2. Bundesliga Podcast

St. Pauli and Kaiserslautern were two of the biggest winners to come out of a pivotal Matchday 31. A weekend which was littered with penalties, VAR controversy and an 8-goal thriller in Wiesbaden. Matthew had a first eye look at Hertha BSC and Hannover and he talks about his experience at the Olympiastadion. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

With so much on the line, Matchday 30 proved to be a pivotal weekend for some. For a few, their chances at promotion slipped away, whilst others enjoyed their moment in the sun with the Bundesliga looming large. Matthew had a first eye look at HSV vs Kiel and Hannover vs St. Pauli, he gives you an in-depth look at those fixtures. We also look at the relegation battle with the bottom six going head-to-head. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

There was plenty of action to captivate us from around the 2. Bundesliga. Matthew is coming to you from Hamburg as he recaps the action from Matchday 29. We saw St. Pauli upset by Elversberg, Schalke takes advantage of a week where the relegation battlers lost and Kiel head to the top. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The relegation battle is intense, with 8 teams all looking to avoid the drop to the 3. Liga. We saw some huge results at the bottom, but equally some important games played in the promotion fight. Matthew is coming to you from Heidelberg as he recaps the action from Matchday 28. We saw St. Pauli fall in Karlsruhe, Hamburg pick up a big win and Hertha coming from behind to snatch the points in Paderborn. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The final push for 2. Bundesliga immortality begins now as the 18 sides return from the final international break of this seaosn. Matthew is coming to you from Germany as he recaps the action from Matchday 27. We saw St. Pauli and Holstein Kiel continue their march to promotion, an epic six-goal thriller in Berlin and Eintracht Braunschweig stun Elversberg with a five-star performance. All that and so much more on this weeks edition! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The international break is upon us and their is much to discuss from a chaotic Matchday 26. Matthew is joined by football journalist and CEO of the Millernton Tim Ecksteen to discuss all of the action from this weekend. Including Hansa Rostock's massive win over a struggling Greuther Fürth, Hannover's 70 year German championship celebration and the top 4 defying convention and all winning. Karlsruhe reached 7th heaven and so much more on this weeks edition! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@tim_ecksteen

From relegation six-pointers, goal of the season candidates and dramatic results. Matchday 25 in the 2. Bundesliga had it all. Lars from the Volksparkgeflüster comes on to chat all things HSV, as he dissects HSV under Steffen Baumgart and the defeat in Düsseldorf. Matthew looks at the massive relegation match-ups as Kaiserslautern and Hansa Rostock took huge steps in the right direction. All that and much more on this weeks edition! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @HerrEberhardt, @HSV_Podcast

All sorts of convention was thrown in the bin during Matchday 24. The teams at the top all struggled to fire as Hamburg were stunned by Osnabrück, St. Pauli dropping a 2nd game in four and Karlsruhe were the only team in the top half to win. Matthew looks at the promotion battle whilst keenly observing the victors in the relegation fight. All that and more this week on the show! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% Off + Free Shipping ⁠⁠@Manscaped⁠⁠ with promo the code 2BUNDESLIGAPOD at ⁠⁠MANSCAPED.com⁠⁠! #ad #manscapedpod (22:46)

A week of massive importance at both ends of the table as Matchday 23 rolled around. In the promotion race, St. Pauli scored a massive win at second placed Holstein Kiel whilst Hamburg under new coach Steffen Baumgart hit the ground running. At the bottom, Osnabrück stunned Hannover as Friedhelm Funkel endured a nightmare home opener with Kaiserslautern. All that and more this week on the show! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% Off + Free Shipping ⁠⁠@Manscaped⁠⁠ with promo the code 2BUNDESLIGAPOD at ⁠⁠MANSCAPED.com⁠⁠! #ad #manscapedpod (21:13)

In week where two clubs started with new coaches, the 2. Bundesliga turned up the carnage as we hit the middle of February. Matthew is joined by German football consultant and scout for Nordensa Adam Khan to discuss all the action from Matchday 22. Starting with Hamburg under interim coach Merlin Polzin, St. Pauli extending their lead at the top whilst Hannover asks the question about their promotion legitimacy. All that and more this week on the show! Rostock 2:2 Hamburg (2:27) St. Pauli 1:0 Braunschweig (10:33) Hannover 2:1 Fürth (16:18) Karlsruhe 2:2 Düsseldorf (24:53) Paderborn 0:4 Kiel (32:15) Hertha BSC 3:2 Magdeburg (39:27) Nürnberg 1:1 Kaiserslautern (48:52) Schalke 1:0 Wiesbaden (56:37) Elversberg 3:1 Osnabrück (1:01:50) Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @XxAdamKhanxX Get 20% Off + Free Shipping ⁠⁠@Manscaped⁠⁠ with promo the code 2BUNDESLIGAPOD at ⁠⁠MANSCAPED.com⁠⁠! #ad #manscapedpod (22:57)

An incredible weekend of 2. Bundesliga took place on Matchday 21 which saw Hamburg fall at the death to Hannover, St. Pauli are invincible no longer after falling to Magdeburg whilst Kiel returns to 2nd after disposing of Schalke. Matthew takes you through the rest of the action and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% Off + Free Shipping ⁠@Manscaped⁠ with promo the code 2BUNDESLIGAPOD at ⁠MANSCAPED.com⁠! #ad #manscapedpod (21:36)

Matchday 20 produced a stellar weekend of 2. Bundesliga football, and fans alike experienced the ups and downs of this crazy roller coaster. A team that had been on the rise was Eintracht Braunschweig, Kivi comes on to discuss the sudden rise of Die Löwen and to chat about their match with Schalke. Matthew takes you through the rest of the action as St. Pauli extends their lead at the top, one trick Hertha BSC and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @kivi_97 Get 20% Off + Free Shipping @Manscaped with promo the code 2BUNDESLIGAPOD at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod (23:38)

There is only one rule in the 2. Bundesliga, expect the unexpected. Matthew is here to discuss all of the action from Matchday 19. This includes St. Pauli getting passed Fortuna Düsseldorf, Greuther Fürth moving up to 2nd, crisis in Gelsenkirchen and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

From the depths of the winter blues, the 2. Bundesliga is back from the break. 18 titans prepare to do battle in the best stadiums in the world. Matthew is is back to take you through all the action from Matchday 18. This includes Eintracht Braunschweig's win in Kiel, St. Pauli climb back to the top of the table and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

From the depths of the winter blues, the 2. Bundesliga is back from the break. 18 titans prepare to do battle in the best stadiums in the world. Matthew is is back to take you through all the action from Matchday 18. This includes Eintracht Braunschweig's win in Kiel, St. Pauli climb back to the top of the table and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The 2. Bundesliga officially said auf wiedersehen to an enthralling 2023 with a stellar final matchday of the 23/24 season. Matthew is joined by German football commentator James Thorogood to go through all the action from Matchday 17. This includes Holstein Kiel's rise to the top of the standings, Irresistible Iredale denying St. Pauli and Hamburg scoring a massive win in Nürnberg. The duo chat Hannover, Schalke, the hot topics in German football and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @JMThorogood

The penultimate weekend of 2023 threw the cat amongst the pigeons. Those at the top struggled to make an impression . Matthew braced the thunderstorms in Adelaide to discuss all the action from Matchday 16 with Freelance journalist for Sport1 and Bundesliga Marie Schulte-Bockum. The duo discuss Osnabrück's resilient performance against St. Pauli, sneaky Hertha and Holstein Kiel claiming a top two spot heading into the winter break. All that and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠@marieschubo

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. But the football is so delightful. And since we've no place to go. Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! The heavens opened on Matchday 15 and the 2. Bundesliga was a winter wonderland. Matthew is joined by The Athletic's Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss all the action from a chaotic Stadtderby and Fortuna Düsseldorf scored five star performance. The duo Holstein Kiel's promotion hopes and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @SebSB

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. But the football is so delightful. And since we've no place to go. Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! The heavens opened on Matchday 15 and the 2. Bundesliga was a winter wonderland. Matthew is joined by The Athletic's Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss all the action from a chaotic Stadtderby and Fortuna Düsseldorf scored five star performance. The duo Holstein Kiel's promotion hopes and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @SebSB

The final push towards the winter break starts here, fresh from the final international break the 2. Bundesliga served up an absolutely stellar weekend of action. Matthew goes solo to discuss all of the action from the Matchday 14. Which saw Fortuna Düsseldorf scored five in an eight-goal thriller with Schalke, St. Pauli and Hamburger SV returns to winning ways whilst Elversberg continues their fantastic season with victory over Paderborn. All that and much more! Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠