2. Bundesliga Podcast 2023/24: Matchday 34 Review

With the 23/24 season in the books, we can finally take stock at one of the most outrageous 2. Bundesliga season to date. Matthew takes a look at the top six, from the Champions St. Pauli, Holstein Kiel's promotion to the heartbreak of Fortuna Düsseldorf. We also look at seasons of Hamburg, Karlsruhe and Hannover: St. Pauli (1:11) Holstein Kiel (9:47) Düsseldorf (23:05) Hamburg (28:52) Karlsruhe (34:06) Hannover (43:44) A big thank you to Tim (@MillernTon), Marc + Pike (@1912FM_Kiel), Ben (@benjack94), Lars (@HSV_Podcast), Boris (@WildparkPodcast) and Mel (@mel_lopr) Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We are entering last chance saloon for four sides, who will gain the promotion they desire or will safety be achieved? Matthew is joined by The Athletic's Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss all the action from the relegation play-off first legs! Bochum 0:3 Düsseldorf (1:07) Regensburg 2:2 Wiesbaden (14:53) Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠@SebSB

One of the most exciting 2. Bundesliga seasons has come to an end, and to celebrate we witnessed a fantastic final matchday of the season. Matthew takes a look at the title battle which saw Holstein Kiel and St. Pauli duke it out to lift the Meisterschale. At the other end, who would make the relegation playoff and who would descend to the 3. Liga out of Wehen Wiesbaden and Hansa Rostock. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Hannover 1:2 Kiel (1:15)  Wiesbaden 1:2 St. Pauli (7:45)  Rostock 1:2 Paderborn (12:54)  Düsseldorf 3:2 Magdeburg (16:55)  Hamburg 4:1 Nürnberg (23:24)  Kaiserslautern 5:0 Braunschweig (30:02)   Fürth 2:0 Schalke (35:46)  Elversberg 0:3 Karlsruhe (41:26) Osnabrück 2:1 Hertha BSC (45:14)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

An epic 2. Bundesliga season is almost at an end, and last weekends action brought all the drama and action you've come to love Matthew looks back at an exciting Matchday 33 including the promotion celebrations for Kiel and St. Pauli and the safety effort from Braunschweig. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Kiel 1:1 Düsseldorf (0:53)  St. Pauli 3:1 Osnabrück (10:11)  Paderborn 1:0 Hamburg (16:43)  Schalke 2:1 Rostock (22:31)  Hertha BSC 3:1 Kaiserslautern (29:58)  Braunschweig 1:0 Wiesbaden (35:32)   Magdeburg 0:0 Fürth (41:44)  Nürnberg 3:0 Elversberg (46:27) Karlsruhe 1:2 Hannover (50:54)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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