 pts	20%−6 pts	1%+1 pt
14	KaiserslauternKaiserslautern	2	2%−1 pt	5%−3 pts	3%±0
15	DarmstadtSV Darmstadt 98	1	2%−3 pts	7%−5 pts	3%±0
16	Greuther FürthGreuther Fürth	1	<1%±0	<1%−1 pt	34%+10 pts
17	HannoverHannover 96	0	1%−3 pts	4%−5 pts	5%+2 pts
18	OsnabrückVfL Osnabrück	0	<1%±0	<1%±0	66%+28 pts