ROUND RESULTS
Dortmund [ 2-1 ] RB Leipzig
Mainz [ 1-0 ] Hoffenheim
Bochum [ 0-2 ] Schalke
Monchengladbach [ 0-0 ] Freiburg
Augsburg [ 2-1 ] Werder Bremen
Union Berlin [ 0-0 ] FC Koln
Stuttgart [ 1-2 ] Bayern Munich
Leverkusen [ 4-1 ] Hertha Berlin
Wolfsburg [ 2-2 ] Frankfurt
It’s turning into a 2-horse race in the German Bundesliga, as Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund found the victories to remain tied in points, while Union Berlin and RB Leipzig dropped points.
The top six positions in the league remain as they were at the end of the previous round. Bayern Munich remains top of the table with Borussia Dortmund tagging along in second.
Union Berlin holds on to 3rd after dropping points in a goalless draw with FC Koln, while RB Leipzig keeps fourth place after a defeat at Dortmund.
Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt could only manage a point from their respective matches.
Schalke remains in relegation but moved up a position in the ranking with a win over Bochum. The result sent Bochum to the bottom of the pile.
Schalke’s victory has created a 4-way tie at the bottom of the league table with Bochum, Hoffenheim, and Stuttgart.
There are a maximum of 33 points left for each club to grab and make the best of their season.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
1 | Bayern Munich ( 23 ) – 49 points
2 | Borussia Dortmund ( 23 ) – 49 points
3 | Union Berlin ( 23 ) – 44 points
4 | RB Leipzig ( 23 ) – 42 points
5 | Freiburg ( 23 ) – 42 points
6 | Eintracht Frankfurt ( 23 ) – 39 points
7 | Mainz ( 23 ) – 35 points
8 | Wolfsburg ( 23 ) – 34 points
9 | Bayer Leverkusen ( 23 ) – 31 points
10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach ( 23 ) – 30 points
11 | Werder Bremen ( 23 ) – 30 points
12 | FC Köln ( 23 ) – 27 points
13 | Augsburg ( 23 ) – 27 points
14 | Hertha Berlin ( 23 ) – 20 points
15 | Stuttgart ( 23 ) – 19 points
16 | Hoffenheim ( 23 ) – 19 points
17 | Schalke ( 23 ) – 19 points
18 | Bochum ( 23 ) – 19 points
Mar 3.
Dortmund [ 2-1 ] RB Leipzig
Dortmund – Marco Reus 21′(pen) Emre Can 39′
RB Leipzig – Emil Forsberg 74′
Mar 4.
Mainz [ 1-0 ] Hoffenhim
Mainz – Leandro Parreiro 23′
Bochum [ 0-2 ] Schalke
Schalke – Manuel Reimann 45′(og) Marius Bulter 79′
Augsburg [ 2-1 ] Werder Bremen
Augsburg – Dion Beljo 6′ Arne Maier 46′
Werder Bremen – Jens Stage 16′
Stuttgart [ 1-2 ] Bayern Munich
Stuttgart – Juan Perea 88′
Bayern Munich – Matthijs de Ligt 39′ Eric Maxim Choup-Moting 62′
Mar 5.
Leverkusen [ 4-1 ] Hertha Berlin
Leverkusen – Sardar Azmoun 12′ Jeremie Frimpog 21′ Moussa Diaby 60′ Amine Adli 73′
Hertha Berlin – Dodi Lukebakio 67′(pen)
Wolfsburg [ 2-2 ] Frankfurt
Wolfsburg – Omar Marmouch 10′ Yannick Gerhardt 43′
Frankfurt – Randal Kolo Muani 22′ Evan N’Dicka 26′
Two goals in the first half were enough for Dortmund to pick up another win.
Dortmund has won 10/10 matches played this year. This includes 8 league games.
Leandro Barreiro scored the only goal of the game in the 33rd minute for Mainz a win to extend their winning streak to 4 games with a 1-0 win over Hoffenheim.
It wasn’t a shock of a result as Hoffenheim has been without a win in their last 14 matches:12 defeats (11 league defeats).
Hoffenheim’s most recent victory was a DFB-Pokal win against Schalke, and their last league victory was also against Schalke (4 days before the DFB-Pokal win).
Consecutive wins for Schalke side that has now gone 6 games unbeaten since getting thrashed 6-1 by RB Leipzig. Schalke is looking like a team that is looking to escape relegation.
An early goal in the first half (6th minute) and another in the first minute of the second half led Augsburg to a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen.
Union Berlin followed a defeat at Munich with a goalless draw at home against FC Koln. The point ended FC Koln’s run of defeat at two games while dragging Union Berlin further away from the title race they got themselves in at the start of the season.
Despite being ‘overachievers, missing out on the ‘top 4’ at this stage will be a disappointment for Union Berlin.
Bayern Munich stayed top of the league with a 2-1 win at Stuttgart.
Matthijs de Ligt unexpected strike had given Bayern Munich a first-half lead. Choupo-Moting had doubled the lead a few minutes after the hour mark.
Dodi Lukebakio pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 67th minute but Amine Adli restored Leverkusen’s 3-goal lead in the 73rd minute to send Hertha Berlin away on a 4-1 defeat.
Wolfsburg and Frankfurt took a point each after evenly sharing four goals in the first half. For Wolfsburg, it was a point after ending a winning drought in the previous round at Cologne. For Frankfurt, it is a point after a defeat at Leipzig.
