That’s how many points would have been enough to avoid relegation in the last ten years

Schalke, VfL Bochum and MSV Duisburg have to look down from the Ruhr region in their leagues. That’s how many points have been enough to avoid relegation in recent years.

While VfL Bochum were expected to be in the relegation battle in the Bundesliga, the fight for survival comes as a surprise for FC Schalke 04 in the 2nd Bundesliga and MSV Duisburg in the 3rd league.

It is therefore worth taking a look at the last ten years and how many points were enough in each case to reach the first non-relegation place. In brackets are the values that would theoretically have been enough to secure relegation.

What is striking is that more points are needed on average in the 3rd division, which is of course also due to the fact that there are four more match days. However, it should be mentioned here that there were also fewer relegations from time to time due to bankruptcies or other relegations that were not for sporting reasons.

It could be particularly tough for MSV, who have just eight points to their name after 14 games. In the last three years, 38 points were enough to secure relegation, and before that, sometimes more. This means that MSV will have to pick up 30 points in the remaining games – and that in such a balanced league. There are easier tasks.

In the last ten years, this is how many points were enough to secure direct relegation in the Bundesliga

FC Augsburg (34 points)

2022

VfB Stuttgart (33 points)

2021

Arminia Bielefeld (35 points / 34 would have been enough)

2020

FC Augsburg (36 points / 31 would have been enough)

2019

FC Augsburg (32 points / 29 would have been enough)

2018

SC Freiburg (36 points / 34 would have been enough)

2017

FSV Mainz 05 (37 points)

2016

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (37 points)

2015

Hertha BSC (35 points)

2014

VfB Stuttgart (32 points / 28 would have been enough)

This is how many points were enough to secure direct relegation from Bundesliga 2 in the last ten years

2023

Eintracht Braunschweig (36 points / 35 would have been enough)

2022

SSV Jahn Regensburg (40 points / 33 would have been enough)

2021

SV Sandhausen (34 points)

2020

Karlsruher SC (37 points)

2019

SV Sandhausen (38 points / 36 would have been enough)

2018

SpVgg Greuther Fürth (40 points)

2017

DSC Arminia Bielefeld (37 points)

2016

TSV 1860 Munich (34 points / 33 would have been enough)

2015

FC St. Pauli (37 points)

2014

VfL Bochum (40 points / 36 would have been enough)

How many points were enough to secure direct relegation from the 3rd division in the last ten years

2023

Rot-Weiss Essen (39 points / 38 would have been enough)

2022

SC Verl (40 points / 38 would have been enough)

2021

SV Meppen (41 points / 38 would have been enough)

2020

FSV Zwickau (44 points)

2019

Eintracht Braunschweig (45 points)

2018

VfL Osnabrück (37 points / 32 would have been enough)

2017

Werder Bremen II (45 points)

2016

Stuttgarter Kickers (43 points / 42 would have been enough)

2015

Hansa Rostock (41 points / 40 would have been enough)

2014

Unterhaching (43 points / 41 would have been enough)