As the race to reach the 2018/19 German top-flight heats up, bundesliga.com takes a look at the runners and riders who currently find themselves at the head of the pack in an exciting and closely-contested promotion push in Bundesliga 2.
1st: Fortuna Düsseldorf
Form
After winning nine of their first 11 games of the season, Friedhelm Funkel’s side went on a six-game winless streak that included home defeats to Dynamo Dresden (3-1) and promotion rivals Nuremberg (2-0). A subsequent run of four straight victories came to an end at Union Berlin on Matchday 22, before Funkel’s charges slipped to their sixth defeat of the season at Jahn Regensburg on Matchday 24. They have since returned to winning ways, however, beating both St. Pauli and Duisburg 2-1 in their last two league outings.
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