2. Bundesliga Podcast 2021/22: Matchday 16 Review

Hamburger SV showed that big brother still has some tricks up their sleeves, and in doing so delayed St. Pauli's promotion celebrations. Kiel returned to the top whilst multiple 6-goal thrillers took place in Fürth and Elversberg. Matthew looks back at an exciting Matchday 32 and gives you the lowdown on potential outcomes heading into this weeks action. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Hamburg 1:0 St. Pauli (1:32)  Wiesbaden 0:1 Kiel (8:58)  Düsseldorf 3:1 Nürnberg (15:48)  Fürth 3:3 Braunschweig (23:07)  Kaiserslautern 4:1 Magdeburg (30:22)  Rostock 1:2 Karlsruhe (36:58)   Hannover 3:2 Paderborn (43:24)  Elversberg 4:2 Hertha BSC (49:52)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

St. Pauli and Kaiserslautern were two of the biggest winners to come out of a pivotal Matchday 31. A weekend which was littered with penalties, VAR controversy and an 8-goal thriller in Wiesbaden. Matthew had a first eye look at Hertha BSC and Hannover and he talks about his experience at the Olympiastadion. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Kiel 1:3 Kaiserslautern (1:04)  St. Pauli 1:0 Rostock (9:05)  Schalke 1:1 Düsseldorf (17:59)  Braunschweig 0:4 Hamburg (29:39)  Magdeburg 1:1 Osnabrück (37:59)  Wiesbaden 3:5 Fürth (47:15)   Nürnberg 0:1 Karlsruhe (53:04)  Paderborn 3:1 Elversberg (1:01:11)  Hertha BSC 1:1 Hannover (1:04:51)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

With so much on the line, Matchday 30 proved to be a pivotal weekend for some. For a few, their chances at promotion slipped away, whilst others enjoyed their moment in the sun with the Bundesliga looming large. Matthew had a first eye look at HSV vs Kiel and Hannover vs St. Pauli, he gives you an in-depth look at those fixtures. We also look at the relegation battle with the bottom six going head-to-head. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Hamburg 0:1 Kiel (0:50)  Hannover 1:2 St. Pauli (10:53)  Düsseldorf 1:0 Fürth (21:14)  Rostock 0:2 Magdeburg (27:58)  Kaiserslautern 1:1 Wiesbaden (34:35)  Osnabrück 0:3 Braunschweig (41:04)   Elversberg 1:1 Schalke (46:01)  Nürnberg 0:2 Paderborn (51:39)  Karlsruhe 3:2 Hertha BSC (57:07)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

There was plenty of action to captivate us from around the 2. Bundesliga. Matthew is coming to you from Hamburg as he recaps the action from Matchday 29. We saw St. Pauli upset by Elversberg, Schalke takes advantage of a week where the relegation battlers lost and Kiel head to the top. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! St. Pauli 3:4 Elversberg (1:08)  Kiel 4:0 Osnabrück (7:45)  Wiesbaden 0:2 Düsseldorf (15:36)  Magdeburg 2:2 Hamburg (22:44)  Braunschweig 0:0 Hannover (31:16)  Schalke 2:0 Nürnberg (39:59)   Hertha BSC 4:0 Rostock (47:51)  Fürth 2:1 Kaiserslautern (56:35)  Paderborn 1:1 Karlsruhe (1:04:27)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The relegation battle is intense, with 8 teams all looking to avoid the drop to the 3. Liga. We saw some huge results at the bottom, but equally some important games played in the promotion fight. Matthew is coming to you from Heidelberg as he recaps the action from Matchday 28. We saw St. Pauli fall in Karlsruhe, Hamburg pick up a big win and Hertha coming from behind to snatch the points in Paderborn. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Karlsruhe 2:1 St. Pauli (1:08)  Nürnberg 0:4 Kiel (7:45)  Düsseldorf 2:0 Braunschweig (15:36)  Hamburg 2:1 Kaiserslautern (22:44)  Hannover 1:1 Schalke (31:16)  Paderborn 2:3 Hertha BSC (39:59)   Rostock 3:1 Wiesbaden (47:51)  Osnabrück 2:0 Fürth (56:35)  Elversberg 0:0 Magdeburg (1:04:27)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The final push for 2. Bundesliga immortality begins now as the 18 sides return from the final international break of this seaosn. Matthew is coming to you from Germany as he recaps the action from Matchday 27. We saw St. Pauli and Holstein Kiel continue their march to promotion, an epic six-goal thriller in Berlin and Eintracht Braunschweig stun Elversberg with a five-star performance. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! St. Pauli 2:1 Paderborn (1:10)  Kiel 2:0 Rostock (5:56)  Kaiserslautern 1:3 Düsseldorf (9:28)  Fürth 1:1 Hamburg (14:28)  Magdeburg 0:3 Hannover (20:47)  Braunschweig 5:0 Elversberg (26:04)   Hertha BSC 3:3 Nürnberg (33:10)  Wiesbaden 0:1 Osnabrück (39:14)  Schalke 0:0 Karlsruhe (45:26)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The international break is upon us and their is much to discuss from a chaotic Matchday 26. Matthew is joined by football journalist and CEO of the Millernton Tim Ecksteen to discuss all of the action from this weekend. Including Hansa Rostock's massive win over a struggling Greuther Fürth, Hannover's 70 year German championship celebration and the top 4 defying convention and all winning. Karlsruhe reached 7th heaven and so much more on this weeks edition! Nürnberg 0:2 St. Pauli (1:45)  Elversberg 0:2 Kiel (6:35)  Osnabrück 0:4 Düsseldorf (13:05)  Hamburg 3:0 Wiesbaden (19:39)  Rostock 1:0 Fürth (27:28)  Paderborn 1:2 Braunschweig (35:21)   Hertha BSC 5:2 Schalke (42:40)  Hannover 1:1 Kaiserlautern (54:59)  Karlsruhe 7:0 Magdeburg (1:01:39)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@tim_ecksteen

From relegation six-pointers, goal of the season candidates and dramatic results. Matchday 25 in the 2. Bundesliga had it all. Lars from the Volksparkgeflüster comes on to chat all things HSV, as he dissects HSV under Steffen Baumgart and the defeat in Düsseldorf. Matthew looks at the massive relegation match-ups as Kaiserslautern and Hansa Rostock took huge steps in the right direction. All that and much more on this weeks edition! Düsseldorf 2:0 Hamburg (0:50)  St. Pauli 2:0 Hertha BSC (25:36)  Kiel 1:0 Karlsruhe (32:02)  Schalke 3:3 Paderborn (37:59)  Fürth 1:4 Elversberg (45:18)  Braunschweig 0:1 Rostock (50:17)   Kaiserslautern 3:2 Osnabrück (56:05)  Wiesbaden 1:1 Hannover (1:02:14)  Magdeburg 0:1 Nürnberg (1:06:41)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @HerrEberhardt, @HSV_Podcast

All sorts of convention was thrown in the bin during Matchday 24. The teams at the top all struggled to fire as Hamburg were stunned by Osnabrück, St. Pauli dropping a 2nd game in four and Karlsruhe were the only team in the top half to win. Matthew looks at the promotion battle whilst keenly observing the victors in the relegation fight. All that and more this week on the show! Schalke 3:1 St. Pauli (0:58)  Hertha BSC 2:2 Kiel (9:51)  Hamburg 1:2 Osnabrück (16:24)  Hannover 2:2 Düsseldorf (24:41)  Karlsruhe 4:0 Fürth (31:13)  Nürnberg 2:1 Braunschweig (35:45)   Rostock 0:3 Kaiserslautern (40:21)  Paderborn 0:0 Magdeburg (44:28)  Elversberg 0:3 Wiesbaden (47:30)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% Off + Free Shipping ⁠⁠@Manscaped⁠⁠ with promo the code 2BUNDESLIGAPOD at ⁠⁠MANSCAPED.com⁠⁠! #ad #manscapedpod (22:46)

A week of massive importance at both ends of the table as Matchday 23 rolled around. In the promotion race, St. Pauli scored a massive win at second placed Holstein Kiel whilst Hamburg under new coach Steffen Baumgart hit the ground running. At the bottom, Osnabrück stunned Hannover as Friedhelm Funkel endured a nightmare home opener with Kaiserslautern. All that and more this week on the show! Kiel 3:4 St. Pauli (1:12)  Hamburg 1:0 Elversberg (8:44)  Osnabrück 1:0 Hannover (15:00)  Kaiserslautern 0:4 Karlsruhe (23:07)  Fürth 2:1 Nürnberg (29:28)  Magdeburg 3:0 Schalke (34:35)   Braunschweig 1:1 Hertha BSC (41:00)  Düsseldorf 2:0 Rostock (45:45)  Wiesbaden 1:2 Paderborn (49:57)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% Off + Free Shipping ⁠⁠@Manscaped⁠⁠ with promo the code 2BUNDESLIGAPOD at ⁠⁠MANSCAPED.com⁠⁠! #ad #manscapedpod (21:13)