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Clear-cut The substitute prevents a quick free kick from being taken. That earns him a yellow card.

At the last moment Adewumi dribbles past several Wolfsburg players before trying to find Brekalo with a cross. However, a Wolfsburg defender gets back to make a vital clearance.

The lad is enjoying himself The ball goes via Souza and Hornby back to Shiogai. This time, though, his shot is several yards off target.

Double substitution Strobl is substituted, but Souza stays on. He seems to have run off the pain. Instead, two new attacking players are on the pitch.

Another injury Now Thorsteinsson needs treatment too. He is already off the pitch, though. The medical staff are very busy.

Tactical Sessa can't quite keep up and drags Bernhardsson to the ground. He then goes to ground with a cramp.

Back on the pitch Souza has limped back onto the pitch and is carrying on. He is not moving freely, though.

Play resumes After a five-minute stoppage, the ball is rolling again. Currently, there are only nine Wolfsburg players on the pitch.

Probably not Souza limps off the pitch. He is about to be substituted.

That doesn't look good Souza stays down after a challenge. Will he be able to continue?

Not far off And once again it's Shiogai. This time, the Japanese player cuts inside and shoots. That was really close.

First substitution Leitl brings on Nilsson for Grønning, who, although he did not have a shot on goal, did force the red card and set up a goal.

Cleared Damar plays the free kick short to Reese so that the former Berlin player has a better angle to cross. However, he only finds a Berlin head.

Shiogai again The substitute wins a free kick wide on the edge of the penalty area.

From distance Pedersen tries his luck again. This time, though, he is a long way from goal and misses the target.

Back on the front foot That goal seems to have been only a minor lapse in concentration. Berlin are pushing again. After a short corner, Seguin is played through and slides the ball past the far post.

Streak broken That was the first goal Hertha have conceded in 406 competitive minutes

Brought down Adewumi gets past Mæhle and runs towards the last line of defence. Souza comes rushing in and takes down the goalscorer. That's a yellow card.

⚽ 47' Kento Shiogai (2-1)

Is there anything left in this? Wolfsburg are 2-0 down, a man short, and are up against a Hertha side brimming with confidence, who are also looking extremely solid and have not conceded a goal in 405 competitive minutes.

We're back underway Wolfsburg have made another substitution. Shiogai comes on for Arnold.

VfL Trail at Half-Time for the first time Wolfsburg go into the half-time break trailing for the first time this season - Hertha are now the only team that haven't been behind after 45 minutes this season.

⚽ 45+2' Deyovaisio Zeefuik (2-0)

Three minutes of stoppage time It's almost half-time, and Wolfsburg will then be able to regroup.

⚽ 44' Oluwaseun Victor Adewumi (1-0)

Big chance Brekalo plays a cross into the box to Grønning, who heads it across to Sessa. The midfielder lets the ball run through, and Pedersen fires a shot against the post.

Brekalo has a go Arnold plays a misplaced pass that allows Brekalo to get forward and shoot.

From a set piece Berlin take a corner short to Pedersen. The full-back wastes no time and forces Wellenreuther into a good save.

Where is the gap? Berlin are shifting the ball around in the opposition half, but they cannot find a solution against Wolfsburg's deep block.

Pinned in Wolfsburg are now sitting deeper. The visitors have not had a shot on goal since the second minute.

Overlapping run Pedersen comes down the left, receives the pass from Brekalo and crosses. Wolfsburg stand firm, though.

Logical Wolfsburg are missing a second centre-back, which is why Angély comes on. Glatzel has to make way.

With power Brekalo hits the free-kick with power, but the wall deflects the ball behind for a corner. From the corner, Sessa gets a shot away from the edge of the box. The ball sails well over the bar.

Penalty for Berlin? Grønning is played through and is then one-on-one with Gersbeck. Cleiton comes in from behind and brings the Berlin player down. A penalty is awarded, but was the foul really inside the box?

Down the flanks Berlin have had slightly more possession and are looking to find their way to goal through their wingers.

Beaten to it Now Wolfsburg are counter-attacking again. Glatzel tries to set up Bernhardsson in the box, but Pedersen is able to clear for a corner, which comes to nothing.

Cleared Hertha come down the left. In the middle, however, Cleiton stays alert and manages to clear the cross out of the danger zone.

Inches away Brekalo lays it off to the onrushing Pedersen. He hammers in a powerful shot that clips the side netting on its way through.

Hertha get a turn too Now the hosts are finally in the ascendancy. Adewumi does well to get past his man. However, his low cross is cleared.

Love-hate relationship Reese's thunderbolt was Wolfsburg's 9th hit of the woodwork - no other team has struck the frame of the goal so often.

First effort on goal Reese receives the ball out wide in midfield, cuts inside and shoots from a long way out. Wellenreuther has no problems. The former Berlin player is being booed from the start.

Here we go VfL get the big match underway.

Danish Dynamite Both teams start with a Danish left-back (Pedersen and Maehle), and Hertha's striker Grönning makes it a 3rd Dane. The Icelander Thorsteinsson and the Swede Bernhardsson complete the Nordic element.

Plenty of Experience Hertha's starting XI has an average age of 28.0 years, while VfL's is 28.2 years. Together, the 22 starters have well over 1,000 Bundesliga appearances between them, and of the eleven Wolfsburg players, Cleiton alone has not yet played in the German top flight.

Hertha can pull even further clear Even with a defeat, the Berliners would have a comfortable six-point lead over the third-placed relegation play-off spot. With a win, however, Hertha would go into the international break with a whopping ten-point gap to the team in third place, and would even be twelve points ahead of Wolfsburg!

The competition has set the pace Nürnberg have won, Kaiserslautern have won - Wolfsburg now need a victory to overtake Kaiserslautern again and go into the international break in third place.

Battle of the top scorers Reese (five goals, six assists) and Brekalo (five goals, five assists) have the most Bundesliga 2 goal contributions this season. Reese moved to VfL in the summer after three years at Hertha, and in 82 second-division appearances for the Berliners, he registered 55 goal contributions. Brekalo, once at VfL (22 goals in 129 competitive matches for the Lower Saxony side), succeeded Reese as captain and left winger.

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Ambitious Deman tries his luck with a curling effort from distance, but it's collected with ease by Seimen.

Into added time The fourth official has signalled three additional minutes, and Bremen have a corner after Regeer sees his cross blocked. Stuttgart, though, are able to clear!

Stuttgart sit deep The hosts are defending their own 18-yard line as Bremen look for the equaliser.

Attacking change Before Chuki can take his corner after Dinkçi's cross was blocked by Hendriks, Itten replaces Dinkçi.

Fresh legs required Hoeneß turns to his bench again, bringing on Demirović and Karazor for Führich and debutant Spalt.

Dangerous cross Dinkçi whips in a dangerous cross from the right, but it just evades Füllkrug and Stuttgart's Jeltsch is able to clear.

A good omen Bremen have scored 17 goals this season, 14 of which have arrived in the second half.

Hungry Bremen Bremen are winning the ball back six seconds quicker than their opponents. They're playing with such an energy here as Stuttgart begin to tire after their European trip to Türkiye.

Bremen probing Stuttgart are dropping deeper, but they're standing firm. Looking to work an opening, the visitors are playing the ball from right to left, but that clear-cut opportunity still evades Werder.

More changes Thioune turns to his bench for the first time this evening as Bremen look for a way back into this game. Njinmah and Chuki replace Grüll and Lynen.

Double change Nartey and Tomás enter the fray for Stuttgart, replacing El Khannouss and Leweling.

Bremen turn on the heat! Pressure is mounting on Stuttgart, but their defence stands firm and when it's bypassed, Seimen is there. First, Regeer sees his effort blocked, and then VfB's custodian denies Füllkrug's attempt in the follow-up.

Straight from the training ground! El Khannouss plays a corner to Undav at the near post, who lays the ball off for Mittelstädt. Striking the ball with such power and precision, he forces a save from Hein - what a goal that would have been!

Defensive change Hoeneß makes the game's first change, with Jeltsch replacing Jaquez in defence.

Wide of the mark Bremen have started the second period with renewed intensity. This time it's Grüll who tries his luck, but his left-footed effort is pulled just wide of Seimen's post.

Another Bremen caution This time it's Grüll, who goes into the referee's notebook for the second time this season, after pulling Leweling's jersey to halt a Stuttgart counter-attack.

Huge chance! Two chances arrive in quick succession! First, Grüll picks out Dinkçi, who forces Seimen into making the save. Then, Stuttgart's custodian is called into action again seconds later to deny Regeer, who only had the German to beat from a central position.

Temporarily playing with ten Undav competed for a high ball but collided with Hein. Because he received treatment, Stuttgart are currently down to ten.

We're back under way Stuttgart get the ball rolling for the second half...

Added time The fourth official has signalled two additional minutes.

Another booking Deman arrives late on Leweling, earning him a caution.

Lonely up top Deman's cross from deep is glanced on by Füllkrug, but there's no teammate in the German's vicinity as half time approaches.

Cross claimed Stuttgart are getting a lot of joy down Bremen's right. This time, though, Mittelstädt's cross is deflected and claimed by Hein.

Cautioned Hein goes long to Füllkrug, who leads with his elbow on Chabot. The referee brandishes the game's first yellow card.

Halted in his tracks Seimen's long ball is collected by Undav, who holds off his marker before finding Führich, who drives forward before hitting a Pieper roadblock.

Over! It's an almost carbon copy of the first. Leweling, from the right, plays a low ball towards the edge of the box where it's met by Führich. He strikes it first time, but it goes over Hein's crossbar.

Almost a second! Führich sends his marker one way before playing the ball to Mittelstädt, who delivers a wicked first-time cross into the danger area. It's met by the head of El Khannouss, but it's straight at Hein.

Warning signs Stuttgart took an early fifth-minute lead against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Matchday 5 and ended up losing 3-2. They'll need their heads switched on here against a Bremen side that are unbeaten in seven Bundesliga games.

Grüll strikes it... ...but it's saved by Seimen. That would have had to be some strike to beat the Stuttgart custodian from that far out.

⚽ 7' Maximilian Mittelstädt (1-0)

Ambitious El Khannouss drives forward and with no Bremen player closing him down, opts to take the shot from range, but it sails over Hein's crossbar.

Stuttgart probe The hosts look to work an opening in the central areas, playing some lovely intricate football, before playing it from the right to the left, where Mittelstädt sends in a low cross, but Bremen are able to clear.

High press In-form Füllkrug is hungry for a strong start here, but he's a little too eager, and arrives late in the challenge on Chabot.

Away we go! Bremen get proceedings under way.

Teams emerge from the tunnel Kick-off is on the horizon in Stuttgart!

15 minutes remaining Not long to go until we get under way in this one!

Bremen subs Schlager, Wójcik, Stark, Schmetgens, Chuki, Stalmach, Njinmah, Emmanuel Quetent, Itten

Stuttgart subs Bredlow, Jeltsch, Assignon, Al-Dakhil, Nartey, Karazor, Pejčinović, Demirović, Tomás

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Successive corners Keidel delivers it to the near post. The ball flicks up in the air, forcing Kobel to put it behind for another corner. Kristof comes up, but there's an offside in the follow-up effort, allowing Dortmund some relief.

Deflected Keidel's free-kick, in a dangerous central position, is deflected behind for a corner...

Into added time The fourth official has signalled four additional minutes.

Adam! The substitute strikes the ball on the volley, but Kobel is alert to the situation and collects the ball. Dortmund are holding on here.

Double change Sabitzer and Nwaneri come on for Bellingham and Silva, which sees Beier move into a central position.

Elversberg on top That goal has given the visitors renewed confidence, with Dortmund dropping deeper. Can they find an equaliser?

⚽ 81' Noel Futkeu (2-1)

Triple change As Elversberg go in search of a way back into this game, Wagner introduces three new players.

Gathered Anton is the third Dortmund player in the book this afternoon. From the resulting free-kick, Keidel can only find Kobel.

⚽ 71' Felix Nmecha (2-0)

Silva again! There's still no way past Kristof for the Dortmund forward, who forces Elversberg's custodian into a fine save from a tight angle.

A point to prove Günther is the next man in the book as both teams make changes with Bensebaini and Ryerson entering the fray for BVB in place of Gadou and Karetsas, while Campbell - returning to Dortmund - comes on for Onyeka.

Phwoar! From the resulting free-kick, Petkov unleashes a ferocious knuckleball towards Dortmund's goal, but Kobel makes a flying save. A positive response here from Elversberg.

Another booking Krattenmacher goes past Silva, but the Dortmund man knocked his opponent off balance, earning him a booking.

⚽ 55' Felix Nmecha (1-0)

Kobel stands tall At the other end, Krattenmacher takes the ball to the byline before cutting it back for Onyeka, who forces Kobel into a save from close range.

No way past Kristof This time it's Karetsas! The youngster cuts inside onto his favoured left foot and unleashes a curling effort which was bottom-corner bound, but Kristof is there to deny the Dortmund man.

Upping the ante Dortmund are increasing the pressure here. Bellingham drives forward before driving his low effort wide of Kristof's post.

Silva denied Kobel goes long to Silva, who heads the ball into the path of Karetsas. He returns the favour with a reverse pass and with only Kristof to beat, the Dortmund man is denied by Elversberg's custodian!

Now it's Elversberg's turn Keidel delivers the ball into the six-yard box where Onyeka rises highest, but that too goes the wrong side of the post.

Bellingham! Veerman clips a deep free-kick towards the far post, where it's headed back across by Schlotterbeck. Bellingham is there, but he strikes the ball just wide of Kristof's post.

We're back under way Dortmund get the ball rolling in the second half.

Piledriver! Petkov takes the ball down on his chest before striking it superbly, keeping it low, but Kobel is alert to the threat and denies the Elversberg man.

Nmecha twists and turns... ...before driving to the byline, but his cross is blocked for a corner. Taken by Veerman, it's collected by Kristof.

Into added time With two breaks in play, the fourth official has signalled five additional minutes.

Wide of the mark Elversberg aren't lacking belief here. Onyeka takes a touch with his left before firing a left-footed effort just wide of Kobel's post.

Forced change Chukwuemeka goes down, and is helped off after suffering an injury. Beier comes on in his place.

Piling on the pressure That chance has put an extra spring in Dortmund's step. Their back three are sitting almost on the edge of Elversberg's penalty area. Working the ball to Karetsas on the right, the Greece international clips a ball to the far post, but Nmecha is unable to trouble Kristof.

Pinball! That's the best chance of the half, but Dortmund are unable to capitalise. Chukwuemeka, from the left, finds Nmecha after Svensson's dummy, but the German is denied by Kristof. The rebound falls to Silva, but he's caught off guard and can't guide his effort on target, which goes just the wrong side of the post.

Biding their time Krattenmacher is evidently Elversberg's dangerman, as three Dortmund players surround the German, but he manages to evade the press to find Günther. The visitors work it from left to right in search of an opening, but Anton and Co. continue to stand firm.

First caution Following Dortmund's attack down the left, Elversberg are able to counter-attack but Krattenmacher is stopped in his tracks by Nmecha.

Positive from Elversberg! Krattenmacher plays a one-two with Onyeka before ghosting past Gadou, but there's no-one there for the cutback, and Dortmund are able to clear.

Working an opening Kristof starts the attack with a wonderful ball out towards Sirch on the right. Eventually it finds a way to Günther, who finds himself in Dortmund's defensive third, on the oppositive flank. It's a delicious cross towards the centre of the penalty area, but he's flagged offside.

Fearless Elversberg The visitors have settled well, but are allowing Dortmund more possession of the ball, although they're still persisting with a high defensive line which BVB are yet to bypass.

Petkov shoots! But his left-footed effort, which is hit from outside of the box with force, is collected by Kobel.

Bellingham denied Svensson cuts the ball back for Bellingham, who takes on the shot first time, but it's blocked by the chest of Rohr - that's Dortmund's first foray into Elversberg's penalty area.

Karetsas brought down Elversberg are pressing high, but Günther is a little too eager, and arrives late on Karetsas on the halfway line as Dortmund look to play through the press.

Early offside Kobel goes long towards Silva, but Elversberg's defensive line are sitting on the halfway line - the Portuguese forward was stood in an offside position.

We're under way! Elversberg get the ball rolling...

Teams emerge We're moments away from a ball being kicked at the Signal Iduna Park this afternoon! What a moment for the 8,000 travelling Elversberg fans.

Dortmund subs Meyer, Bensebaini, Ryerson, Reggiani, Nwaneri, Sabitzer, Beier, Inácio, Albert

Elversberg subs Boss, Mickelson, Le Joncour, Condé, Adam, Schmahl, Futkeu, Schnellbacher, Campbell

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⚽ 90+3' Uchenna Ogundu (5-2)

Added time There will be two extra minutes to finish this one.

It won't count Ogundu sweeps home a low cross, but he is offside. The goal is disallowed.

Could have been more Ogundu sends through Claude-Maurice, and for a moment he has space, but he is quickly crowded out.

Ogundu denied Claude-Maurice slots the ball through for Ogundu, who keeps Vandevoordt honest with a decent low effort.

A final Leipzig change Leipzig have a new centre-back partnership for the final few minutes as Maxime Estève replaces Lukeba.

Fired over Henrichs tries his luck from the edge of the box, but misses the target by some margin.

Fellhauer booked The Augsburg midfielder pulls down Nusa and gets a booking.

Blocked Nusa has space on the right and tries to get a shot away, but Keitel is in the way.

Easy stop Kade has a shot from the edge of the box that Vandevoordt gathers with ease.

⚽ 66' Christoph Baumgartner (5-1)

Triple change With the result seemingly sealed, Leipzig can rotate as Henrichs, Baumgartner and Nusa all come on for Baku, Rômulo and Gruda.

⚽ 60' Rômulo (4-1)

Just wide Ribeiro finds Kade on the edge of the box. He shoots towards the far corner, dragging his effort just narrowly wide of the far post.

Wide Ribeiro skips inside and shoots, but he can't get any bend on the shot, and it drifts wide.

Big stop Claude-Maurice slips the ball through to Kade in the box. He tries to poke the ball past Vandevoordt, but the Belgian sticks out a big hand and makes a brilliant save.

Great effort The ball bobbles loose for Nkunku on the edge of the box, and he lets fly with a powerful effort that swerves wide.

Back underway The ball is moving in Leipzig once again as Claude-Maurice replaces Ibrahimović for Augsburg.

Gomis misses the target Gruda is simply unplayable today. This time, he skins Behrens on the wing again before teeing up Gomis, who whips his effort over the bar.

Added time There'll be three extra minutes before the interval.

⚽ 45+1' David Raum (3-1)

In the book Gouweleeuw brings down Gomis on the edge of the box and picks up a yellow.

More Gruda magic The Leipzig winger has the Augsburg defence on toast today. This time he nutmegs Behrens before feeding Nkunku, though the chance comes to nothing.

Baku fires over Gruda skins Behrens again and tees up Baku in the box, who thumps a shot over the bar.

That would have been close Gruda is fed through on the right, but rather dribbles out of play when one-on-one with Dahmen. The flag is up anyway, though it looked a close one.

⚽ 35' Christopher Nkunku (2-1)

⚽ 34' Ezechiel Banzuzi (1-1)

Blazed over Rômulo nods a cross down for Gomis, whose volley flies a long way over the bar.

Ambitious Ibrahimović dips inside onto his right and tries his luck, but his shot is easy for Vandevoordt to gather. Perhaps passing would have been a better option. Augsburg had numbers forward.

Raum picks up a yellow The Leipzig captain slides in on Kade and catches him with too much force. The referee promptly shows him a yellow card.

Dahmen saves with his face Gruda produces some good skill before losing possession, but the ball drops kindly for Rômulo. The ball is then moved on to Banzuzi, who feeds Raum. He blasts in a shot from a tight angle, and Dahmen can't get his hands up in time, but his face is in the right place to make an important stop. Talk about putting your body on the line.

Nodded over That looked like a decent opportunity too. Kade dips inside off the left and sends in an excellent cross for Ribeiro, but he can only head over the bar from a good position.

Dangerous delivery Raum whips in a corner that Orbán connects with, but his header is blocked by an Augsburg defender.

Whipped over Nkunku wins and tries his luck from a free-kick on the edge of the box, though his effort comfortably clears the crossbar.

Well offside Kade slots the ball through to Ribeiro, who calmly finds the bottom corner, but the flag is up immediately. The Augsburg striker set off far too early.

Another block Some more swift passing sees Gomis receive the ball in the box, but his shot is also charged down.

Good from Leipzig Some smart football leads to Baku firing away a shot, but his effort is blocked.

A little too early Rômulo gets in behind and tees up Gomis, whose shot from the centre brings out a strong stop from Dahmen. However, it wouldn't have counted anyway, as the Brazilian was offside initially.

⚽ 1' Anton Kade (0-1)

Gomis to continue promising start? The young forward has three Bundesliga goals in eight games this season, which is already two more goals than he managed in his first two years at the club.

Leipzig subs Nyland, Henrichs, Estève, Koné, Maksimović, Reitz, Baumgartner, Seiwald, Nusa

Augsburg subs Labrović, Seol, Wolf, Kömür, Claude-Maurice, Schnitzer, Husic, Gregoritsch, Ogundu

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⚽ 90+3' Jonathan Burkardt (2-2)

Added time Frankfurt have an additional three minutes to try and grab an equaliser.

Final Paderborn change Tigges comes on for Zeitler following his yellow card.

Collins booked The substitute collects a yellow card after a high tackle on Lippmann.

Another Frankfurt change Arrhov replaces Onyedika in the Frankfurt midfield.

Frankfurt try and build pressure They're dominating the ball but are currently unable to make any attacking inroads.

Zeitler booked Zeitler kicks Brassier in the calf from behind and becomes the first Paderborn to be yellow-carded this afternoon.

Baum is sent off! He clips the heel of Curda and is shown a second yellow card by the referee! Frankfurt appear to have thrown this game away after being in such a strong position in the first half.

⚽ 73' Marvin Pieringer (P) (2-1)

Penalty to Paderborn! Brassier brings down Pieringer inside the Frankfurt box and the referee doesn't hesitate in pointing to the spot. The Paderborn forward will take the penalty...

Both sides make changes Paderborn have swapped goalscorer Obermair and Müller for Lippmann and Pieringer. Frankfurt, meanwhile, have replaced Dōan and Uzun with Ebnoutalib and 16-year-old Iličević.

Burkardt skies it Højlund lays the ball into the path of the German international, who strikes the ball first time from around 20 yards out. However, his shot rises far too high to trouble Noll in the Paderborn goal.

Baum booked Marino skips past the Frankfurt defender on the halfway line with a lovely bit of skill. Baum's response is to bring him down - for which he picks up a yellow card.

Wide from Uzun Uzun is given space to shoot on the perimeter of the Paderborn area. He strikes the ball well, but it trundles narrowly wide of the near post.

Off the post! Frankfurt respond with a big chance of their own from Chaïbi. After being played in on the right side of the Paderborn penalty area, the Frankfurt man fires the ball first time. His shot strikes the near post, hits Noll and somehow goes behind for a corner kick. There has been nonstop action at both ends of the pitch since the match resumed.

Müller denied Obermair gets to the byline down the left and picks out Müller with a low cross. Brassier then makes up for his error in the first half by blocking the Paderborn forward's goalward shot. That was a crucial intervention.

The ball is rolling The second half is underway. Both sides have made changes at the break, with Paderborn bringing on Zeitler and Frankfurt introducing Højlund & Collins.

Added time There will be an additional two minutes of play at the end of the first half.

⚽ 45' Raphael Obermair (1-1)

Free kick Onyedika brings down Marino from around 30 yards out. However, from the resulting set piece, Koch is fouled and a free kick is awarded to Frankfurt.

Marino fouls Koch A promising Paderborn attack ends with Koch being fouled and the move coming to an end. That just about sums up how frustrating the first half has been for the hosts.

It just needed a touch! Chaïbi is causing problems again down the left for Frankfurt. This time he flashes an inviting low ball across the Paderborn six-yard box that just evades Uzun. Whenever Frankfurt do venture forward, they pose a major threat.

High and wide Frankfurt are looking to add a second here. From a corner kick, the ball comes back out to Baum. He shoots from some 25 yards out, but it's well off target.

⚽ 23' Jonathan Burkardt (0-1)

Twenty minute mark Paderborn continue to grow into this game the longer it goes on. Frankfurt, by contrast, have barely gotten out of their own half over the past 10 minutes or so.

Vidović from range The midfielder shoots from around 20 yards out and forces Atubolu into a decent low save to his left. Curda can't test the keeper on the rebound.

Big chance! Castaneda is picked out inside the Frankfurt area with space to turn and pass. He tries to find Müller at the back post, but the youngster can't quite get to the ball in time for what would have been a simple tap-in.

Knauff resumes Fortunately for the visitors, he looks fine to continue after a brief concussion assessment.

Knauff goes down After taking a blow to the head, the Frankfurt man is currently being assessed by his side's medical team.

Strong start from the visitors Frankfurt have had a couple of decent openings already and are moving the ball around well with confidence. Hütter will be pleased with what he has seen so far.

Off target from Dōan The Frankfurt winger ventures forward down the middle and pulls the trigger from around 20 yards out. His shot doesn't miss the target by much...

Early corner Burkardt tries to pick out Dōan inside the Paderborn box, but the ball is turned behind for a corner kick. From the resulting set piece, Brassier heads the ball a yard or so wide of the far post.

We're underway! Frankfurt get the game going in their changed all-white kit.

Paderborn subs Schubert, Sticker, Götze, Lippmann, Ulrich, Philippe, Pieringer, Tigges, Zeitler

Frankfurt subs Santos, Collins, Højlund, Chandler, Iličević, Arrhov, Maluze, Ebnoutalib, Pimpong

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⚽ 90+3' Phillip Tietz (1-2)

Bar! Upamecano heads onto the woodwork - that was almost the icing on top of the cake for the Bavarians.

Time running out Unless Mainz can pull off something miraculous, this will be three points for Bayern.

Past the post Brown can't find the target from a tight angle.

Good effort A decent volley from Hollerbach goes just over, albeit it lacked power. Mainz, though, are still waiting for their first shot on target.

Little threat It is impressive how Bayern are rotating the ball and playing down the clock. It will be hard for Mainz from here.

Over Olise shoots over the bar from outside the box.

A way back? Can Mainz get themselves back into this game? They are trying to put Bayern under pressure, but not really succeeding so far.

Eager for more A couple of half-chances for Bayern, including a Kane lob that goes over the bar. Bayern do no look finished here.

Wide Sano tries to immediately halve the deficit, yet he drags his shot wide.

⚽ 57' Lennart Karl (0-2)

More of the same Bayern are still struggling to stamp their authority on this game, with Mainz seeing plenty of the ball in the early stages of this second period.

Second half begins We are up and running again here.

Wide A chance for Mainz at the end of the half, but Lee can't get his header on target. He will feel he should have done better there.

High and wide Stanišić is played in by Kane following a quick break, but he can't get his attempt on target. Something of a let-off for Mainz.

Goal, but... Mainz had not had a shot on target in this game, but their first one appears to have given them the lead! Neuer fails to deal with a free-kick into the box, and Lee is on hand to head in. However, Lee is offside, and the goal is therefore chalked off. Neuer has injured himself in the process, too, and needs to go off.

Denied Kane now has an attempt on target, but Zentner does really well to close down his attempted chip.

Over A first real sight of goal for Kane, who can't keep his attempt from outside the area down.

More territory Mainz still need to test Neuer, but they are at least getting into some dangerous areas.

Mainz responding Fischer's men are starting to get forward themselves, winning a couple of corner, albeit without troubling Neuer.

Next intervention Zentner has to be on his toes again, this time diving and holding Upamecano's header. Bayern are starting to move through the gears.

Save A great chance for Bayern to double their lead, as Brown has a free volley at the back post. However, it is straight at Zentner, who is able to gather.

⚽ 14' Joshua Kimmich (0-1)

Physical The Zerofivers are not shying away from any duels. Winning the battles will be crucial to their chances of success.

Pressure Bayern are now dominating the ball and territory. Nevertheless, we are still waiting for the game's first shot on target.

First attack Bayern push forward with impetus for the first time, connecting well in the final third. In the end, a pass into Brown has a little too much on it, and the ball runs out for a goal kick.

Solid start The hosts have seen plenty of the ball in the opening few minutes, even having a corner. No efforts at goal just yet, but plenty to build on.

Up and running Mainz get us underway!

Onto the pitch The teams have come out of the tunnel, meaning kick-off is on the horizon.

15 minutes remaining Not long to go until we get underway in this one!

Mainz subs Schwolow, Martel, Bell, Nakuzola, Nebel, Maloney, Kawasaki, Tietz, Hollerbach

Bayern subs Ulreich, Urbig, Kim, Davies, Ito, Boey, Bischof, Binder

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Krahl saves that one too Badjie tries his luck from distance, but the outstanding Lautern goalkeeper is on hand once again.

Added time We'll have an extra two minutes of play.

Kanaté comes off again Two substitutions, one for each side. Interestingly, for Lautern, Kanaté, who only came on in the 58th minute, is already coming off again. Defender Robinson replaces him.

Collision Following the corner, Wiemann stays down in the penalty area. A classic 50-50 challenge. No penalty, even after VAR intervention.

Pinned back The hosts have now penned Kaiserslautern in. Will anything come from this corner?

Osnabrück give it a go.. The free kick comes to nothing, however. When it does become dangerous for Slautern, Krahl is there.

Murphy too late He picks up a booking and gives away a free kick to the hosts.

Krumrey keeps the game alive Sauer breaks through down the left-hand side of the box after a through ball from Şahin, but Krumrey dives sharply to his near post to keep Osnabrück in the game.

Osnabrück fail to reward themselves The hosts could quite easily have scored a goal by now, as they are leaving a fair bit on the table with an xGoals value of 1.2. However, Krahl is also making some really strong saves.

Krahl preserves the lead! The visitors' keeper is in excellent form again today. Badjie unleashes a shot from the left, and once again the outstanding goalkeeper is equal to it.

Another attacker on The home side's coach is now throwing everything into the mix.

Elvedi creates danger Şahin swings in a corner from the left. Elvedi gets his head to it in the centre of the penalty area, but the ball flies over the crossbar.

Kunze goes in hard He picks up the second booking of the match.

Meißner meets his match! The striker bulldozes his way through on the left-hand side of the box, but his deflected shot is stopped by Krahl's big paw rising to meet it!

Triple substitution Osnabrück head coach Schulz wastes no time and brings on three attacking players. Riesselmann, Badjie and Kammerbauer are on.

Almost a brace The pace is picking up. The goalscorer gets into a dangerous position in front of the goal, but Krumrey manages to save the low shot from the scramble.

Spell of pressure? Meißner's shot is only just blocked, after which Osnabrück keep up the pressure. However, from the following cross, Beck and Kyereh get in each other's way.

Too harmless Osnabrück are now lacking some attacking power. Meißner is blocked, and Faber's shot from 25 metres sails clearly over the bar.

Another golden touch? The Kaiserslautern coach makes two more changes. Lieberknecht brought on the only goalscorer of the match so far after the break. Now Asta and Kanaté come on.

That's how quickly it can happen The hosts' back line, so attentive for so long, switched off just once, and that's what allowed the goal to happen. Meanwhile, Lieberknecht shows a golden touch with his substitutions and prepares the next changes...

⚽ 55' Thierry Tazemeta (0-1)

Familiar picture After the hosts' sucker punch, Lautern take back possession, while Osnabrück shift across cleverly. As a result, not much happens for now.

Kyereh! Osnabrück make a spirited statement of intent. The attacker bursts through on the left and sees his powerful shot thwarted by an excellent foot save from Krahl.

Prtajin's comeback cut short The striker's first start of the season lasts only 45 minutes. Lieberknecht opts for more movement in attack, with Tazemeta coming on.

We're back under way The second half is under way.

Kaiserslautern pick up the pace The last ten minutes or so have belonged to the home side. Is there still something on before the break? The promotion candidates have had three good efforts on goal since the 30th minute.

Skyttä again Suddenly Lautern have plenty of space to counter-attack, and it quickly gets dangerous. Skyttä slips in an excellent position, so the ball sails well over the bar from a central position.

Skyttä unable to finish it off That was the visitors' best attack so far. They work the ball down the left with no frills through several players to their creative man. He sets the ball up for a curled effort from the edge of the box, but does not get enough power behind it. Krumrey is able to hold on safely for the third time today.

Now it's Lautern's turn! A wake-up call? First Joly is denied by a strong Osnabrück block, then Kunze puts the rebound over the bar.

VfL pose a bigger threat Osnabrück get into a dangerous position in front of goal again. Flach, however, only manages a rather curious lob.

Good awareness Osnabrück want to switch the play. The ball to Faber is also excellent, but Rasmussen slides in perfectly to win it. An important intervention from the defender, who has newly come into the starting XI.

Sauer from distance Now it's the away side's turn to have a go from distance. Krumrey gets down quickly to deal with Sauer's effort from around 20 metres.

Kyereh closing in The man of the hour (making his 100th appearance in Bundesliga 2) tries his luck from the edge of the box. His first-time effort trundles past the left-hand post.

Counter-attack - Joly has to stop him As soon as the Osnabrück players speed things up, though, Kaiserslautern look vulnerable. Joly can only stop Kyereh with a tactical foul. The first booking of the match is the logical consequence.

Composed teams There is no frenzy here. Both teams continue to focus on control. The visitors are dominating possession (60 per cent).

Playing on the counter in their own stadium? That currently seems to be the hosts' motto. Osnabrück are lying in wait for Lautern to lose possession. They do break at pace, but Kyereh is stopped in midfield by the alert defence of the visitors.

Visitors a little more pleasing on the eye Kaiserslautern launch a promising attack, but in the end Joly, who has been played in, can't find a team-mate with his pass from the right.

Settling-in period Both sides are still trying to find their rhythm. Much of the play is taking place in midfield.

First approach From a tight angle, Haas tests Krumrey's alertness. The keeper is equal to it, dives to his near left corner and gets both hands firmly on the ball.

The match is underway! Lautern kick off.

Pure drama again? Kaiserslautern last visited Osnabrück in October 2023. On that occasion, the away side managed to equalise in the eighth minute of stoppage time to draw 2-2.

Osnabrück subs Sauter, Kammerbauer, Janotta, Abu Hanna, Wagner, Raimund, Münst, Riesselmann, Badjie

Kaiserslautern subs Onohiol, Asta, Ritter, Robinson, Schramm, Kanaté, Yardımcı, Tazemeta, Luković

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Smit sees yellow The striker unleashes a body check on Fernández and is booked for it.

Another double substitution Bøving and Justvan are finished for the day. Ceresoli and Barjuan come on in their place.

No goal! Kehl whips a free-kick in from the left with curl, Lührs runs in at the centre and heads the ball from six metres into the bottom left corner. Reichert gets a hand to it but can't prevent it from going in. However, the VAR steps in and chalks off the goal, as Lührs is marginally offside with his shoulder.

⚽ 88' William Bøving (2-0)

Can they keep a clean sheet? Nuremberg last kept a clean sheet on Matchday 6 in the 1-0 win at Karlsruhe. Can they hold on for another?

Another substitution for the Hessians Akiyama goes off, with Kehl coming on to get some playing time.

Close call Markhiyev crosses from the left half-space into the box and finds Haugen up front. The striker heads the ball from eight metres towards the bottom right corner, but it goes narrowly wide of the post.

Side netting! Ghrieb shoots from six yards at a tight angle on the right of the box, and the ball flies onto the side netting.

Darmstadt are going for the equaliser The away side still believe they can take something from this! These could well turn out to be a very long final ten minutes for Nuremberg...

Lacking punch El Kadiri, who has only just come on as a substitute, is left completely unmarked in the six-yard box after a cross from the right channel and goes for a first-time volley. He doesn't connect properly with the ball, though, and it flies straight down the middle into the arms of Reichert.

Another double substitution for Darmstadt Mikelbrencis and Richter are replaced by Lannert and El Kadiri.

Double chance for the visitors First, Richter from the right is denied by Reichert from 14 metres at the near post, then in the follow-up Mikelbrencis whips the ball back across the box. Smit just narrowly misses it at the near post from a few yards out.

Just wide of the left-hand post Justvan cuts in from the right, and Klefisch cannot dispossess the Nuremberg player. The attacker takes aim from just inside the box and targets the bottom left corner, but the shot goes half a yard wide of the post.

No danger Bøving shoots from 20 yards, centrally positioned outside the penalty area, but his effort flies well over the crossbar.

Markhiyev in superb form The Finn provided the assist for the opening goal – his third of the season. He has also already scored three goals of his own – which takes him to six goal contributions in 11 games.

Another substitution for Nuremberg Goalscorer Scobel makes way for Haugen.

Flood of goals conceded by Darmstadt The Lilien have already shipped 20 goals this season - a year ago, they had conceded just nine after 11 matchdays!

Double substitution for the hosts Janisch and Lubach make way for Masouras and Ghrieb.

Into the side netting The substitute Duijvestijn gets a shot away on the left inside the box. From seven metres and a tight angle, and he blasts the ball into the side netting on the left.

Goalless draws remain taboo Even in the 46th competitive meeting between Nürnberg and Darmstadt, there is still no 0-0

Another card Lührs brings down Lubach from behind and is shown the yellow card for it.

From distance Mikelbrencis shoots from 21 metres on the right-hand side of the box, but his effort whistles past the post by a yard or so.

Kalogeropoulos with a header Following a corner from Justvan on the left, the defender rises in the centre from ten metres to head the ball, but nods it straight into the arms of Brunst.

How will Darmstadt respond? From now on, the Hessians must do more here and can no longer sit as deep as they have for long stretches of this match.

Scobel triples his goal tally It is the striker's sixth goal of the season - in the whole of last season he managed only two goals in the league.

⚽ 50' Piet Scobel (1-0)

First substitution of the match Lee has an ankle problem and has to come off. He is replaced by Duijvestijn.

Well over Porstner heads the ball inwards from the left of the box towards Scobel, and the striker also heads it from the penalty spot, sending it two metres over the crossbar, just off-centre.

The ball is rolling again Referee Weisbach blows the whistle to start the second half. There are no personnel changes on either side as play gets back under way.

Fernández outstanding Once again, the midfielder is contesting more duels than any other player on the pitch and is working tremendously hard.

Normally a guaranteed goalfest None of the previous 45 competitive matches between Nuremberg and Darmstadt ended 0-0, yet here today absolutely nothing has happened in the final third so far.

Klefisch with the kick The midfielder fairly roughly brings down Fernández in midfield, but he escapes a booking this time. Darmstadt were lucky there.

Long ball Brunst launches the ball long upfield, it is immediately gone again and Nuremberg are back in possession.

It's a waiting game for Nuremberg They can't find any gaps up front, as Darmstadt are keeping the centre tightly shut and have every man behind the ball in their own half.

Lacking pace On both sides, the speed in the final third is lacking. As a result, both back lines have little trouble.

Another corner from the left Once again Justvan whips the ball high into the box, and once again the set piece comes to nothing.

Active on the touchline Both Klose and Kohfeldt are active on the touchline, repeatedly shouting instructions at their players.

Half an hour played It remains an attritional affair, with the match offering hardly any attacking highlights. The game clearly thrives on graft and tension, and Darmstadt in particular only very rarely make it into the Nuremberg half.

Hosts strong in the tackle Nürnberg have won 64 per cent of the duels so far.

Well over Justvan whips a corner in from the left, Fernández rises in the middle to head the ball from ten metres and sends it high into the stands.

Nuremberg sharp in the Press After winning the ball, the hosts need just over nine seconds to regain possession, whereas Darmstadt take over 27 seconds, three times as long.

Weißhaupt blocked Richter crosses from the right at full tilt, Weißhaupt lurks at the far post and meets the cross first time from eight metres on the left. Janisch is standing in the line of fire and blocks the ball, so it doesn't become dangerous.

First booking of the match Janisch slides in on Weißhaupt in midfield and is shown a yellow card for it.

Dangerous corner Justvan whips a corner in from the left towards the near post, where Bøving is lurking and heads the ball from close range towards the near corner. Brunst is alert and prevents it from going in with a good reflex save.

Quarter of an hour gone Both teams have largely cancelled each other out so far and are meeting on an equal footing. Nuremberg have had more possession, but they don't know what to do with it.

Too far Justvan takes the following set piece from the right half-space, curling it high towards the middle, but the delivery is far too long and sails out of play on the left behind the goal line. Play restarts with a goal kick for the Lilien.

Janisch draws the foul The Nuremberg player is fouled by Petretta in the right half-space, for which he picks up a free kick.

Vukotić stays alert The centre-back steps out well and makes a fair sliding tackle to dispossess Bøving on the right-hand side.

Much of the play is happening between the two penalty areas There is still precious little going on in attack for either side, and the first shot on goal is still awaited.

Quick turnovers Darmstadt are barely able to keep hold of the ball at the moment and are giving it away rather quickly. Nuremberg are surging forward and are in attack mode.

Bøving back on The forward is able to continue and is back on the pitch.

Problems for Bøving The Nuremberg player is hit in the face by Vukotić from point-blank range and stays down on the ground afterwards. He now has to receive treatment on the touchline.

Midfield pressing Darmstadt are letting the Neremberg players have the ball and are only beginning to slowly press once they reach the halfway line. The visitors are initially concerned with defensive stability here.

Nürnberg in possession The hosts are moving the ball around well in these early minutes, but there is not yet much happening going forward.

We're underway! Referee Weisbach blows the whistle and the match is underway. The Franconians kick off in their red shirts, while the Hessians line up in all blue.

The teams are walking out Led by referee Weisbach, both teams are now taking to the pitch. The ball will be rolling here shortly!

Average age gap Nuremberg's starting XI have an average age of 22.9 years, making them almost four years younger than Darmstadt (26.8).

Darmstadt subs Börner, Kleinhansl, Bader, Lannert, El Kadiri, Kehl, Duijvestijn, Lakenmacher, Furukawa

Nuremberg subs Lisewski, Masouras, Faye, Ceresoli, Kornwachs, Moustfa, Soldić, Haugen, Ghrieb

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Sekine's header goes over Kaprálik crosses from the right and finds Harres. He flicks the ball on to Sekine, whose header goes over the crossbar.

Harres tries his luck Meffert lays the ball off to Harres, who can't hit the target.

Wörl in the way Kvilitaia and Madsen combine to set up De Regt, whose shot is blocked by Wörl.

Into stoppage time Five minutes added on.

Another card for the visitors Schneider stops a Kiel counter-attack in its tracks and the referee brandishes yet another yellow card.

Booked for time-wasting Kersken is shown a yellow card.

Hagmann replaces Grodowski Grodowski, who is also on a yellow card, goes off.

Super-subs Six Bielefeld goals this season have been scored by substitutes - more than any other team in the league.

⚽ 80' Isaiah Young (1-2)

Harres fires over After a misplaced pass from Kelati, Harres tries his luck but sends his shot over the bar.

Another Storks sub Kelati comes on for Balzi.

⚽ 76' Hiroki Sekine (1-1)

Superb from Weiner again The ball bounces awkwardly away from Nekić and Grodowski sets off down the right. He plays a clever pass to Boakye, who is denied by another fantastic save.

Bielefeld sitting back Arminia have registered only one attempt since Momuluh's effort early in the first half - and that was Grodowski's penalty.

Walter makes adjustments Skrzybski comes on for Parduzi, while Schonlau is replaced by Nekić.

Corner to Bielefeld Schonlau slides in on Young and concedes a corner, but the set play comes to nothing.

Triple change Young, Boakye and Schneider come on for Rochelt, Jensen and Momuluh.

Difficult to beat Weiner has saved half of the six Bundesliga 2 penalties he has faced.

Impressive accuracy Maximilian Bauer has a pass completion rate of 90 per cent so far.

Cautioned Now Jensen is shown a yellow card for a tactical foul near the halfway line.

Kvilitaia's header flies over Balzi swings in a corner from the left, but the substitute can't direct his header on target.

Sicker withdrawn Kirch is taking no risks with Sicker, who is replaced by Handwerker.

Kaprálik immediately involved Sicker, who has already been booked, brings down the substitute but escapes a second yellow. The resulting free-kick comes to nothing.

Double Kiel chage Kaprálik replaces Davidsen, while Kvilitaia comes on for Therkelsen. We're back under way at the Holstein-Stadion.

Over the bar De Regt gets on the end of a corner and picks out Parduzi, who sends his shot high over the bar.

Grodowski cautioned The Arminia man catches Madsen and follows Sicker into the book.

Can Kiel crack the code? Kiel are enjoying the lion's share of possession, with Bielefeld camped on the edge of their own box. Sicker tries to stop another Holstein attack in its tracks but fouls Balzi, earning him a yellow card.

Schonlau pulling the strings Schonlau has been Kiel's most influential player by far, with a pass completion rate of 93 percent.

Better from Bielefeld Grodowski makes a marauding run into the Kiel penalty area, but Sekine steps in to clear the danger.

Kiel improving Now Balzi is denied by Grodowski, who blocks the Kiel man's effort from De Regt's teasing ball into the box.

Kersken denies Balzi Rochelt's foul on Balzi earns him a yellow card and gifts Kiel a free-kick in a dangerous position. Balzi goes for goal himself, but it's an easy save for Kersken.

Slow to recover the ball Arminia are taking 26.7 seconds to win the ball back - significantly longer than Kiel (10.4 seconds).

Not troubling the keeper De Regt tees up Davidsen, who fires well over the crossbar from outside the box.

Another one to forget Kiel had not conceded a league goal on home soil since Matchday 6 - when Sekine put through his own net against Osnabrück.

Wake-up call Kiel are seeking an immediate response, pinning the visitors back inside their own half.

Großer on hand The home side threaten for the first time as De Regt swings in a cross from the right flank, but the Bielefeld man manages to cut out the delivery.

Visitors on top Rochelt wins possession and immediately seeks out Momuluh, but Weiner is alert to the danger and smothers the ball.

First attempt Madsen loses the ball deep inside his own half and Momuluh pounces, letting fly from outside the box but sending his shot straight at the keeper.

We're under way The home side get us up and running at the Holstein-Stadion.

Kiel subs Rothenhagen, Nekić, Takahashi, Ugoh, Kaprálik, Kelati, Skrzybski, Alidou, Kvilitaia

Bielefeld subs Oppermann, Hagmann, Schneider, Handwerker, Mehlem, Schreck, Boakye, Wegener, Young

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Keep ball HSV are under no pressure to get forward so are happy to pass the ball around among themselves near the halfway line, forcing the tired Gladbach players to chase them.

Worth a go Batz is rooted to the spot as Amoako is allowed to run at the Gladbach defence, before dragging wide from 18 yards.

Fresh legs A triple Gladbach change as Blessin goes for broke. Polzin, meanwhile, sends on striker Yussuf Poulsen and defensive midfielder Kofi Amoako, with Grønbæk and Sambi Lokonga making way.

Half chance The ball breaks for Mohya inside the HSV penalty area after a Gladbach shot is charged down. The teenager's under pressure, though, and can only sweep his effort past the upright.

One-way traffic The Red Shorts are pushing for a fourth goal as Daka goes within a whisker of reaching El Ouahdi's low ball into the six-yard box, before heading over at the end of HSV's next attack.

⚽ 70' Albert Grønbæk (3-1)

Huge let-off! Bornauw receives a pass from his goalkeeper and blindly squares the ball to Machino on the edge of the area. The Gladbach striker selflessly feeds Scally, whose goal-bound attempt is blocked by the recovering Bornauw.

Attacking changes He could have shut up shop, but Polzin clearly wants his side to put this one to bed against the 10 men of Gladbach.

⚽ 60' Shafiq Nandja (2-1)

Reinforcement Hack makes way for the returning Diks, leaving Machino as the only Gladbach forward on the pitch.

Change expected Defender Kevin Diks is getting ready to come on and plug the gap left by Itakura.

Away we go again No changes at the start of the second half in Hamburg.

⚽ 44' Joe Scally (1-1)

Crucial stop Møller Wolfe is allowed to turn on a sixpence and get a shot off from inside the penalty area, but Batz closes his legs as the ball comes his way and makes the block.

Caution Itakura goes into the book for bringing down Sambi Lokonga on the edge of the area. Albert Grønbæk steps up to take the ensuing free kick, but clears the crossbar by some distance.

Blushes spared Møller Wolfe's volley draws a smart reaction save from Batz following a sustained spell of HSV pressure. Florian Neuhaus spots Heuer Fernandes off his line as Gladbach break, but his attempted lob goes wide of the goal. Just as well - Heuer Fernandes made a right mess of trying to control it.

Nearly! Hamburg only half clear following a dangerous Gladbach foray. It's worked back into the penalty box for Uno, who stands up his man and curls a low cross-shot just beyond the far post.

Uno concern Uno's moving gingerly after landing on his lower back following an aerial challenge, but will try to run it off.

Denied! Heuer Fernandes is called on once more, this time getting down at his near post to beat away Hack's shot on the turn. Good spell for Gladbach, this.

Superb save! Heuer Fernandes gets a strong hand to Gladbach's next attempt, the Hamburg custodian diving to his right to prevent Zento Uno's rising drive from nestling in the top corner.

Off the line! Bornauw gets in the way of Itakura's downward header, before the whistle sounds for an offside against the Gladbach defender. Hard to tell if Heuer Fernandes would have got anything on that effort.

Twinkle toes Mohya shows exactly why he's just been called up to represent Germany for the first time. The 17-year-old escapes the attentions of three defenders before feeding the run of Scally, who completely miscues his attempt. That deserved a better finish.

Almost two! Some exquisite one-touch football cuts through the Gladbach defence. It goes through Daka and then Adeline, who touches it off to his right for El Ouahdi. He fires across goal, but Batz gets down really well to make the block.

⚽ 11' Miro Muheim (1-0)

Batz-man to the rescue Holy Hamburg! Scally undercooks a header back to his goalkeeper. Daka takes it on, but is denied by a very alert piece of keeping by stand-in Borussia stopper Batz.

Wide! Hack wins a long ball up from the back and finds Machino on the edge of the area. The Gladbach forward has the unmarked Wael Mohya to his left, but elects to shoot and can't direct his effort on target.

Under way Gladbach get the ball rolling in their change strip of black with green and gold trim.

Atmosphere building The players assemble in the tunnel as Darude's 'Sandstorm' blares out around a bouncing Volksparkstadion. Kick-off is moments away...

Table talk Gladbach can climb into the relegation play-off position and to within two points of Hamburg with a win today. HSV could rise as high as eighth, overnight at least, if they take the spoils.

Hamburg subs Tangvik, Bissi-Mouelle, Lemke, Torunarigha, Amoako, Røssing-Lelesiit, Stange, Poulsen, Moffi

Gladbach subs Olschowsky, Diks, Herold, Konoplia, Stöger, Honorat, Castrop, Nguefack, Lidberg

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Added time Two minutes have been added.

The best man leaves the pitch Bobzien (goal and assist) has finished for the day and is replaced by Okpala.

Grill gets down low! The visitors are not giving up here, and that deserves great respect. Grill has to dive down at his near post against Srbeny and turn it behind for a corner.

Hellstern makes the save! The home side's keeper makes a skilful save to push it behind for a corner, which Sterner then sends into the side netting.

Čović almost makes it 4-0! Wagner finds Hauptmann on the left, but his cross does not find its target. The ball then falls to Čović, whose shot is blocked by Keresztes just one metre in front of the goal line.

Ball and opponent... ...are being run ragged here by the hosts, who now also have the numerical advantage.

A force to be reckoned with at home again 2-0 against Magdeburg, 2-0 in the DFB Cup against Schalke, and today 3-0 up - Dresden have rediscovered their home strength

Debut for Zank The visitors' striker makes his first Bundesliga 2 appearance - he joined from third-division side Viktoria Cologne.

Muhamedbegović blocked Straudi finds Raschl with a long pass, who then sets up Muhamedbegović, but his right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area is blocked by Srbeny.

Vogel plays the joker card Four players are getting ready to come on at once for the visitors.

Strong numbers Pohlmann is having a strong game away from home and managed to escape successfully from almost all of his 13 pressing situations. With the score at 3-0, though, that is of course only scant consolation.

Unwanted record Fürth make history, but not of the glorious kind. The Cloverleaves become the first team in Bundesliga 2 history to concede 1,000 away goals.

⚽ 55' Vincent Vermeij (3-0)

Nearly a counter-attack After a foul by Rapp, around 35 metres from the opposition goal, the visitors have a free kick, but they carelessly give it away and almost run into a top-class counter-attack. In the end, Klaus manages to clear.

Keeping on the pressure Dresden keep their foot on the gas and are not even allowing the visitors to get back into their rhythm.

We're back under way! Neither side has made a change as Dresden resume proceedings.

Double chance! Itter receives a cross on his left foot on the left side of the penalty area. The first shot is blocked, and Itter's second attempt, struck with the outside of his right foot, is deflected just wide of the left-hand post.

Dangerous!! Centimetres short for Sillah, who, half a metre from the Dresden goal, fails to head in Itter's cross and instead glides past the ball.

Good position Klaus is brought down by Bobzien on the right edge of the hosts' penalty area, so the Cloverleaves have a free-kick in a promising position. Itter is ready to take it...

Stoppage time Five minutes of added time will be played in Dresden.

Decent record It is Bobzien's second goal of the season and his sixth Bundesliga 2 strike in total. Add six assists to that, which makes it 12 goal contributions in 26 Bundesliga 2 appearances.

⚽ 41' Ben Bobzien (2-0)

Compact defensive shape The hosts are now sitting much deeper after taking the lead, while the visitors try to recover from this setback. A ball towards Klaus is too long, but it at least wins a corner, which Grill punches clear at the near post.

Momentum broken Despite having significantly less momentum in the last ten minutes, Dresden are now celebrating a goal. The time taken to win the ball back also clearly favours the visitors.

⚽ 31' Robert Wagner (1-0)

Now it's Hellstern's turn to be tested! The young visiting goalkeeper dives down quickly enough to stop a sharp pass in front of his goal, denying a big chance. Both goalkeepers have been having a really strong game so far!

Bansé!! The visitors break forward again and come close to taking the lead here! This time it is Bansé who shoots with the inside of his right foot from 20 metres. Grill dives, saves the ball and is then quickly back on his feet to even prevent the corner.

Pinball in... ...Dresden's penalty area! They are a bit fortunate after a corner from Fürth that the ball doesn't ricochet to a Cloverleaves player, and they eventually manage to clear down the left flank, but the visitors keep hold of possession.

From distance Heuer summons up the courage from 25 metres, but blasts the ball well over the Dynamo goal.

Sillah narrowly misses! As Muhamedbegović and Sterner get in each other's way in their own penalty area, Sillah gets a shooting chance from the left, but his effort flies just wide of the right-hand post. A good chance for the visitors!

Dresden corner Because Bobzien refuses to give up a ball on the byline in the Fürth box, the visitors can only clear it for a corner. The visitors make the block, but Dresden are now pushing for the opening goal.

Big chance for Dresden! Once again it's a ball in behind, this time down the left, which the hosts then deliver perfectly into the box. From seven metres, though, Čović can't strike the ball cleanly and, rushing his effort, fires his effort over the bar!

Game's best chance The best chance of the match, though, falls to Dresden, who come dangerously close to the visitors' goal with a cross from the right. In the end, however, Fürth just manage to clear.

On top in the early exchanges A very long throw-in finds Pohlmann behind the hosts' defensive line, who look somewhat caught off guard. In the end, Dynamo manage to clear the ball, but the Cloverleaves are currently the bolder team going forward.

No problem for Grill Following a free-kick delivery from the right, the visitors have the first headed chance of the match, but the ball sails relatively harmlessly over the hosts' goal.

Treatment break Vermeij requires extended treatment, but it looks like he will be able to continue shortly.

High boot A very early yellow card for Blank, who catches Vermeij in the face with his foot in a challenge.

The ball is rolling! The visitors have kicked off the match in Dresden!

Familiar faces The four former Fürth players in the Dresden squad are all in the starting XI: Grill, Rapp, Raschl and Wagner. Of this quartet, Wagner made the most appearances, registering four goals and four assists in 31 games for the Cloverleaves in 2023/24.

Rapp is fit to play The shortage of centre-backs is still severe and is made worse by Friedrich Müller's suspension, but at least Nicolai Rapp, who was substituted in Kiel with a knock, is available. Ahmet Muhamedbegović comes in for Müller, making his fourth start.

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More attacking power Ciğerci comes on to bolster the attack. Doumbia is also on the pitch. Guwara and Michelbrink are no longer in the game.

Corner to Braunschweig Marie's ball lands in Lotka's arms.

No Braunschweig effort on goal for a long time Braunschweig's last shot on goal dates back to the 35th minute

The final 10 minutes Can either team take control of this match?

Wollitz makes a change Kinsombi leaves the pitch for Boziaris.

Maybe this time? Di Michele Sanchez whips a free-kick from the right into the box, but Lotka catches the ball safely.

Disjointed contest At the moment, neither team shows any real game plan. As a result, there are few goalscoring chances.

Substitutions two and three Heusser and Aydin have called it a day. In their place, Wagner and Zé can now show what they can do.

Dwindling chance of victory At kick-off, Energie Cottbus's probability of winning stood at 26.8 per cent. It has since dropped significantly and, in the 67th minute, is now only 16.8 per cent.

Cottbus become more active Energie already have more attempts on goal in the second half than in the whole of the first.

Cottbus try their luck Michelbrink gets a shot away from the edge of the box following a corner, but his effort is blocked.

Similar start As in the first half, Braunschweig begin with intensity but once again fail to capitalise.

Chance goes begging Opoku nudges the ball past Erlein and would have had a clear run down the right-hand side. However, the referee blows his whistle and brings play back for a foul on the defender.

A substitution for Brausnchweig Kornetka takes Mijatović off and replaces him with Urbich.

The ball is rolling again! Braunschweig get the second half under way.

Into added time The fourth official has signalled one additional minute.

Butler makes his presence felt Kinsombi's cross is slightly overhit, but Hannemann puts the ball back into a dangerous area. Butler tries his luck with a volley, but ultimately drags it well wide.

Strong counter-pressing As soon as Cottbus get the ball, the hosts press them straight away. Time and again they win the one-on-one situations,

Braunschweig fail to capitalise Bittencourt clearly handles the ball and that leads to the set piece. From this, Braunschweig win a third corner, which amounts to nothing.

Lotka uncertain The Cottbus goalkeeper tries to find Rorig with a pass, but plays it out of play. Braunschweig are unable to benefit from the throw-in.

Erlein takes a big risk In the penalty area, Erlein sticks his foot in and catches Opoku on the foot. However, the Cottbus player clearly plays the ball beforehand, so the challenge is fair.

A bit of calm Braunschweig's early pressure has eased off a little, and Cottbus are also finding their way into the match.

Off the post! Kinsombi races away down the left flank before cutting inside and unleashing a curling right-footed effort towards the far corner, but it cannons back off the post! Hoffmann, at full stretch, would have been helpless had it gone in.

Another one, please Braunschweig win yet another corner, but once again the visiting team manage to clear it.

Good start Subsequently, the hosts stay on the front foot and keep up the pressure. The move ends with a shot from Opoku, which sails clearly over the bar in the end.

Game's first corner Marie whips the ball in from the right, but Manu heads it clear.

Early test for Lotka The Löwen striker tries his luck from a central position, around 18 metres out, but Lotka gathers the ball without any trouble.

First set piece Rorig commits a foul on the right touchline. Aydin steps up level with the edge of the box and whips the ball in. However, the visitors clear it without any problems.

Manu blocks Marie's shot Heußer sets up Marie, whose right-footed shot from is blocked by Manu.

We're under way! Referee Gansloweit gets the match under way.

Opoku: 100 Bundesliga 2 appearances A milestone match for Opoku! The attacker is playing in Bundesliga 2 for the 100th time today. His appearances are split across 55 matches for Kaiserslautern, 21 for Regensburg, four for Hamburg and, including today, 20 for Braunschweig.

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Late chance for Leipzig? The hosts win a free-kick from deep on the left, but they can't fashion any chances from it.

Raum puts the ball in the box The full-back swings a free-kick in from the left. It's cleared, and Gruda has a chance to cross from the right, but Donnarumma gathers. Doku then wastes a chance to seal it for Man City on the break.

Haaland denied by Vandevoordt Leipzig certainly haven't given up, but Man City look closer to scoring right now. Four minutes of additional time are indicated.

Gruda taps the ball in The attacker was standing well offside though, and the goal won't count.

Haaland hits the post Man City attack swiftly, and Haaland latches onto Cherki's pass, but the flag goes up for offside in any case.

Three changes for the visitors Manchester City are threatening to finish strongly with Cherki hitting the crossbar. Leipzig have regularly found chances throughout the game though, so you would not want to count them out of this yet.

Raum rattles the bar! So close to another leveller as David Raum swings a free-kick in from the right over Donnarumma's outstretched arms and straight into the crossbar.

Haaland puts Manchester City ahead The former Borussia Dortmund forward shows his clinical touch when sliding to meet a good ball across the box by Elliot Anderson to send the visitors in front once more.

⚽ 78' Erling Haaland (2-3)

Raum booked The Germany international becomes the fourth Leipzig name in the referee's notebook for a foul. Anderson fired a shot over shortly before, with the visitors starting to threaten again.

Triple change The goalscorers are both taken off as Leipzig's pack is shuffled ahead of the final 15 minutes.

Gomis scoops over Leipzig attacking in numbers, with Nusa charging forward, and Gomis scooping a shot over from the edge of the area.

Attacking switch Tidiam Gomis comes on with everything still to play for in this exciting clash.

City's first switch It's a change of wingers as Doku comes on for Foden.

⚽ 61' Antonio Nusa (2-2)

Fernández fires City ahead It's another unfortunately timed goal for the hosts to concede. Leipzig had chances to go ahead, but Enzo Fernández pounces on an Iliman Ndiaye cross to send an unstoppable header past Vandevoordt.

⚽ 58' Enzo Fernández (1-2)

First change Christopher Nkunku replaces Baumgartner as Demichelis makes an attacking change.

Baku almost bags a brace The game has really opened up now. Haaland forced a Vandevoordt save at one end, and shortly afterwards Baku is teed up on the right but can only drill his shot straight at Donnarumma.

Chances at both ends Man City try to restore their lead immediately, and work the ball forward to Cherki, who doesn't get enough power on his effort from close range. Banzuzi then sends a powerful effort just off-target as Leipzig look to pounce again!

⚽ 49' Ridle Baku (1-1)

Baumgartner has a go now The confident start continues with the midfielder taking a pop in the area and forcing another save from Donnarumma.

Leipzig back out on the front foot Nusa swings in a dangerous cross or shot from the left that Donnarumma turns behind his own goal.

City on top Manchester City are threatening to turn the screw after that fortunate opening goal from their perspective, with Vandevoordt getting hustled now from an underplayed backpass.

O'Reilly wide Man City appear boosted by taking the lead, with their full-back now scuffing a header wide from a good position.

Leipzig trail Misfortune for the Bundesliga outfit, who had really taken the game to the Premier League side. Nico O'Reilly cuts the ball across the goalmouth from the left and Castello Lukeba accidentally slides it straight past Vandevoordt.

Foden goes close Manchester City's best chance so far comes as Phil Foden sets up a shot on the edge of the area skilfully and sends the ball just wide.

Baku booked The Leipzig full-back fouls Nico O'Reilly and gets shown a yellow card.

Gruda has a go Leipzig's strong spell continues as Gruda gets onto the end of a good passing move and slips a shot wide.

Baumgartner just wide! The midfielder gets to bear down on the visitors' area and unleashes a powerful shot from 20 yards out, which sails just wide.

Nice attacking Nusa tries to chip a ball over the defence, and Raum gets a chance to swing a cross in from the left moments later - with the visitors turning it behind for a corner.

Raum whacks one Nusa chases towards the Man City goal and opens up the defence with a good pass out to the right. The ball runs across the goal as the visitors try to clear it, allowing Raum to run up and drill a shot on goal that is blocked.

Booking for Baumgartner The Austrian slides in on Elliot Anderson by the sideline and is shown a yellow card.

Nusa has an effort The Leipzig winger sends a dangerous shot in from just outside the box that Donnarumma can only hoist over his own crossbar. That was promising!

City keeping the ball The visitors have seen 75% possession in the opening phase - but Leipzig have certainly kept them at bay.

Cherki clips shot wide Man City probe Leipzig with a good passing move that sees Cherki have a chance to shoot just outside the box - sending a shot narrowly wide of the target.

Quiet start Manchester City have been keeping possession well as Leipzig try to prize the ball away from them.

Off we go! The English Premier League side get us started.

Moment of reflection Jesús de Miguel, who tragically passed away due to an incident in a Spanish second division match in recent days, is remembered before kick-off.

The teams are out There is more than a tingle of Champions League excitement in the air as we prepare to get going!

Man City starting line-up Donnarumma - Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, O’Reilly - Anderson, Fernández - Ndiaye, Cherki, Foden - Haaland (c)

Man City subs Bettinelli, Rulli, Rúben Dias, Kovačić, Doku, Aït-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Gvardiol, Bouaddi, Allan Elias, Samba, Lewis

Leipzig subs Nyland, Kone, Estève, Bakayoko, Seiwald, Klostermann, Reitz, Gomis, Nkunku, Henrichs, Maksimović

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Stoppage time A minimum of three additional minutes have been indicated.

Ortiz booked The Betis No.12 is cautioned for a foul on Silva.

Wayward Deossa lets fly from over yards out, firing a wild left-footed attempt well off target.

Stretches his legs Silva shows a burst of pace to wriggle free down the right flank. He's all alone in an advanced position, and by the time support arrives in the form of Karetsas, the Greek's touch gifts possession back to the visitors.

Huge let off! Isco swings a corner in from the left, which falls kindly for Ezzalzouli inside the six-yard box. With the goal gaping, the winger cannot prod home what would have been a second equaliser for Betis, and so the ball rolls harmlessly wide of the target.

Bellingham's name taken Dortmund's No.7 is the latest player to see yellow following a late challenge on Deossa.

Double swap It's Pellegrini's turn to look to his bench, introducing Roca and Antonio Morante for the game's final stages. Parrott and Bernal make way.

Veerman booked Dortmund's Dutch midfielder sees yellow for a foul on the edge of his own penalty area on Isco.

Triple change After taking the lead, Niko Kovač makes three substitutions, introducing Beier, Gadou and Chukwuemeka for Ryerson, Bensebaini and Nmecha.

⚽ 72' Konstantinos Karetsas (2-1)

Another staggering stop from Valles! The Betis goalkeeper is on fire tonight! Ryerson picks out Bellingham with a cross from the right, but the midfielder's close-range headed effort is met by a superb reaction save from Valles.

⚽ 67' Aitor Ruibal (1-1)

Off target Bellingham delivers a sumptuous cross from the right into Svensson's path at the far post, where the Swede's first-time finish is high and wide of the mark. That was a big opportunity for the Dortmund wide player.

First Betis changes Ruibal and club captain Isco are on for Betis, replacing Ceballos and Antony.

So close to a second! Ryerson fires in one of his trademark crosses towards the edge of the six-yard box, where Silva throws himself at the ball, but still fails to make contact at full extension.

Round the corner Dortmund are really clicking now. Svensson plays a one-two with Silva on the edge of the area, but the Swede cannot quite latch onto the return pass from the goalscorer.

⚽ 49' Fabio Silva (1-0)

Over the bar Up the other end, Antony cuts in off the right flank and bends an effort towards the top left corner. The winger leans back as he strikes it, however, sending it curling over the bar.

Early intent Within 30 seconds of the restart, Karetsas bends a low shot towards the bottom corner at the near post. Álvaro Valles is equal to it, though, holding on to the effort.

Back under way! Dortmund get the ball rolling for the second half here. At the break, neither manager has elected to make any substitutions, so both sides resume unchanged.

Bensebaini booked Dortmund's No.5 is cautioned following a foul on Deossa.

Sea of legs Karetsas skips away from his marker before slipping the ball to Bellingham on the edge of Betis' penalty area. The Englishman lines up a shot, but it cannot make it past all the bodies in front of him.

Stoppage time A minimum of four additional minutes have been indicated at the end of the first half here.

Overhit Karetsas looks for Anton at the far post, but the Greek midfielder overcooks his delivery and the ball goes behind for a goal-kick.

Natan sees yellow The Betis defender goes into the book for a foul on Karetsas, which presents Dortmund with a free-kick opportunity in a promising position deep inside the visitors' half.

Ceballos continuing The Betis midfielder is back up and is determined to carry on.

First booking Ryerson is shown the first yellow card of the night for a mid-air challenge on Ceballos, who has stayed down following the collision and is receiving treatment.

Intricate A sweeping Dortmund move from right to left involving Bellingham, Karetsas, and Silva culminates in a Svensson cross from the left being blocked behind for a corner. Veerman takes it, but on the second time of asking, Betis clear.

Unable to continue Guirassy's night is at an end. He has been replaced by Karetsas.

Guirassy down The Dortmund forward has gone down and stayed on the turf in an off-ball incident. He has since left the field to receive treatment.

Across the face of goal Ezzalzouli drills a low cross in from the left towards Antony at the near post, whose flick is just too slight to carry the ball goalwards. As such, it rolls behind for a goal-kick.

Wild attempt A Ceballos corner is cleared by Schlotterbeck as far as Ezzalzouli, who fires a first-time volley from just inside the Dortmund box high into the stands.

Straight at Kobel Ezzalzouli once again looks to cut inside off the left flank and shoot. He makes space for the shot in front of Anton, but his low effort is smothered by Kobel.

How did that stay out? What a save from Álvaro Valles! Schotterbeck picks out Ryerson with another sensational long pass high up towards the right wing. There, the Norwegian swings in an inch-perfect cross for Svensson to run onto on the edge of the six-yard box, but the Betis goalkeeper is equal to the Swede's volley with a superb reaction save to preserve the deadlock here.

Disallowed Betis have the ball in the back of Dortmund's net but it will not stand! Deossa slips Parrott in behind, who then slides the ball into the path of Antony, allowing the winger to slot home past Kobel in a one-on-one. Parrott had been fractionally offside in the build-up, though, which was checked and cleared by the VAR.

Always flying wide Ezzalzouli breaks down the left flank before cutting back onto his right foot and curling an effort wide past the right post.

Lifted over Ryerson sends Bellingham through to the byline, from where Dortmund's No.7 cuts the ball back into the path of Guirassy inside Betis' box. Guirassy is always leaning back, though, and fires his first-time effort over the bar.

First corner Svensson floats a delivery from the right towards the far post, finding Bensebaini's head. However, the Dortmund defender's effort is straight at Álvaro Valles.

Patient build-up Dortmund are knocking the ball about very confidently here. Guirassy has even dropped into a midfield position to get involved.

And we're off! Betis get the ball rolling here in Dortmund.

Betis subs Conde, González, Bellerín, Bartra, Fornals, García, Riquelme, Lo Celso, Roca, Isco Ruibal, Morante

Dortmund subs Drewes, Meyer, Beier, Chukwuemeka, Nwaneri, Karetsas, Gadou, Mane, Inácio, Albert, Dos Santos

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