THE RELEGATION BATTLES IN EUROPE’S TOP 7 LEAGUES:
Before the rules of classification can be used to determine ranking, there is a point limit that clubs in relegation battles must hit. Ideally, clubs should aim for at least a few points above the minimum.
Five of the seven top leagues in Europe have already had a team confirm their relegation. Sheffield United in the Premier League, Darmstadt in the German Bundesliga, Almería in the Spanish La Liga, Salernitana in the Italian Serie A, and Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie.
🏴 At least two of the three promoted clubs are going down after one year up. It could possibly be all three going down. As things stand, at least 34 points are needed to avoid relegation.
🇩🇪 As things stand in the German Bundesliga, 37 points is the minimum to escape relegation playoffs, and 32 points is the minimum to avoid direct relegation. Darmstadt has already been eliminated.
🇪🇸 Almería is already relegated, leaving a minimum of 39 points needed to avoid relegation from La Liga as things stand. Granada will likely be the next in line to join Almería, while Cádiz will try to remain hopeful even though their chances are bleak.
🇫🇷 There is a maximum of 9 points left for each of the French Ligue 1 clubs looking to avoid relegation. At least 35 points are needed for safety as things stand in Ligue 1, and at least 38 points will be needed to avoid the relegation playoff round.
🇮🇹 Salernitana bowed out of the relegation battle in the Italian Serie A, leaving two more slots to be filled before the end of the season. At least 41 points are needed for safety as things stand in the Serie A relegation avoidance race.
🇳🇱 At least 28 points are needed for safety as things stand in the Dutch Eredivisie, with at least 34 points needed to skip the relegation playoff round. RKC Waalwijk and Excelsior are aiming to avoid playing in the relegation playoff round, while Volendam will need a miracle to avoid dropping down a division.
🇵🇹 Vizela and Chaves are on the brink of relegation this weekend. At least 37 points are needed to avoid the relegation playoff spot in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, while a minimum of 32 points is needed to avoid relegation.
🏴 PREMIER LEAGUE 🔴 RELEGATION AVOIDANCE RACE
Nottingham Forest (35) – 26 points
Luton Town (35) – 25 points
Burnley (35) – 24 points
Sheffield United (35) – 16 points
May 3.:
LUTON TOWN vs. Everton
May 4.:
BURNLEY vs. Newcastle United
Sheffield United vs. NOTTINGHAM FOREST
🇩🇪 BUNDESLIGA 🔴 RELEGATION AVOIDANCE RACE
Wolfsburg (31) – 34 points
Borussia Mönchengladbach (31) – 32 points
Union Berlin (31) – 30 points
Bochum (31) – 30 points
Mainz (31) – 28 points
FC Köln (31) – 23 points
Darmstadt (31) – 17 points
May 4.:
Werder Bremen vs. BORUSSIA MÖNCHENGLADBACH
WOLFSBURG vs. Darmstadt
FC KÖLN vs. Freiburg
May 5.:
Union Berlin vs. BOCHUM
Heidenheim vs. MAINZ
🇪🇸 LA LIGA 🔴 RELEGATION AVOIDANCE RACE
Mallorca (33) – 32 points
Celta Vigo (33) – 31 points
Cádiz (33) – 26 points
Granada (33) – 21 points
Almería (33) – 14 points
May 4.:
Real Madrid vs. CÁDIZ
MALLORCA vs. Atlético Madrid
May 5.:
CELTA VIGO vs. Villarreal
Sevilla vs. GRANADA
🇫🇷 LIGUE 1 🔴 RELEGATION AVOIDANCE RACE
Nantes (31) – 32 points
Le Havre (31) – 29 points
Metz (31) – 29 points
Lorient (31) – 26 points
Clermont (31) – 25 points
May 3.:
Lens vs. LORIENT
May 4.:
LE HAVRE vs. Strasbourg
Monaco vs. CLERMONT
METZ vs. Rennes
Brest vs. NANTES
🇮🇹 SERIE A 🔴 RELEGATION AVOIDANCE RACE
Lecce (34) – 36 points
Cagliari (34) – 32 points
Hellas Verona (34) – 31 points
Frosinone (34) – 31 points
Empoli (34) – 31 points
Udinese (34) – 29 points
Sassuolo (34) – 26 points
Salernitana (34) – 15 points
May 4.:
SASSUOLO vs. Inter Milan
May 5.:
CAGLIARI vs. LECCE
EMPOLI vs. FROSINONE
HELLAS VERONA vs. Fiorentina
May 6.:
UDINESE vs. Napoli
🇳🇱 EREDIVISIE 🔴 RELEGATION AVOIDANCE RACE
Excelsior (31) – 26 points
RKC Waalwijk (31) – 25 points
Volendam (31) – 19 points
Vitesse (31) – 2 points
May 5.:
Heracles Almelo vs. RKC WAALWIJK
VOLENDAM vs. Ajax
May 6.:
EXCELSIOR vs. NEC Nijmegen
🇵🇹 PRIMEIRA LIGA 🔴 RELEGATION AVOIDANCE RACE
Boavista (31) – 30 points
Estrela da Amadora (31) – 29 points
Portimonense (31) – 28 points
Chaves (31) – 23 points
Vizela (31) – 22 points
May 3.:
Moreirense vs. VIZELA
May 4.:
Sporting CP vs. PORTIMONENSE
CHAVES vs. Porto
BOAVISTA vs. Gil Vicente
May 5.:
Arouca vs. ESTRELA DA AMADORA
