The top four teams in the Bundesliga remain unchanged after the latest round of matches, with all four teams winning to maintain their respective positions. Bayer Leverkusen continue to lead the way, one point ahead of Stuttgart, who are themselves one point ahead of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. RB Leipzig move up one place to fifth after beating Darmstadt, while Hoffenheim drop one place to sixth after losing to Frankfurt. FC Köln move off the bottom of the table after beating Mönchengladbach, with Mainz now occupying last place.
LEAGUE STANDINGS – BUNDESLIGA
Bayer Leverkusen [1st, 8/34 games, 22 pts]
Stuttgart [2nd, 8/34 games, 21 pts]
Bayern Munich [3rd, 8/34 games, 20 pts]
Borussia Dortmund [4th, 8/34 games, 20 pts]
RB Leipzig [5th, 8/34 games, 17 pts]
Hoffenheim [6th, 8/34 games, 15 pts]
Eintracht Frankfurt [7th, 8/34 games, 13 pts]
Freiburg [8th, 8/34 games, 13 pts]
Wolfsburg [9th, 8/34 games, 12 pts]
Augsburg [10th, 8/34 games, 8 pts]
Heidenheim [11th, 8/34 games, 7 pts]
Darmstadt [12th, 8/34 games, 7 pts]
Borussia Mönchengladbach [13th, 8/34 games, 6 pts]
Werder Bremen [14th, 8/34 games, 6 pts]
Union Berlin [15th, 8/34 games, 6 pts]
FC Köln [16th, 8/34 games, 4 pts]
Bochum [17th, 8/34 games, 4 pts]
Mainz [18th, 8/34 games, 2 pts]
Some good chances were wasted, but Dortmund didn’t fail to secure the maximum points. Julian Brandt scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute, giving Dortmund their fifth consecutive league win at home against Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen came into this fixture having lost three of their last four games, including 4-1 defeats against both newly-promoted teams, making it a result expected to go Dortmund’s way.
It was an ideal start for RB Leipzig, taking the lead in the first minute of the game. Darmstadt did their best, but RB Leipzig secured the maximum points, thanks to a brace from Lois Openda. RB Leipzig ended Darmstadt’s two-game winning streak to claim their first league win in three games, following two league draws.
Goncalo Paciencia scored in the 15th minute to put Bochum on the scoreboard first, but the game was decided in Freiburg’s favor by the end of the first half. Vincenzo Grifo scored from the penalty spot in the dying minutes of the first half, adding to Ritsu Doan’s 26th-minute equalizing goal for Freiburg, securing a 2-1 win against Bochum. The result left Bochum without a league win this season.
Frankfurt came from an early goal down to enter the halftime break with a 3-1 lead that they held onto to secure three points at Hoffenheim.
Serhou Guirassy added to his goal tally by scoring the opening goal for Stuttgart, leading them to a 3-0 away victory against Union Berlin. The impressive season Union Berlin had last year has them playing Champions League football this season, but they’ve now their last eight games, including six in the league.
Alex Grimaldo’s goal in the 62nd minute restored the lead for Leverkusen, securing a win in Wolfsburg to remain unbeaten and hold onto their position at the top of the league standings.
Bayern Munich were comfortable winners in Mainz, taking the lead in the opening 20 minutes and scoring the only goal of the second half to secure a 3-1 win.
After seven games, which included six losses, FC Koln finally secured their first win of the season, thanks to Florian Kainz’s brace in a 3-1 home victory over Monchengladbach. Nico Elvedo scored to level the game for Monchengladbach in the 63rd minute, only for Koudio Kone to receive a red card 9 minutes later, leaving Monchengladbach with a numerical disadvantage. Thirteen minutes after that, Florian Kainz scored his second goal of the game from a penalty, restoring the lead for FC Koln.
Heidenheim initially took an early lead with two goals scored just a minute apart in the 17th and 18th minutes. However, this lead was not enough to prevent them from a home defeat to Augsburg. Augsburg bounced back and secured their second league victory of the season, with goals coming from five different scorers.
MATCH RESULTS – GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
[ 1 ] Borussia Dortmund || Julian Brandt 67′
[ 0 ] Werder Bremen
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[ 1 ] Darmstadt || Tobias Kempe 32′(pen)
[ 3 ] RB Leipzig || Lois Openda 1′ 72′ Emil Forsberg 24′
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[ 2 ] Freiburg || Ritsu Doan 26′ Vincenzo 45+2′
[ 1 ] Bochum || Goncalo Paciencia 15′
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[ 1 ] Hoffenheim || Maximilian Beier 3′
[ 3 ] Eintracht Frankfurt || Omar Marmoush 11′ Ansgar Knauff 23′ Ellyes Skhiri 45+3′
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[ 0 ] Union Berlin
[ 3 ] Stuttgart || Serhou Guirassy 16′ Silas Mvumpa 81′ Deniz Undav 88′
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[ 1 ] Wolfsburg || Maxence Lacroix 41′
[ 2 ] Bayer Leverkusen || Jeremie Frimpog 13′ Alex Grimaldo 62′
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[ 1 ] Mainz || Anthony Caci 43′
[ 3 ] Bayern Munich || Kingsley Coman 11′ Harry Kane 16′ Leon Goretzka 59′
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[ 3 ] FC Köln || Florian Kainz 9′(pen) 76′(pen) Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 90′
[ 1 ] Borussia Mönchengladbach || Nico Elvedi 63′
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[ 2 ] Heidenheim || Tim Kleindienst 17′ Jan-Niklas Beste 18′
[ 5 ] Augsburg || Phillip Tietz 29′ Mads Valentin Pedersen 41′ Ermedin Demirovic 42′ Felix Uduokhai 64′ Elvis Rexhbecaj 88′(pen)
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