The 2026-27 2. Bundesliga runner-up market remains tightly bunched because the league features exceptional parity among promotion contenders following the arrival of several Bundesliga relegation sides and established 2. Bundesliga clubs with comparable squad depth and resources. Wolfsburg enters as the strongest overall favorite for automatic promotion after its play-off exit, yet early results show 1. FC Nürnberg and Hertha BSC setting the pace with maximum points from their opening fixtures while Hannover 96, FC St. Pauli, 1. FC Heidenheim and others sit close behind in strength models and pre-season expectations. Recent summer transfers have bolstered attacking options across the chasing pack without creating a clear gap, and the 34-match format plus promotion play-off dynamics reward consistency over any single standout. This balance keeps implied probabilities for second place clustered as no club has pulled decisively clear after the opening weeks.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated1. FC Nürnberg 39%
Hertha BSC 38%
Arminia Bielefeld 38%
VfL Bochum 38%
1. FC Nürnberg
39%
Hertha BSC
38%
Arminia Bielefeld
38%
VfL Bochum
38%
Eintracht Braunschweig
38%
FC Energie Cottbus
38%
SV Darmstadt 98
38%
Dynamo Dresden
38%
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
38%
Hannover 96
38%
1. FC Heidenheim
38%
1. FC Kaiserslautern
38%
Karlsruher SC
38%
Holstein Kiel
38%
1. FC Magdeburg
38%
VfL Osnabrück
38%
FC St. Pauli
38%
VfL Wolfsburg
38%
1. FC Nürnberg 39%
Hertha BSC 38%
Arminia Bielefeld 38%
VfL Bochum 38%
1. FC Nürnberg
39%
Hertha BSC
38%
Arminia Bielefeld
38%
VfL Bochum
38%
Eintracht Braunschweig
38%
FC Energie Cottbus
38%
SV Darmstadt 98
38%
Dynamo Dresden
38%
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
38%
Hannover 96
38%
1. FC Heidenheim
38%
1. FC Kaiserslautern
38%
Karlsruher SC
38%
Holstein Kiel
38%
1. FC Magdeburg
38%
VfL Osnabrück
38%
FC St. Pauli
38%
VfL Wolfsburg
38%
If at any point it becomes impossible for a listed participant to finish as runner-up of 2. Bundesliga for the 2026-27 season per the rules of 2. Bundesliga (e.g., the participant is eliminated), the corresponding market will resolve to "No".
If multiple teams are declared as second-place finishers, this market will resolve in favor of the team whose listed name comes first alphabetically.
If this event is cancelled, postponed after July 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, or a runner-up has not been declared within this timeframe, this market will resolve to "Other".
The resolution source will be official information from the 2. Bundesliga; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Aug 12, 2026, 1:30 PM ET
Resolution Source
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/2bundesligaResolver
0x69c47De9D...If at any point it becomes impossible for a listed participant to finish as runner-up of 2. Bundesliga for the 2026-27 season per the rules of 2. Bundesliga (e.g., the participant is eliminated), the corresponding market will resolve to "No".
If multiple teams are declared as second-place finishers, this market will resolve in favor of the team whose listed name comes first alphabetically.
If this event is cancelled, postponed after July 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, or a runner-up has not been declared within this timeframe, this market will resolve to "Other".
The resolution source will be official information from the 2. Bundesliga; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Resolution Source
https://www.bundesliga.com/en/2bundesligaResolver
0x69c47De9D...The 2026-27 2. Bundesliga runner-up market remains tightly bunched because the league features exceptional parity among promotion contenders following the arrival of several Bundesliga relegation sides and established 2. Bundesliga clubs with comparable squad depth and resources. Wolfsburg enters as the strongest overall favorite for automatic promotion after its play-off exit, yet early results show 1. FC Nürnberg and Hertha BSC setting the pace with maximum points from their opening fixtures while Hannover 96, FC St. Pauli, 1. FC Heidenheim and others sit close behind in strength models and pre-season expectations. Recent summer transfers have bolstered attacking options across the chasing pack without creating a clear gap, and the 34-match format plus promotion play-off dynamics reward consistency over any single standout. This balance keeps implied probabilities for second place clustered as no club has pulled decisively clear after the opening weeks.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated


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