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TSG Hoffenheim - FC Schalke 04 | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:54:14 GMT

Hoffenheim on their toes Hoffenheim have run the second most of any side this season after Bayern Munich, and are the fastest at recovering the ball, needing 13 seconds on average.

Schalke's scoring issues Schalke have scored the fewest goals of any Bundesliga side this season (four), all of which have come away from home.

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Sport-Club Freiburg - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:54:10 GMT

Freiburg first Freiburg's 16 points after eight matches is their second-best total at this stage of a season after 17 in 2022/23, but their 18 goals scored is a new club record.

Tight Union Union have been defending very deep in their four-match unbeaten run, which shows in their three goals scored and two conceded in that spell.

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1. FC Köln - Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:54:05 GMT

Cologne's home strength Cologne are unbeaten at home in the Bundesliga this season (W2, D2), while they took a superb 5-0 home win over Union Berlin in the DFB Cup in front of their own fans in October.

Leverkusen goal threat Bayer may have suffered two consecutive Bundesliga defeats for the first time since January, but their 18 goals this season is the third most in the league and twice as many as Cologne have scored (nine).

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1. FC Heidenheim 1846 - Hannover 96 | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:58:10 GMT

Hartel's happy memories Hannover's Marcel Hartel scored on his last visit to Heidenheim, securing a 1-0 win for St. Pauli in April 2023.

Always a winner All 10 meetings between Heidenheim and Hannover have taken place in Bundesliga 2, and there was always a winner (six for Heidenheim, four for Hannover).

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VfL Bochum 1848 - Karlsruher SC | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:15:28 GMT

Rösler's history As a coach, Uwe Rösler is unbeaten against Karlsruhe (W3, D1). As a player, he played his last match in Germany against them in May 2002, losing 3-0 with Unterhaching in a relegation decider at the Wildpark on the final matchday of the season and suffering relegation from Bundesliga 2.

Hofmann's Karlsruhe past Philipp Hofmann (now of Bochum) scored 49 goals in 96 Bundesliga 2 games for Karlsruhe. Only Emanuel Günther (98 goals) and Marvin Wanitzek (71) have scored more often in the division for them. However, Hofmann has managed just one goal against his former club in eight competitive matches (in 2018 in the 3 Liga for Braunschweig).

Draw kings Some 13 of the 24 Bundesliga 2 meetings between the pair have ended in a draw. Neither side have shared the spoils more often against any other team in the second tier.

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

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:30:52 GMT

Old boys searching for a breakthrough At Magdeburg, they were key players, but at St. Pauli, Marcus Mathisen and Martijn Kaars (pictured) have been regularly starting on the bench. Mathisen moved to the Millerntor last summer after two years at Magdeburg, while Kaars arrived a year earlier following an impressive 23 goals in 38 competitive matches (19 of them in Bundesliga 2, where as a Magdeburg player he was the league's second-highest scorer in 2024/25 behind Davie Selke).

Magdeburg's maiden victory Magdeburg's win in 2023/24 was their first in nine encounters with St. Pauli.

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

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:03:11 GMT

Seguin's remarkable history Hertha's Paul Seguin developed in the Wolfsburg youth ranks and played his first 26 Bundesliga games there. His only goal for Wolfsburg's first team came in December 2016 in a 3-2 home defeat against Hertha, a game in which he was also sent off for two bookable offences.

Familiar faces Over the last three seasons at Hertha, Wolfsburg's Fabian Reese (pictured) racked up an impressive 55 goal contributions (30 goals, 25 assists) in 82 Bundesliga 2 appearances. His successor as captain of the Berlin outfit, Josip Brekalo, once scored 22 goals in 129 competitive appearances for Wolfsburg.

Wolfsburg like going to Berlin Wolfsburg won their most recent away fixture at Hertha Berlin 5-0 in 2022/23, with Maximilian Arnold among the goalscorers. In total, Wolfsburg have collected 14 points from their last six trips to Hertha (W4, D2) and conceded only two goals. Hertha's last home win against Wolfsburg was a 1-0 success in April 2017 (Vedad Ibisevic scoring).

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VfB Stuttgart - SV Werder Bremen | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:54:00 GMT

Buoyant Bremen Werder's 15 points after eight matches marks their best start to a Bundesliga season since 2018/19.

Demirović's double delight Demirović has matched Füllkrug as only the second player to score two braces this season. Serhou Guirassy is the only Stuttgart player to ever score two or more goals in three successive matches (in September 2023).

History beckons for Füllkrug Füllkrug equalled Rudi Völler's club record of scoring in seven consecutive matches (set in 1982/83) against Hoffenheim, and now has a chance to set a new Bremen best.

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Borussia Dortmund - SV Elversberg | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:53:34 GMT

Reunions Borussia Dortmund sporting director Ole Book joined in March after eight years in various functions at Elversberg, while US international Cole Campbell moved in the opposite direction this summer.

Every hope for Elversberg The Bundesliga newcomers' 13 points from their opening eight matches is a decent tally. No side with that many points at this stage of the season have ended up being relegated since St. Pauli in 2010/11.

Dortmund don't stop running Last week's Der Klassiker saw Dortmund set a new club record for the total distance covered by the team in a match since records began in 2011 - a whopping 127.6 kilometres.

Previous meeting: Elversberg 1-4 Dortmund This will be the first time these teams have ever met in a league fixture, and their first competitive encounter for 45 years. They have only come face-to-face once before, with Dortmund winning 4-1 in the second round of the DFB Cup on 10 October 1981.

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RB Leipzig - FC Augsburg | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:53:41 GMT

Leipzig's formidable home form Leipzig have won all four of their home matches so far this season with a staggering overall goal difference of 18-0. They could become just the fourth team in Bundesliga history to win their first five home matches of a season without conceding - and first since Bayern Munich in 2005/06.

Goals galore for Gregoritsch Michael Gregoritsch's goal against Freiburg last weekend saw him equal a club record for the most goals in the opening eight matches of a season - five (with Ermedin Demirović in 2023/24).

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1. FSV Mainz 05 - FC Bayern München | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:53:48 GMT

Unbeaten Bayern The champions have not lost any of their past 23 Bundesliga matches going back to last season. On the flip side, their three draws this season mean they have dropped points more times than in the whole first half of the last campaign (two draws).

Bayern's attacking machine Bayern boast the best attack in the league this season with 27 goals and 184 shots. With a combined xG of 28.8, they could well have scored a couple of goals more, however.

Mainz's unique claim The 2-1 win Mainz gained over Bayern in December 2024, thanks to a Jae-Sung Lee brace, is the only away defeat the champions have suffered in the Bundesliga since Vincent Kompany took charge. Mainz have won four of their past six home matches against Bayern - and have beaten them more than any other team in that time.

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SC Paderborn 07 - Eintracht Frankfurt | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:53:55 GMT

Battle of brothers? Paderborn's Felix and Frankfurt's Mario Götze could face one another for the third time in the Bundesliga. The siblings met twice in 2018/19 for Augsburg and Dortmund, respectively, with each brother taking a win each.

Ebnoutalib threat Ebnoutalib's six goals this season are as many as Paderborn have scored so far in total.

Paderborn starting as they mean to go on The newly promoted side have avoided finishing any of the opening eight matchdays in the two automatic relegation spots and have spent just one week (after Matchday 6) in the play-off spot (16th).

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1. FC Nürnberg - SV Darmstadt 98 | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:35:50 GMT

Shared Werder past Coaches Miroslav Klose and Florian Kohfeldt were once at Werder Bremen at the same time, yet worked in rather different spheres. Klose played for the first team in the Champions League from 2004 to 2007, while Kohfeldt played in Werder's third team and from 2006 was also a youth coach.

Goals guaranteed? None of the 45 competitive meetings between the two clubs (28 of them in Bundesliga 2) have ended goalless. However, the most recent encounters have not been particularly high-scoring (nine goals in the last six).

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Holstein Kiel - DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:18:28 GMT

Shared Hamburg past The coaches know each other from Hamburg: Oliver Kirch was coach of HSV's U19s from 2021 to 2023, while Tim Walter managed the Red Shorts' first team during that time.

Kiel's barren spell The 2-2 draw last season marked the first point the Storks have taken against Arminia after seven consecutive Bielefeld victories.

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

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:54:47 GMT

Lieberknecht's winning record Torsten Lieberknecht is unbeaten in four meetings with Timo Schultz teams, collecting 10 points with Darmstadt against St. Pauli and Cologne.

Osnabrück still waiting Osnabrück last beat Kaiserslautern in the 2018/19 3. Liga (2-0 at home, 3-1 away). Osnabrück's only second-tier win against FCK came in March 2008 (2-0 at the Bremer Brücke, with goals from Nico Frommer and Pierre de Wit; the VfL coach was Pele Wollitz).

Lautern's strong record Kaiserslautern have taken 10 points from their last four competitive matches against Osnabrück and are clearly ahead in the overall record (W7, D1, L3).

Dramatic encounters When the two teams last met in March 2024 at the Betze, Friedhelm Funkel Kaisseslautern coach. The Palatinate side trailed twice, but won 3-2 thanks to an injury-time goal from Ragnar Ache. In the first-leg fixture at the Bremer Brücke, they equalised in the eighth minute of added time after missing two penalties and going 2-0 down (final score 2-2).

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Hamburger SV - Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2026/27 Season | Bundesliga

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:48:43 GMT

Gladbach's good experience Gladbach were also bottom of the table after Matchday 8 of last season, with even fewer points than now (three compared to four). They survived comfortably at the end of the season, nine points ahead of the relegation play-off position in 12th.

Hamburg hoping for an upturn Merlin Polzin's side started the Bundesliga season with three defeats, but then gained three successive wins - and have since lost their past three competitive matches.

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SG Dynamo Dresden - SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:34:44 GMT

Fürth past With Lennart Grill, Robert Wagner, Tobias Raschl and Nicolai Rapp, four former Fürth players could line up for Dynamo. For 29-year-old Rapp (pictured), Fürth was the first of what are now eight clubs he has played for in Bundesliga 2, having made his debut for them aged 19.

Fürth's strong record The 2-0 loss last season was Fürth's only defeat in the last nine matches against Dynamo (five wins, three draws).

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Eintracht Braunschweig - FC Energie Cottbus | 2026/27 Season | 2. Bundesliga

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:35:29 GMT

Rare wins Then 17-year-old Leonardo Bittencourt scored a consolation goal in Braunschweig's only win in six Bundesliga 2 meetings with Cottbus (3-1 at home in September 2011). Energie's only win in Braunschweig, meanwhile, came over 20 years ago (1-0 in March 2006, with Francis Kioyo scoring in stoppage time).

Previous meeting: Eintracht Braunschweig 1-1 Energie Cottbus The pair played out a feisty encounter in the third tier when they last met in May 2019, with a red card apiece being issued in the final few minutes. Cottbus were ultimately relegated, while Braunschweig survived on goal difference.

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Borussia Dortmund - Real Betis Balompie Sevilla | 2026/27 Season | Champions League

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:01:34 GMT

Kobel praises Dortmund squad Gregor Kobel also spoke to the media ahead of this clash, saying, "The way I perceive the team, the way I feel myself, I have to say: We're all at a very, very good athletic level. We feel good and are ready to perform every few days."

Kovač on facing Betis "We have to impose our game, especially here in our stadium with our fans. They are a team that will certainly challenge us tomorrow. We have to do exactly what they don't want us to do."

Kovač discusses Dortmund backline Dortmund lined up in a back four at the weekend a Bayern, but Kovač remains open to a return to a back three for this clash. "If the team embraces it as they did this weekend, it's absolutely no problem whether we play with a three-man or four-man backline," he explained. "Attitude, passion, intensity – those are the attributes you need."

Guirassy gets Champions League goals The Dortmund striker's brace at Sabah took him to four goals in three appearances in the competition this season - and 23 career goals in the UEFA Champions League.

Karetsas back Dortmund were able to field Konstantinos Karetsas again as a second-half substitute in Der Klassiker, after the 18-year-old creative talent missed the previous three matches due to injury. Emre Can, Giannis Konstantelias and Justin Lerma were the only names on the injury list on Saturday.

Betis victorious Betis were triumphant in LaLiga on Saturday as they defeated Malaga 2-1. Former Dortmund man Marc Bartra and Pablo Fornals were the goalscorers, with Betis remaining fourth in the table.

Spanish H2H Dortmund beat Betis 2-0 in a pre-season friendly in August 2015, but the clubs have never met competitively. They're set to become BVB's eighth different Spanish opponent in the Champions League (W13, D9, L14).

Remember this guy? Dortmund fans may remember Marc Roca from his time at Bayern Munich. The Betis midfielder played for BVB's fierce domestic rivals in 2020/21 and 2021/22, before returning to Spain, via a loan spell at English club Leeds United, in summer 2023.

Bartra's return Betis defender Marc Bartra played for Dortmund between July 2016 and January 2018, making 51 competitive appearances and winning the 2017/18 DFB Cup. His time in Germany was marked by the attack on the BVB team bus ahead of a Champions League quarter-final against Monaco in April 2017, in which he suffered a broken wrist after being struck by shrapnel. Bartra later spoke openly about the trauma and its lasting psychological impact, explaining that he needed to return to Spain to be closer to his family.

Dortmund: the story so far Dortmund have recorded wins over Villarreal (3-2) and Sabah (2-1) either side of a 1-0 defeat at Norway's Bodø/Glimt. With six points to show for their efforts, BVB are outside the automatic last-16 qualification places on goal difference going into the latest round of league-phase fixtures.

Betis: the story so far Betis are arguably the surprise package of the league phase so far, taking maximum points from games against Lille (3-2), Porto (3-2) and Feyenoord (1-0). The Spanish outfit are in fine company in the top five of the standings, with only holders Paris Saint-Germain, English duo Aston Villa and Liverpool and José Mourinho's Real Madrid also on nine points after three games.

Welcome! Follow all of the build-up and live action as Borussia Dortmund host Real Betis in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday (kick-off: 9pm CET).

Futebol Clube do Porto - SSC Neapel | 2026/27 Season | Champions League

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Futebol Clube do Porto - SSC Neapel | 2026/27 Season | Champions League