MATCH RESULTS – GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Mainz [ 2-3 ] Schalke
Bayer Leverkusen [ 1-2 ] FC Köln
Augsburg [ 1-0 ] Union Berlin
Hoffenheim [ 3-1 ] Eintracht Frankfurt
Hertha Berlin [ 2-1 ] Stuttgart
Freiburg [ 0-1 ] RB Leipzig
Borussia Mönchengladbach [ 2-0 ] Bochum
Werder Bremen [ 1-2 ] Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund [ 6-0 ] Wolfsburg
There are only three more rounds remaining in the Bundesliga season, and Bayern Munich currently holds a one-point lead in the title race. Dortmund remains in close pursuit in second place, while RB Leipzig climbed two positions to secure third place with their victory in Freiburg.
Union Berlin dropped one position to fourth after their defeat in Augsburg, causing Freiburg to fall out of the top four to fifth place.
Currently, the battle for Champions League qualification is primarily between RB Leipzig, Union Berlin, and Freiburg, with just one point separating the three teams.
At the bottom of the table, there is also a tightly contested race to avoid relegation.
Schalke’s late victory against Mainz in the opening game of the round propelled them two positions up to 15th, pushing Stuttgart and Bochum down one spot each.
Hertha Berlin made a late push by securing a win against Stuttgart.
Werder Bremen and Augsburg are getting closer to securing safety, while Hoffenheim finds themselves in a similar situation as Schalke.
LEAGUE STANDINGS – GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
1 | Bayern Munich ( 31 ) – 65 points
2 | Borussia Dortmund ( 31 ) – 64 points
3 | RB Leipzig ( 31 ) – 57 points
4 | Union Berlin ( 31 ) – 56 points
5 | Freiburg ( 31 ) – 56 points
6 | Bayer Leverkusen ( 31 ) – 48 points
7 | Wolfsburg ( 31 ) – 46 points
8 | Mainz ( 31 ) – 45 points
9 | Eintracht Frankfurt ( 31 ) – 43 points
10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach ( 31 ) – 39 points
11 | FC Köln ( 31 ) – 38 points
12 | Werder Bremen ( 31 ) – 35 points
13 | Augsburg ( 31 ) – 34 points
14 | Hoffenheim ( 31 ) – 32 points
15 | Schalke ( 31 ) – 30 points
16 | Stuttgart ( 31 ) – 28 points
17 | Bochum ( 31 ) – 28 points
18 | Hertha Berlin ( 31 ) – 25 points
[ 2 ] Mainz || Leandro Berreiro 53' Aaron Caricol 70'
[ 3 ] Schalke || Marius Bulter 26' 90+12' Tom Krauss 60'
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[ 1 ] Bayer Leverkusen || Amine Adli 28'
[ 2 ] FC Köln || Davie Selke 14' 36'
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[ 1 ] Augsburg || Dion Beljo 53'
[ 0 ] Union Berlin
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[ 3 ] Hoffenheim || Christoph Baumgartner 8' Andrej Kramaric 41' Ihlas Bebou 45+3'
[ 1 ] Eintracht Frankfurt || Mario Gotze 54'
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[ 2 ] Hertha Berlin || Marc-Oliver Kempf 29' Floiran Niederlechner 45+2'
[ 1 ] Stuttgart || Sehrou Guirassy 38'
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[ 0 ] Freiburg
[ 1 ] RB Leipzig || Kevin Kampl 73'
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[ 2 ] Borussia Mönchengladbach || Jonas Hofmann 35' Lars Stindl 90+1'
[ 0 ] Bochum
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[ 1 ] Werder Bremen || Niklas Schmidt 87'
[ 2 ] Bayern Munich || Serge Gnabry 62' Leroy Sane 72'
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[ 6 ] Borussia Dortmund || Karim Adeyemi 14' 59' Sebastien Haller 28' Donyell Malen 37' Jude Bellingham 54' 86'
[ 0 ] Wolfsburg
Marius Bulter converted from the penalty spot in the 12th minute of added time to secure three points for Schalke after surrendering a one-goal lead on two occasions against Mainz. This marks back-to-back wins for Schalke and back-to-back defeats for Mainz.
Davie Selke’s goals handed Leverkusen their first defeat in 10 league games, allowing FC Koln to swiftly recover from a home defeat against Freiburg with a 2-1 away victory in Leverkusen.
Augsburg secured their first win in eight attempts, denying Union Berlin crucial points in their pursuit of Champions League qualification. Dion Beljo scored the only goal in the 53rd minute.
Hoffenheim secured a 3-1 victory against Frankfurt with three goals in the first half, ending their three-game winless streak. Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt, following their advancement to the DFB-Pokal final, suffered a league defeat. Frankfurt is now winless in 10 league games, with five defeats.
After enduring four consecutive defeats and eight winless games, bottom-placed Hertha Berlin clinched three points with a 2-1 victory over Stuttgart.
Kevin Kampl scored the lone goal for RB Leipzig, allowing them to secure a victory over Freiburg and leapfrog them into the top 4.
Three goals were scored after the hour mark in the match between Bayern Munich and Bremen. Bayern Munich netted two goals within a 10-minute interval to secure the three points, although Niklas Schmidt scored a stunning goal for Bremen just five minutes after coming on (in the 87th minute) to reduce the deficit. Bayern Munich ultimately won the match 2-1.
Dortmund emerged victorious over Wolfsburg with a commanding 6-0 win, courtesy of braces from Karim Adeyemi and Jude Bellingham.
