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Cercle Bruges is assured of remaining in the first division with a lead of no less than 16 points over the bottom team, in this case its opponent for the evening. The place of Cercle Bruges was not in this relegation group, but in the race for Europe, however, too many missteps during the last days of the regular season were made, as evidenced by the 4 defeats during the last 10 days of the regular season, at home against Antwerp 0-4, Club Bruges 1-2 and against RAAL La Louvière 1-3 as well as a defeat away, on the lawn of the current 3rd, Sint-Truiden 2-1. At the heart of this final phase of the "relegation" group, Cercle Bruges won 2 of its 3 matches played, against RAAL La Louvière at home 3-0 and in style against this same Dender team last weekend 1-4. There was a draw on the Zulte-Wargem pitch 2-2. Red lantern of the elite and more in danger than ever following his slap received last weekend at home against the same opposition from Cercle Bruges 4-1, Dender knows perfectly well that he would need a miracle to stay in the 1st division.

Already, Dender has 9 points behind to make up for La Louvière, and therefore, it must win its last three matches to hope to come back up to par, especially since there will be a decisive clash on May 3. In case of defeat this evening, it's over for the adventure in D1 and it will head to the lower division for a team not really in its place nor at the level of the Pro League. They even lost 6 of their last 8 regular season matches against La Gantoise 1-3, Union Saint-Gilloise 2-0, Saint-Trond 1-4, Louvain 3-2, Zulte-Waregem 1-0 and Genk 1-2. 

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A little behind compared to an amazing team from Le Mans, the Red Star is still part of the immense satisfaction of this Ligue 2 championship this season. And just 3 short days before the outcome of this exercise, the Ile-de-France club still occupies 5th place in the ranking which could allow it to compete in the play-offs next month. Always in rather good shape recently, Grégory Poirier's men were able to maintain their dream of promotion by winning 3 victories in 4 matches against Dunkirk 1-0, Clermont 0-1, Laval 0-0 and against Bastia 4-3. But last weekend, the Odonniens still carried out a bad operation by losing to Reims 3-2 during a confrontation against a direct competitor for maintenance. It is high time for the season to end on the Guingamp side. Long behind in the race for the play-offs and assured of being able to maintain their position, the En Avant is completely freewheeling this 2025-2026 exercise at the end of which it will undoubtedly be quite complicated to find reasons for satisfaction.

As proof, the Bretons have only had one success since January 30, i.e. 13 days. Sylvain Ripoll's men have also been beaten 3 times during their last 4 contested outings against Reims 0-2, Annecy 0-1, Grenoble 1-1 and finally against Pau 2-1 last weekend.

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Despite some poor performances which could have cost it dearly in this second part of the season, Stade de Reims can still aim to return to the elite, just one year after its relegation. However, it will undoubtedly be necessary to go through the play-offs to achieve this objective. The residents of Auguste-Delaune occupy 4th place in the ranking and they are too far behind by 6 points on 2nd place, synonymous with direct accession to Ligue 1. Capable of winning at Guingamp 0-2, the Champenois then floundered during their clashes against Boulogne 0-0 and Laval 2-2. But last weekend, Karel Geraerts' men were able to force the decision in a shock against Red Star, a direct competitor for the play-offs 3-2.

Nancy, for her part, still has to take more points to ensure its maintenance in Ligue 2, which was the major objective of this team this season. 15th at the start of this 32nd day, ASNL has a lead of only 2 points over the play-off, Laval, despite the bad series in which it is entangled. Indeed, Pablo Correa's men have not won any of their last 9 meetings and they are therefore struggling to advance in the standings. Hooked by Boulogne 0-0, Saint-Etienne 1-1 and Clermont 2-2, the Lorraines ended up losing last weekend at home against FC Annecy 1-5. 

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Promoted to the elite last summer, Hamburg are on track to maintain their place at the highest level of German football. The promoted players are in a very suitable 13th place in the standings with a still fairly comfortable lead of 6 points over the play-off, Sankt Pauli, before the last 4 days. Be careful, however, for HSV who haven't won for 5 days and who even have 3 losses in 4 matches. Dominated by Borussia Dortmund 3-2, Merlin Polzin's men were then able to take a point against Augsburg 1-1 before losing again against Stuttgart 4-0 and against Werder Bremen 3-1 last weekend. Long present in the top 4 of the ranking, Hoffenheim experienced a big downturn for several weeks to the point of being relegated to 5th place in the ranking.

However, TSG has not completely abandoned its hopes of qualifying for the Champions League and is only 2 points behind 4th place occupied by Stuttgart. Since his last setback against Mainz 1-2, Hoffe had to be content with sharing the points with Augsburg 2-2. Finally, last weekend, Christian Ilzer's men returned to success by winning at home against Borussia Dortmund 2-1. 

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Beaten three times in 4 matches, Marseille 6th suffered a very bad operation in the race for the podium, especially since the Marseille club suffered the law of two direct competitors, namely Lille 1-2 last month and Monaco 2-1 after returning from the March break. If they revived against the red lantern Metz 3-1, Habib Beye's players did not confirm last weekend in Lorient. Worse, they left Moustoir empty-handed 2-0 and were 2 points behind the top three before the matches of the 31st day. At the gates of the relegation zone, Nice 15th is ahead of the barrage by 4 points after being scuttled against Le Havre 1-1 and having limited the damage to Lille 0-0.

The penultimate defense in Ligue 1 fell to PSG 0-4 and Strasbourg 3-1 in previous meetings and slipped down the rankings over the months, forcing its leaders to replace Franck Haise with Claude Puel as coach. The Aiglons remain stuck with 2 victories gleaned in the Championship at the start of the year, out of 14 matches played. 

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