| Teams | Last 5 | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC St. Pauli | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 22 | |
| 2 |  SSV Jahn Regensburg | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 19 | |
| 3 |  FC Schalke 04 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 19 | |
| 4 |  SC Paderborn | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 18 | |
| 5 |  1. FC Nürnberg | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
| 6 |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 16 | |
| 7 |  Karlsruher SC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 16 | |
| 8 |  Hamburger SV | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 15 | |
| 9 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 | |
| 10 |  Werder Bremen | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 14 | |
| 11 |  Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
| 12 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 12 | |
| 13 |  Hansa Rostock | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 | |
| 14 |  Hannover 96 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 11 | |
| 15 |  Holstein Kiel | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 9 | |
| 16 |  SV Sandhausen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 8 | |
| 17 |  FC Ingolstadt 04 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 5 | |
| 18 |  FC Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 4 |