Calculate the aggregate normally
Start by adding each club’s goals across both legs. The league’s official play-off explanation says the away-goals rule ceased to apply from the 2021/22 season. An away goal still counts as a goal in that total, but it does not become a separate tiebreaking advantage merely because it was scored at the opponent’s ground.
A clear hypothetical example
Suppose the first match ends 2–1 and the second reverses to 1–2 from the same club’s perspective. Each club has scored three goals overall. The fact that one broadcast graphic highlights away goals should not be mistaken for a rule that makes one of those equal totals superior. Use the current competition procedure rather than a remembered result from an earlier era.
Leave time for the possible continuation
If the aggregate is level at the end of the two legs, the published procedure provides two fifteen-minute periods of extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required. A return-leg viewing session may consequently continue beyond the ordinary match. This is a format consequence, not a prediction that a particular fixture will be level.
Check the season of an archive clip
Historical play-offs can have been decided under older rules, including away goals. A result caption from that period is not evidence that today’s process is different from the league’s current explanation. Keep the year attached when comparing clips, articles and score graphics, and use the latest official rules for the tie being watched.
Questions, answered
Do away goals count double in the current Bundesliga play-off?
No. The league says the away-goals rule is no longer used; goals are added normally for the aggregate.
What happens when the aggregate remains level after two legs?
The published procedure provides extra time and then a penalty shoot-out if necessary.