With nine matches played in the final stretch after Matchday 29, Heidenheim and Wolfsburg anchor the Bundesliga table at 18th and 17th with 19 and 21 points, their dismal goal differences of -32 and -26 underscoring direct relegation risks amid Heidenheim's 15-game winless streak and Wolfsburg's 11-match drought featuring heavy defeats like 0-3 to Stuttgart. St. Pauli holds 16th on 25 points for the playoff spot, buoyed by a recent win over Augsburg but hampered by losses to top sides including Bayern. Werder Bremen (28 points) lurks three points clear in 15th, while Cologne and Gladbach (both 30) remain vulnerable; goal difference and head-to-heads will prove decisive in the survival scrap, with rest advantages and fixture difficulty shaping trader consensus on the bottom three's fate.