Overview
- In Elversberg, Thomas Scienza’s stoppage-time strike secured a 2:1 win for 1. FC Heidenheim and confirmed its place in the Bundesliga.
- Eintracht Braunschweig earned a 2:0 victory in the first leg at Saarbrücken, putting the side on the verge of 2. Bundesliga survival ahead of tonight’s rematch.
- Relegation ties no longer use the away-goal rule, so level aggregates proceed to extra time and, if needed, a penalty shootout.
- All playoff matches are available free-to-air on SAT.1 and via livestream on ran.de and Joyn, with Sky handling pay-TV coverage.
- Interim coach Marc Pfitzner urged focus in Braunschweig despite the advantage, while Saarbrücken’s Alois Schwartz faces a two-goal deficit to achieve promotion.