VfB Stuttgart host Hamburg on Thursday in the first leg of the play-off to determine which team gets to compete in the Bundesliga next season (kick-off: 8.45pm CEST).
The Bundesliga 2 promotion race has been as entertaining and unpredictable as ever in 2022/23, played out in front of huge crowds. Darmstadt have secured their spot in the top flight for 2023/24. It s now a straight shootout between Heidenheim and Hamburg on the final day.
Hamburg can still clinch an automatic promotion spot when they go to relegated Sandhausen on the final day of the 2022/23 Bundesliga 2 season on Sunday (kick-off: 3.30pm CEST).