2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga 2025/2026: standings, schedule and stats

Germany
Season 2025/2026
Season 2026/2027Season 2025/2026
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Data current as of September 07, 2026

About the league: 2. Bundesliga

Follow 2. Bundesliga standings, schedules and team stats from Germany. 18 teams compete in the 2025/2026 season; Schalke 04 currently leads with 70 points. The league averages 2.93 goals per game and a 59% BTTS rate. The schedule runs from August 1, 2025 through May 17, 2026.

2. Bundesliga 2025/2026: season in numbers

Season overview

306 games have been completed in the 2025/2026 2. Bundesliga season. Schalke 04 leads the standings with 70 points.

Scoring trends

Games average 2.93 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games. 58% finish with at least three goals. At least one team keeps a clean sheet in 41% of games.

Home, draw and away results

Home teams win 46% of games. 24% end in a draw. Road teams win 30% of games.

Team leaders

Elversberg has the league's highest scoring average at 1.88 goals per game. Both teams scored in 71% of Dynamo Dresden's games.

Standings

#TeamMWDL+/-Pts
1Schalke 04342176+1970
2Elversberg341888+2562
3Paderborn341888+1462
4Hannover 963416126+1660
5Darmstadt 983413138+1252
6Kaiserslautern3416414+552
7Hertha BSC3414911+351
8Nürnberg34121012+246
9Bochum34111112+244
10Karlsruher SC3412814-1144
11Dynamo Dresden3411815+141
12Holstein Kiel3411815-441
13Arminia Bielefeld3410915+239
14Magdeburg3412319-639
15Eintracht Braunschweig3410717-1837
16Greuther Fürth3410717-1937
17Fortuna Düsseldorf3411419-2037
18Preußen Münster3461216-2330
PromotionPromotion Play-offRelegation Play-offRelegation

League statistics

The 2025/2026 season stats cover 306 completed games.

2.93Average goals / match
59%Both teams scoredBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.
58%Over 2.5 goalsOver 2.5 - at least three goals in the match.
41%Match with a clean sheetClean sheet - a match with no goal conceded.
80%Over 1.5 goalsOver 1.5 - at least two goals in the match.
31%Over 3.5 goalsOver 3.5 - at least four goals in the match.
1.31First-half goals / match
1.62Second-half goals / match
46%Home wins
24%Draws
30%Away wins
71%Goal before half-time
10.0Corners / match
4.8Cards / match

Goal-count distribution

Line 0.5 (at least 1 goal)Over 0.5 - at least one goal in the match.
Over 95%Under 5%
Line 1.5 (at least 2 goals)Over 1.5 - at least two goals in the match.
Over 80%Under 20%
Line 2.5 (at least 3 goals)Over 2.5 - at least three goals in the match.
Over 58%Under 42%
Line 3.5 (at least 4 goals)Over 3.5 - at least four goals in the match.
Over 31%Under 69%
Line 4.5 (at least 5 goals)Over 4.5 - at least five goals in the match.
Over 17%Under 83%

Team rankings

Compare teams by goals per game, BTTS, Over 2.5, clean sheets and corners across completed league games.

Best attack

Goals scored per match

  1. 1Elversberg1.88
  2. 2Hannover 961.76
  3. 3Paderborn1.74
  4. 4Darmstadt 981.68
  5. 5Dynamo Dresden1.59

Best defense

Goals allowed per game (lower is better)

  1. 1Schalke 040.91
  2. 2Elversberg1.15
  3. 3Hannover 961.29
  4. 4Hertha BSC1.29
  5. 5Darmstadt 981.32

Most BTTS

% of matches where both teams scored

  1. 1Dynamo Dresden71%
  2. 2Preußen Münster71%
  3. 3Bochum68%
  4. 4Paderborn68%
  5. 5Arminia Bielefeld65%

Most Over 2.5

% of matches with at least 3 goals

  1. 1Karlsruher SC76%
  2. 2Dynamo Dresden71%
  3. 3Greuther Fürth68%
  4. 4Hannover 9668%
  5. 5Preußen Münster62%

Most clean sheets

Games without allowing a goal

  1. 1Schalke 0414
  2. 2Hertha BSC12
  3. 3Darmstadt 9810
  4. 4Hannover 9610
  5. 5Elversberg10

Most corners

Corners per game

  1. 1Hannover 966.2
  2. 2Arminia Bielefeld6.1
  3. 3Elversberg6.1
  4. 4Magdeburg5.2
  5. 5Holstein Kiel5.2

League style

See whether this league tends to produce fast, open or physical matches and how much home advantage matters.

PaceAbove average
Chance qualityBelow average
Home advantageAbove average
IntensityAbove average
OpennessAbove average
Competitive balanceAbove average

Compared with other leagues, 2. Bundesliga rates above average for game pace, below average for chance quality and above average for openness. Home advantage is above average, game intensity is above average, and competitive balance is above average.

Player leaders

Season leaders based on recorded player data.

Top scorers

  1. 1Noel Futkeu19
  2. 2Isac Lidberg17
  3. 3Mateusz Żukowski17
  4. 4Marvin Wanitzek15
  5. 5Cédric Itten15
  6. 6Filip Bilbija15
  7. 7Kenan Karaman14
  8. 8Mohamed Alì ZOma14

Top assists

  1. 1Fabian Reese13
  2. 2Bariş Atik11
  3. 3Branimir Hrgota10
  4. 4Alexander Bernhardsson10
  5. 5Tom Zimmerschied9
  6. 6Marco Richter9
  7. 7Marvin Wanitzek8
  8. 8Julian Justvan8

Highest ratings

  1. 1Mateusz Żukowski7.53
  2. 2Marvin Wanitzek7.48
  3. 3Louey Ben Farhat7.42
  4. 4Alexander Bernhardsson7.40
  5. 5Enzo Leopold7.39
  6. 6Ivan Prtajin7.36
  7. 7Bariş Atik7.34
  8. 8Marcel Hoffmeier7.33

Most minutes

  1. 1Marcel Schuhen3,060
  2. 2Nahuel Noll3,060
  3. 3Dennis Seimen3,060
  4. 4Timo Horn3,060
  5. 5Marvin Wanitzek3,060
  6. 6Dominik Reimann3,060
  7. 7Nicolas Kristof3,060
  8. 8Enzo Leopold3,030

xG table and expected points

Compare team results with the quality of chances they create and allow.

#TeamMxGxG - expected goals, the quality of scoring chances.xGAxGA - expected goals allowed to opponents.xPtsxPts - expected points calculated from xG.PtsDelta
1Schalke 04341.611.115770+13
2Elversberg341.681.245662+6
3Paderborn341.691.375462+8
4Hannover 96341.631.355360+7
5Arminia Bielefeld341.651.395339-14
6Magdeburg341.671.545039-11
7Bochum341.531.494844-4
8Nürnberg341.481.474746-1
9Dynamo Dresden341.431.504541-4
10Darmstadt 98341.541.644552+7
11Eintracht Braunschweig341.351.464537-8
12Hertha BSC341.431.544551+6
13Kaiserslautern341.431.564452+8
14Fortuna Düsseldorf341.411.554437-7
15Holstein Kiel341.311.564241-1
16Preußen Münster341.281.634030-10
17Karlsruher SC341.361.734044+4
18Greuther Fürth341.311.653937-2

xGxG (expected goals) — how many goals a team should score from the quality of its chances. = xG means expected goals. xPts are calculated from each match xG with a Poisson distribution. The delta column: positive (yellow) means more points than performance suggests; negative (green) means the team plays better than the table shows.

Games and schedule

Results and upcoming games - switch rounds with the arrows or the list.

League schedule

Round 34

9 matches05/17Complete
Hannover 96
3 : 3
Nürnberg
Greuther Fürth
3 : 0
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Magdeburg
0 : 1
Kaiserslautern
Karlsruher SC
1 : 2
Bochum
Dynamo Dresden
2 : 1
Holstein Kiel
Arminia Bielefeld
6 : 1
Hertha BSC
Darmstadt 98
0 : 2
Paderborn
Schalke 04
1 : 0
Eintracht Braunschweig
Elversberg
3 : 0
Preußen Münster

Referees in this competition

Compare how often each referee has officiated and the available averages for cards, goals and penalties.

Max Burda13 matches5.31cards / match3.38goals / match0penalties / matchLars Erbst12 matches3.58cards / match3goals / match0penalties / matchMichael Bacher12 matches5.67cards / match2.08goals / match0penalties / matchPatrick Alt12 matches5.83cards / match3.5goals / match0penalties / matchRobert Kampka12 matches5.25cards / match2.58goals / match0penalties / matchWolfgang Haslberger12 matches6.17cards / match2.42goals / match0penalties / matchFelix Prigan11 matches5.36cards / match2.64goals / match0penalties / matchFlorian Lechner11 matches5.73cards / match2.91goals / match0penalties / matchKonrad Oldhfer11 matches3.91cards / match3.64goals / match0penalties / matchTimo Gansloweit11 matches4.27cards / match3goals / match0penalties / matchFelix Bickel10 matches4.2cards / match2.6goals / match0penalties / matchJarno Wienefeld10 matches4.9cards / match2.7goals / match0penalties / matchLukas Benen10 matches5.4cards / match2.8goals / match0penalties / matchRichard Hempel10 matches6cards / match3.5goals / match0penalties / matchTom Bauer10 matches4.3cards / match2.7goals / match0penalties / matchEric-dominic Weisbach9 matches5.11cards / match2.78goals / match0penalties / matchFelix Wagner9 matches5.33cards / match2.11goals / match0penalties / matchMarc-Philipp Eckermann9 matches4cards / match2.89goals / match0penalties / match

FAQ

How many teams play in 2. Bundesliga?

2. Bundesliga has 18 teams in the 2025/2026 season.

When does the 2025/2026 2. Bundesliga season start and end?

The 2025/2026 2. Bundesliga schedule runs from August 1, 2025 through May 17, 2026.

How many rounds are in the 2. Bundesliga season?

The 2025/2026 2. Bundesliga schedule covers 34 rounds.

Who leads the 2. Bundesliga standings?

Schalke 04 leads 2. Bundesliga with 70 points.

Which team scores the most goals in 2. Bundesliga?

Elversberg has the league's highest scoring average at 1.88 goals per game.

Which team has the best defense in 2. Bundesliga?

Schalke 04 allows the fewest goals in 2. Bundesliga, at 0.91 per game.

How many goals are scored per game in 2. Bundesliga?

2. Bundesliga games average 2.93 goals.

How often do 2. Bundesliga games finish Over 2.5 goals?

58% of 2. Bundesliga games finish with at least three goals.

How often do both teams score in 2. Bundesliga?

Both teams score in 59% of 2. Bundesliga games.

How often do home teams win in 2. Bundesliga?

Home teams win 46% of 2. Bundesliga games.

What does xG show in 2. Bundesliga stats?

Expected goals (xG) estimates the quality of scoring chances. The 2. Bundesliga xG table compares each team's xG, expected goals against (xGA) and expected points (xPts) from completed games in the selected season.

Who is the top scorer in 2. Bundesliga?

Noel Futkeu leads the recorded scoring table in 2. Bundesliga for 2025/2026 with 19 goals.

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