The 2025-26 Bundesliga 2 season starts on 1 August with Schalke 04 vs Hertha BSC at VELTINS-Arena Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC were relegated from the Bundesliga in 2022-23 and struggled last season DSC Arminia Bielefeld hosts Fortuna Dusseldorf after reaching last season’s DFB-Pokal final
