Hertha BSC lost 2:5 (2:3) at 1. FC Köln at the start of the third-to-last matchday.
Coach Pal Dardai's ambitious goal of winning all of the last four games was thwarted in the second game. The Cologne-based team had already secured their place in the league since the previous week. For the first time since the first relegation in 1998, they are going into a fifth year in a row in the first division. The Berliners let themselves be fooled when Hübers headed in a free kick from Florian Kainz.