2. Bundesliga Podcast 2023/24: Matchday 24 Review

The international break is over, and returning is four straight weeks of 2. Bundesliga football. This week, Matchday 6 is on the menu and we were treated to a magic round of action. Matthew is joined by German football expert Chris McCarthy to discuss all the action which included Schalke outlasting Magdeburg, Elversberg stunning Hamburg and the Haris Tabaković show continues to thrill Hertha fans as his hat-trick helped the Capital City club defeat Eintracht Braunschweig. The duo looks at the Southwest Derby, Frankenland Derby and much more! Schalke 4:3 Magdeburg (1:32)  Karlsruhe 1:1 Kaiserslautern (9:44)  Nürnberg 1:1 Fürth (18:49)  Elversberg 2:1 Hamburg (26:00)  St. Pauli 5:1 Kiel (34:19)  Rostock 1:3 Düsseldorf (40:40)   Hannover 7:0 Osnabrück (49:00)  Hertha BSC 3:0 Braunschweig (57:58)  Paderborn 2:1 Wiesbaden (1:06:02)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠, @ChrisMc_Lii

18 Sep 20231h 13min

The first international break is upon us, and it provides us with the first opportunity to take stock at how team has faired over the opening five matchdays. Matthew is on a solo mission this time around as he brings you all of the action from Matchday 5 which included the ridiculous 10-goal in Magdeburg, Hamburg continues their strong start with victory over Magdeburg whilst Schalke were left stunned thanks to Wiesbaden's late equaliser. Matthew also talks about Kaiserslautern's recent run of form, St. Pauli breaking the goal drought and much more! Magdeburg 6:4 Hertha BSC (1:10)  Hamburg 2:0 Rostock (8:46)  Düsseldorf 3:1 Karlsruhe (14:38)  Braunschweig 1:1 St. Pauli (21:25)  Kaiserslautern 3:1 Nürnberg (27:53)  Kiel 2:1 Paderborn (33:48)   Wiesbaden 1:1 Schalke (41:49)  Fürth 1:3 Hannover (48:45)  Osnabrück 0:1 Elversberg (54:54)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠⁠

4 Sep 20231h

Many were left seeing red in what was an aggressive and tense Matchday 4. Matthew is joined by German football expert and consultant Ábel Mészáros to review all of the action from another thrilling weekend in the 2. Bundesliga. The duo discuss the fallout in Schalke as their start to the season continues to stall, 10-men Hamburg squeezing past Hannover whilst Hertha got off the mark with a resounding victory over Greuther Fürth. We also chat St. Pauli, Paderborn and much more! Schalke 0:2 Kiel (2:05)  Hannover 0:1 Hamburg (17:29)  Hertha BSC 5:0 Fürth (28:42)  Paderborn 1:2 Kaiserslautern (37:45)  Rostock 2:1 Osnabrück (50:37)  Nürnberg 2:1 Wiesbaden (59:32)   St. Pauli 0:0 Magdeburg (1:09:24)  Elversberg 0:5 Düsseldorf (1:15:54)  Karlsruhe 2:0 Braunschweig (1:19:19)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠, ⁠@BundesAbel

29 Aug 20231h 24min

The 2. Bundesliga returned from it's DFB Pokal weekend in fine form as the upsets were rolling and goals were scoring. Matthew is joined by UEFA pro license coach and 2. Bundesliga expert Alexander Kiene to discuss all of the action from a fascinating Matchday 3. The duo discuss the fallout from Hamburg's demolishes of Hertha BSC, Eintracht Braunschweig upsetting the vulnerable Schalke and Magdeburg cruising past Holstein Kiel. We also look at Hannover's first win of the season, the five-goal thrillers and much more! Hamburg 3:0 Hertha BSC (1:51)  Kiel 2:4 Magdeburg (10:08)  Braunschweig 1:0 Schalke (18:10)  Rostock 1:2 Hannover (29:05)  Osnabrück 2:3 Nürnberg (39:58)  Düsseldorf 1:2 Paderborn (51:38)   Kaiserslautern 3:2 Elversberg (1:02:17)  Wiesbaden 1:0 Karlsruhe (1:11:51)  Fürth 0:0 St. Pauli (1:19:48)  Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠, @AlexanderKiene

23 Aug 20231h 30min

The sequel proved to be just as enthralling with the 2. Bundesliga producing another outstanding weekend of football to cover. Matthew is joined by German football expert Louis Ostrowski to discuss all of the action from a fascinating Matchday 2. The duo discuss the fallout from Hertha BSC's stoppage time defeat to Wehen Wiesbaden, the late drama between Elversberg and Hansa Rostock as well as the entertaining Karlsruhe and Hamburg clash. We also look at Schalke's first win of the season, the VAR controversy in Nürnberg and much more! Elversberg 1:2 Rostock (1:41) Karlsruhe 2:2 Hamburg (6:41) Hertha BSC 0:1 Wiesbaden (12:26) Schalke 3:0 Kaiserslautern (19:18) Kiel 2:1 Fürth (23:53) Paderborn 1:1 Osnabrück (28:08)  St. Pauli 0:0 Düsseldorf (35:42) Nürnberg 2:2 Hannover (39:29) Magdeburg 2:1 Braunschweig (45:44) Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod, @ostrl

7 Aug 202349min

The 2023/24 2. Bundesliga season is underway and were treated to an incredible weekend of football. Matthew is joined by The Athletic's Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss all of the action from a crazy matchday 1. The duo look at the incredible season opener which saw Hamburg beat Schalke 5:3, Greuther Fürth dismantling 10-men Paderborn, Fortuna Düsseldorf beating Hertha. We also look at how the promoted three faired in their opening fixtures of the season. Hamburg 5:3 Schalke (2:13) Düsseldorf 1:0 Hertha BSC (14:10) Kaiserslautern 1:2 St. Pauli (22:10) Hannover 2:2 Elversberg (30:05) Osnabrück 2:3 Karlsruhe (36:50) Wiesbaden 1:1 Magdeburg (48:12)  Fürth 5:0 Paderborn (51:19) Rostock 2:0 Nürnberg (55:35) Braunschweig 0:1 Kiel (59:00) Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠, @SebSB

31 Juli 20231h 2min

The break is almost over and a new 2. Bundesliga is about to get under way. Matthew is back and takes you through a look at how the 2023/24 class shaping ahead of the new season, who could be in the intense promotion battle of what is expected to be a historical 2. Bundesliga campaign. And who might be looking to avoid a dread relegation to the 3. Liga. Matthew also chats with current Wehen Wiesbaden striker John Iredale as he prepares for the upcoming campaign. Hamburg : Schalke (1:32) Düsseldorf : Hertha BSC (5:34) Kaiserslautern : St. Pauli (10:58) Hannover : Elversberg (16:48) Osnabrück : Karlsruhe (22:45) Wiesbaden : Magdeburg + John Iredale interview (27:12)  Fürth : Paderborn (39:16) Rostock : Nürnberg (43:27) Braunschweig : Kiel (48:44) Find us on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod⁠⁠

25 Juli 202353min

With the 22/23 season in the books, we can finally take stock at one of the most outrageous 2. Bundesliga season to date. Eva and Matthew take a look at the bottom third of the table, from Hansa Rostock's incredible run to 13th, Braunschweig and Nürnberg's survival. The duo also discuss the three sides that will depart the 2. Bundesliga including the double relegation of Arminia Bielefeld, Jahn Regensburg and Sandhausen Rostock (3:20) Nürnberg (17:54) Braunschweig (34:09) Bielefeld (45:16) Regensburg (1:01:27) Sandhausen (1:09:23) A big thank you to Ole (@65Journal), Ludwig (@ludwigobermeier), Kevin (@kivi_97), Nele (@nele_zinn) and Louis (@regionalkapital) Find us on Twitter: @eva_bohle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MatthewKaragich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2BundesligaPod

19 Juni 20231h 27min