SV Elversberg, Hannover 96 and SC Paderborn enter the final matchday of the 2025/26 2. Bundesliga campaign level on 59 points, battling for the second automatic promotion spot to the Bundesliga and the associated promotion playoff berth. Schalke 04 have already clinched the title and direct promotion with a dominant campaign. Goal difference serves as the primary tiebreaker, giving Elversberg a clear edge at +22 compared with Hannover’s +16 and Paderborn’s +12. Elversberg host Preußen Münster while Hannover face Nürnberg, and Paderborn take on their own decisive fixture, making every result on Sunday decisive for who joins Schalke in the top flight. Recent unbeaten runs and strong attacking outputs have kept all three sides in contention through the closing weeks.