Overview
- Media projections two matchdays from the finish currently pair VfL Wolfsburg with Hannover 96 for the Bundesliga slot and Fortuna Düsseldorf with MSV Duisburg for the 2. Bundesliga place.
- All relegation ties are scheduled for a late‑May window with every match free on SAT.1 and Joyn, and Sky carrying pay‑TV coverage with streams on Sky Go and WOW.
- The field is not final as standings can still shift over the last two matchdays in the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, and 3. Liga.
- Each playoff is a two‑leg tie that pits the 16th‑placed club from a higher league against the 3rd‑placed club from the lower league.
- Away goals no longer apply, so level aggregates go to extra time and then a penalty shootout to decide promotion or relegation.