Bundesliga 2 has a reputation for being incredibly tight both at the top and the bottom, but this term takes the biscuit.
While Schalke have become runaway champions, a trio of sides enter Matchday 34 still hoping to earn automatic promotion or, at the very least, a shot at the play-off.
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As it stands, Elversberg are best-placed to finish as runners-up. They have been on the brink of promotion before, of course, finishing third last season before agonisingly losing to Heidenheim in the play-off courtesy of a last-minute second-leg winner.