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For the first time in Bundesliga history, the bottom three sides all head into the final day on the same points. Come Saturday afternoon, only one will go into the relegation play-off, the other two will be playing in the second tier of German football next season.

Wolfsburg currently sit in the play-off position, three goals better off than Heidenheim and St Pauli, who are only separated by goals scored. Making it even more dramatic is the fact St Pauli host Wolfsburg on the final day.

You can watch it all unfold on Saturday, 16 May live on BBC Sport and iPlayer at 14:20 BST.

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Wolfsburg are in the driving seat with a better goal difference than their relegation rivals. A win would all but secure the play-off position, unless Heidenheim win by four goals more than them.

A draw against St Pauli and Wolfsburg would still make the relegation play-off position as long as Heidenheim draw or lose to Mainz.

Heidenheim need to better the result of either St Pauli or Wolfsburg, with goal difference needed if Wolfsburg win.

A draw between St Pauli and Wolfsburg would mean Heidenheim just need to win to make the play-offs.

As for St Pauli, only a win will see them reach the relegation play-off position, and they must better the goal difference of Heidenheim if they also win.

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St Pauli come into the last game of the season with some poor results and sit bottom of the Bundesliga. The Hamburg side have only won one of their past 10 league matches, a 1-0 away win to Hoffenheim. The issue for St Pauli has been the same all season, their attacking threat. They have the fewest shots of any team in the league and have averaged less than a goal a game, just 28 in 33 matches.

St Pauli do have the benefit of playing in front of their home fans, having picked up 17 of their 26 points this season at the iconic Millerntor-Stadion. Anything less than a win on Saturday, though, will see them drop to Bundesliga 2.

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Former champions Wolfsburg are set for their worst finish in the Bundesliga since the 2017-18 season, when they finished 16th and stayed up after beating Holstein Kiel 4-1 on aggregate in the relegation play-off battle. The Wolves have become a staple of German football, having been in the Bundesliga since the 1997-98 season, winning the title in 2009, the DFB-Pokal in 2015 and the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup in the 2015-16 season.

Wolfsburg's goal difference gives them some breathing room, meaning a win over St Pauli will likely send them into the relegation play-off. However, they have struggled for form in 2026, having only won one of their past 16 league matches and just two this calendar year. But they have taken more points on the road this season, with four of their six wins coming away from home, and are unbeaten in their past five meetings with St Pauli.

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Heidenheim are currently 17th in the league and host Mainz on Saturday. In mid-March, following a defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt, they were 10 points adrift from the play-off position and destined to be playing in the second tier of German football after three seasons in the Bundesliga. Since then, Heidenheim have only lost one of their seven league matches, securing vital wins against Union Berlin, Cologne and, most importantly, St Pauli.

Heidenheim will be happy that their final match of the season comes at home, having won 17 of their 26 points there this term. However, those fans are yet to see them beat Mainz on their home turf. If St Pauli and Wolfsburg draw, a win would take Heidenheim into the relegation play-off. Otherwise, they will need to win and produce a better goal difference than whoever comes out on top of the other crucial clash.