| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Schalke |
34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 50 - 31 | 19 | 70 | WWWLW |
| 2 |
 SV Elversberg |
34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 64 - 39 | 25 | 62 | WDWLW |
| 3 |
 Paderborn |
34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 - 45 | 14 | 62 | DLLDW |
| 4 |
 Hannover |
34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 60 - 44 | 16 | 60 | DWDDD |
| 5 |
 Darmstadt |
34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 57 - 45 | 12 | 52 | LDLDL |
| 6 |
 Kaiserslautern |
34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 52 - 47 | 5 | 52 | LLLWW |
| 7 |
 Hertha |
34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 - 44 | 3 | 51 | DLLWL |
| 8 |
 Nürnberg |
34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 - 45 | 2 | 46 | DWDWD |
| 9 |
 Bochum |
34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 - 47 | 2 | 44 | LWDDW |
| 10 |
 Karlsruher |
34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 - 64 | -11 | 44 | LLWDL |
| 11 |
 Dynamo Dresden |
34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 54 - 53 | 1 | 41 | WLWLW |
| 12 |
 Holstein Kiel |
34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 - 48 | -4 | 41 | WWWLL |
| 13 |
 Arminia Bielefeld |
34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 53 - 51 | 2 | 39 | DWDLW |
| 14 |
 Magdeburg |
34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 52 - 58 | -6 | 39 | WLWWL |
| 15 |
 Braunschweig |
34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36 - 54 | -18 | 37 | DWLWL |
| 16 |
 Greuther Fürth |
34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 49 - 68 | -19 | 37 | WLDLW |
| 17 |
 Düsseldorf |
34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 33 - 53 | -20 | 37 | LWLWL |
| 18 |
 Preußen Münster |
34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38 - 61 | -23 | 30 | LLDDL |
Promotion to Bundesliga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to 3. Liga
May 22, 2026
Wolfsburg and Paderborn played out a goalless draw in the opening match of the promotion and relegation play-off, leaving qualification for next season’s Bundesliga to be decided in the return fixtu...