M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across the 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and N. Futkeu has been the form player this season, grading 70.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Karius has improved his Season rating most, up +48.6 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, L. Curda of SC Paderborn 07 is the most valuable name in this group at 77.1.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  SV Elversberg | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 62 | WLWDW | 33.7 | 48.5 |
| 3 |  Rot-Weiß Essen | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 78 | 66 | +12 | 70 | WWLLL | 15.4 | 33.5 |
| 3 |  SC Paderborn 07 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 62 | WDLLD | 36.9 | 53.6 |
| 4 |  Hannover 96 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 60 | DDDWD | 36.1 | 52.6 |
| 7 |  Hertha BSC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 | LWLLD | 35.1 | 47.5 |
| 9 |  VfL Bochum | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 44 | LWDDW | — | — |
| 10 |  1. FC Magdeburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 10 |  FC Schalke 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44.3 | 48.4 |
| 10 |  1. FC Nürnberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 10 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29.5 | 47.2 |
| 10 |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 10 |  Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 44 | LDWLL | 29 | 46.6 |
| 11 |  Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 41 | WLWLW | 26.8 | 43.5 |
| 12 |  Holstein Kiel | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 41 | LLWWW | 29.5 | 49.7 |
| 13 |  Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 39 | WLDWD | 28.6 | 46.1 |
| 15 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 37 | LWLWD | 23.6 | 45.3 |
| 16 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 69 | -19 | 37 | WLDLW | 30.5 | 44.9 |
| 17 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 37 | LWLWL | 27.9 | 47 |
| 18 |  Preußen Münster | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 61 | -23 | 30 | LDDLL | 23.7 | 42 |
