Second division quartet confident - HSV is there again. Karlsruhe and Hertha are making people sit up and take notice.
FC St. Pauli (54 points) and Holstein Kiel (49), HSV (44) and Fortuna (43) currently have the best prospects of promotion, at least through the back door, after mistakes by their competitors. Most likely before the beginning of May for FC St Pauli is the Hamburg derby. Then for FC Kiel it could only be about prestige - for HSV it is primarily about points for promotion.