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SV Elversberg - FC Bayern München | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:54:04 GMT

Dream start Elversberg are the ninth team in Bundesliga history to win their first two games at this level, but only three have won the first three. Two matchdays in, the newcomers have the division's best attack (seven goals, same as Augsburg) and sit ahead of Bayern in the table.

The full set Bayern have beaten all 56 other teams they have faced in the Bundesliga, but did lose their first encounter with eight of them.

New beginnings This will be the first ever meeting between these two teams in the Bundesliga, as Elversberg embark on their debut campaign in the top flight. Additionally, these two teams have never met in the DFB Cup.

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RB Leipzig - Hamburger SV | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:45:50 GMT

Third time lucky for Nkunku? Ahead of Matchday 3, Leipzig have had the most shots in the division (42) and boast the highest xG (6.2). However, Christopher Nkunku is yet to score on his return after six attempts on goal.

Second-season wobble After finishing 13th in their first Bundesliga season since 2017/18, Hamburg have now made their worst-ever start to a top-flight campaign, with zero points and a -7 goal difference.

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1. FC Heidenheim 1846 - Holstein Kiel | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:07:05 GMT

Walter 's bragging rights Kiel coach Tim Walter has not lost any of seven coaching clashes against Frank Schmidt's Heidenheim (two wins and five draws with Hamburg, Stuttgart and Kiel).

Spectacular win for Storks The only time the Storks won on nine away trips to Heidenheim was spectacular - Kiel won 5-3 in October 2017 in Bundesliga 2, with Marvin Ducksch netting a hat-trick.

Happy home record Heidenheim have won their last five home matches against Holstein Kiel, conceding only two goals in the process (with an overall goal difference of 12-2).

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Karlsruher SC - FC Energie Cottbus | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:07:23 GMT

High-scoring encounter Exactly 16 years ago to the day (13th September 2010), the two sides played out a spectacular 5-5 draw in Cottbus. Neutrals might not mind a repeat scoreline!

Cottbus meeting their match at Karlsruhe Karlsruhe have won their last four competitive home matches against Cottbus without conceding a goal. In fact, Energie's last goals at the Wildpark came back in February 2010 in a 2-0 win – the only Cottbus success on their past 12 away trips to Karlsruhe (nine home wins, two draws).

It's been over a decade at this level The last time both clubs were in Bundesliga 2 together was in 2013/14, with the most recent encounter won 1-0 by Energie at home on 15 March 2014 thanks to a goal by Boubacar Sanogo.

Energie Cottbus 0-2 Karlsruhe - previous meeting Marvin Pourié's brace secured a victory for Karlsruhe when they last faced Energie Cottbus, in the 2018/19 3. Liga season.

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VfL Osnabrück - Hertha BSC | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:07:42 GMT

Gersbeck back to old stomping ground Hertha goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck was Osnabrück's first-choice shot stopper in the 3rd tier from 2016 to 2018 (69 league appearances, 18 clean sheets).

Poor away record Of their ten Bundesliga 2 trips to Osnabrück, Hertha have lost seven and won only one - some 45 years ago in October 1981, a 3-0 win.

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FC St. Pauli - VfL Wolfsburg | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:06:49 GMT

Glatzel's previous against Pauli In his last Bundesliga 2 match against St. Pauli, current Wolfsburg forward Robert Glatzel scored to give Hamburg a 1-0 derby win in May 2024.

Back to the 1990s The two sides are meeting in Bundesliga 2 for the first time in over 30 years. In their last second division encounter in February 1995, the match in Wolfsburg ended 1-1.

Wolfsburg on a run against St. Pauli Wolfsburg have gone six competitive matches unbeaten against the Kiezkicker (two wins, four draws), whose last three points against Wolfsburg date back to January 2002.

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1. FC Köln - SV Werder Bremen | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:41:13 GMT

Favourite opponents Cologne's record of 30 wins, 110 goals scored and 22 clean sheets at home to Werder is their best against any opponent in the Bundesliga.

Road blues Bremen won just three times on the road last season, compared to nine the previous campaign. They went down 4-1 in Freiburg on the opening weekend.

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Borussia Dortmund - SC Paderborn 07 | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:18:45 GMT

Goal-rassy leading charge Guirassy has scored in both of Dortmund’s games and had a hand in three of their five goals as BVB earned six points for the first time since 2022/23.

Winless record Paderborn have never beaten Dortmund before, but do have two draws in four Bundesliga meetings.

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TSG Hoffenheim - VfB Stuttgart | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:24:52 GMT

False starts Hoffenheim have scored first in both games this season, but are pointless at this stage for the first time in 11 years.

Solid if unspectacular Stuttgart are unbeaten in five games against Hoffenheim (W1, D4), but have only one win in their last eight Bundesliga away fixtures all told.

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Sport-Club Freiburg - Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:30:15 GMT

Uncharted territory in Black Forest Freiburg have won all five competitive fixtures in 2026/27 and could now win their first three Bundesliga games of a season for the first time ever.

Foals face Freiburg hurdle Gladbach have zero points after two games for the first time since 2015/16 and haven't won in Freiburg in their last 18 visits (D6, L12).

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FC Augsburg - Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:32:06 GMT

Leaders of the pack Augsburg top the Bundesliga standings for the first time in their history after 512 matchdays at this level.

League-leader hoodoo Leverkusen haven't won away at a Bundesliga leader since October 2012 (2-1 in Munich).

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1. FSV Mainz 05 - Eintracht Frankfurt | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:37:06 GMT

Home comforts hard to find Mainz equalled their biggest Bundesliga victory last time out and are unbeaten in seven on the road, but haven't won at home in four league games (D1, L3).

Faltering Eagles Frankfurt have squandered leads in both matches so far this season and are winless in seven Bundesliga fixtures.

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VfL Bochum 1848 - SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:06:03 GMT

Fürth not afraid of going to Bochum Fürth have picked up points in eleven of their 14 away trips to Bochum in Bundesliga 2 (five wins, six draws).

Hofmann likes facing former club Philipp Hofmann played for Fürth in the first half of the 2017/18 season (nine appearances and one goal). Against his former club, he has scored in each of his last seven competitive matches, netting ten goals in total (seven in Bundesliga 2, three in the DFB Cup). Against no other team has Hofmann scored more goals in his career (he has also scored ten goals against Darmstadt).

Recent cup clash The last encounter came only three weeks ago, when in the first round of the DFB Cup, Bochum won 2-1 at Fürth despite the hosts leading 23-7 when it came to shots on goal. Philipp Hofmann and Christian Rasmussen scored for Bochum, with Maxim Dal netting a consolation goal.

Six of the best for Bochum Bochum have won their last six competitive matches against Fürth (two of them in the Bundesliga when in 2020/21 both sides were promoted as champions and runners-up, respectively). Last season, following a 3-0 home defeat against Bochum, Fürth coach Thomas Kleine was dismissed and current coach Heiko Vogel took over.

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1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:06:18 GMT

Atik all smiles against former club Baris Atik has scored three times in his last three matches against Lautern (including a brace in a 2-0 home win in April 2025). Atik played his first twelve Bundesliga 2 games in 2017/18 for the Red Devils, failing to register a goal contribution back then and also failing to claim a single win (three draws, nine defeats).

Magdeburg usually love hosting Lautern Magdeburg had won their previous five competitive home matches against Kaiserslautern, before the 1-0 loss in May.

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Eintracht Braunschweig - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:06:33 GMT

Stamm searching for more Dresden coach Thomas Stamm has only picked up one point in four matches against Braunschweig (two defeats with Dresden, one draw and one defeat with Freiburg II).

Ehlers against former club Braunschweig defender Kevin Ehlers spent seven years in Dynamo's academy, making 28 Bundesliga 2 and 65 third-tier appearances for Dynamo. He won promotion with them to Bundesliga 2 in 2021 and was relegated twice.

Braunschweig blues for Dresden Braunschweig won both fixtures against Dynamo last season (2-1 at home, 3-2 away) and are unbeaten in five matches against Dresden (three wins, two draws).

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1. FC Union Berlin - FC Schalke 04 | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:21:22 GMT

Better call Edin Also winless, Schalke are one of three teams yet to score alongside Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hamburg. Will Miron Muslić turn to Edin Džeko to get his team firing? The 40-year-old scored 66 goals in 112 Bundesliga appearances for Wolfsburg.

Shipping goals Ahead of Matchday 3, Union have the division's most porous defence with seven goals conceded.

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SV Darmstadt 98 - DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:05:17 GMT

Long wait for the Lillies In Darmstadt's last win against Bielefeld (4-3 at home in September 2017 in Bundesliga 2), Kevin Großkreutz scored twice.

Leaky Lillies In the last four encounters against Arminia, Darmstadt always scored the opening goal, taking the lead a total of five times and yet only managing to collect a total of two points.

Bielefeld's brilliant run Bielefeld have gone nine matches unbeaten against Darmstadt (seven wins, two draws).

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1. FC Nürnberg - Hannover 96 | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:05:38 GMT

Traditional clash Nuremberg and Hannover have both been German champions (Nuremberg nine times, Hannover twice) and DFB Cup winners, with each side having played over 1,000 Bundesliga matches. Since they were both relegated in 2019, they have been unsuccessfully trying to return to the top flight.

Can Zoma haunt Hannover again? When Nuremberg won 2-1 against Hannover last season, Mohamed Ali Zoma scored the winning goal - and he then netted twice in Hannover in the 3-3 draw.

Bad memories For Hannover fans, the match brings back bitter memories of the final day of last season. Hannover were leading 3-2 through a Lochoshvili own goal, but just before the final whistle, that same Lochoshvili equalised to make it 3-3, and as a result Christian Titz's side missed out on the promotion/relegation play-off by the narrowest of margins (as Paderborn leapfrogged them into third).

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Como 1907 - RB Leipzig | 2026/27 Season | Champions League

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:06:47 GMT

Como win again After beating Napoli, Como extended their unbeaten start in Italy's Serie A with a 4-1 victory over Genoa on Friday night.

Leipzig name Champions League squad Leipzig have named their 25-man A-list squad for this season's Champions League, which is as follows: Maarten Vandevoordt, Ørjan Nyland, David Raum, Max Finkgräfe, David Raum, Castello Lukeba, Maxime Estève, Willi Orbán, Lukas Klostermann, Ridle Baku, Benjamin Henrichs, Nicolas Seiwald, Neil El Aynaoui, Rocco Reitz, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Assan Ouédraogo, Christoph Baumgartner, Andrija Maksimović, Brajan Gruda, Antonio Nusa, Tidiam Gomis, Christopher Nkunku, Rômulo, Johan Bakayoko. Antonio Nusa and Assan Ouédraogo are amonst the players included in the B list, with those born after 1 January 2005 able to play without being registered in the A list.

Familiar faces There are two players with a Bundesliga connection in the Como ranks: Marc-Oliver Kempf, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg, VfB Stuttgart and Hertha Berlin, and Yan Couto, who is on loan from Borussia Dortmund.

Head-to-head Not only is this Como's first Champions League game, but they will also come up against a German team for the first time. Leipzig, meanwhile, have played Italian opposition on six occasions in the past, winning twice and drawing three.

Como's first UEFA adventure Como will compete in a UEFA competition for the first time this season following their fourth-place finish in Serie A last term. This is just their third term back in the top flight following promotion, having spent the majority of their history in the second and third tiers in Italy.

Leipzig's last European campaign: 24/25 Leipzig failed to qualify for any of last term's three continental competitions, meaning they are making a return to Europe this season. In 2024/25, they endured a torrid Champions League campaign, losing each of their opening six games and seven out of eight in total in the league phase. That saw them end up 32nd out of 36 teams.

Welcome! Follow all of the build-up and live action as RB Leipzig kick off the league phase of the UEFA Champions League with a trip to Como on Thursday (kick-off: 9pm CEST).

FC Bayern München - FK Bodö/Glimt | 2026/27 Season | Champions League

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:21:11 GMT

Strong domestic form Jens Petter Hauge scored the winning goal in Bodø/Glimt's 2-1 victory over Fredrikstad to extend his team's unbeaten run to 12 games and consolidate their position at the top of Norway's Eliteserien.

Bayern name Champions League squad Bayern have named their 25-man A-list squad for this season's League Phase, which is as follows: Manuel Neuer, Jonas Urbig, Sven Ulreich, Dayot Upamecano, Minjae Kim, Jonathan Tah, Nathaniel Brown, Hiroki Ito, Sacha Boey, Josip Stanišić, Alphonso, Davies, Konrad Laimer, Joshua Kimmich, Tom Bischof, Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise, Ismael Saibari, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Aleksandar Pavlović, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane, Luis Díaz, Bastian Assomo, Maycon Cardozo. Given he was born after 1 January 2005, Lennart Karl does not need to be registered in the A list to play, and is instead included in the B list.

Familiar face Bayern will come up against Jens Petter Hauge, who spent three years on Eintracht Frankfurt's books between 2022 and 2025.

Head-to-head Bayern will face Bodø/Glimt for the first time in their history here but have come up against Norwegian opposition on eight occasions and are yet to lose, winning six games and drawing two. Bodø, meanwhile, have played German teams three times and are still waiting for their first victory.

Bodø/Glimt in Europe: 2025/26 The past campaign was Bodø/Glimt's best in their European history. After just sneaking into the top 24 of the league phase, defeating Manchester City along the way, they beat Inter Milan home and away in the play-off round to reach the least 16. There, they got the better of Sporting Lisbon 3-0 in the first leg, only for the Portuguese side to prevail 5-0 in the second leg after extra-time.

Bayern in Europe: 2025/26 Bayern were not far away from standing on the top step of the European podium last season. After finishing second to Arsenal in the group stage, they got the better of Atalanta and Real Madrid before losing to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain 6-5 on aggregate in the last four. The first leg in that encounter, a 5-4 win for PSG at the Parc des Princes, was one of the most memorable games in recent history.

Welcome! Follow all of the build-up and live action as Bayern Munich kick off the league phase of the UEFA Champions League with a home clash against Bodø/Glimt on Thursday (kick-off: 9pm CEST).