FC Augsburg – Bayer Leverkusen 0:1 (0:0)
0:1 Palacios (90.+4)
RB Leipzig – Eintracht Frankfurt 0:1 (0:1)
0:1 Knauff (7th)
SC Freiburg – Union Berlin 0:0 (0:0)
1. FC Cologne – 1. FC Heidenheim 1:1 (1:0)
1:0 Selke (29th), 1:1 Beck (55th)
1. FSV Mainz 05 – VfL Wolfsburg 1:1 (0:1)
0:1 Cerny (12th), 1:1 Widmer (61st)
The essentials in summary: League leader Bayer Leverkusen won a late victory in the first official match of the new year and thus secured the first half of the championship. soccer bundesliga insured. Coach Xabi Alonso's team beat FC Augsburg 1-0 (0-0) on Saturday thanks to a goal in added time. The Rhinelanders remain four points ahead of the team after 17 match days FC Bayern. The Munich team beat TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3-0 (1-0) on Friday, but played one less game.
In the first match under new coach Timo Schultz, 1. FC Cologne drew 1-1 (1-0) against 1. FC Heidenheim, so the Rhinelanders remain in 17th place for the moment. , RB Leipzig failed in the match. first half of the season and lost 0:1 at home (0:1) against Eintracht Frankfurt. After the 0-0 draw against SC Freiburg, 1. FC Union Berlin remains out of the relegation zone, while Mainz 05 and VfL Wolfsburg drew 1-1 (0-1).
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FC Augsburg – Bayer Leverkusen
Situation: Leader Leverkusen wants to remain undefeated after the turn of the year; So far Augsburg has not lost at home under coach Thorup.
Statistics: Last season, the Augsburg team celebrated two victories against Bayer after failing to make a three-pointer in the first 22 attempts.
Staff: Gumny or Iago from Augsburg replace Pedersen on the left wing, Bayer will have to do without Boniface (adductors) and Tapsoba (Africa Cup), among others, for a longer period.
Special: Xabi Alonso, who has been in Leverkusen since October 2022, has not yet scored any points as a Bundesliga coach against FC Augsburg.
RB Leipzig – Eintracht Frankfurt
Situation: It is the first meeting between the two teams since last year's cup final in Berlin, which ended 2-0 for Leipzig. RB has been undefeated in twelve games. Eintracht has never won in Leipzig.
Statistics: Leipzig can increase its number of victories to eleven. Only in the first season of the 2016/2017 Bundesliga did the Saxons win more games (twelve). If the Saxons do not lose, the team would equal the club record of 13 consecutive unbeaten games at home from the 2019/2020 season.
Staff: Except for defense chief Orban (advanced training) and Haidara (Africa Cup), everyone is ready for action. Olmo is also about to return. Eintracht is missing its best players Marmoush, Chaibi and Skhiri (all from the African Cup), while winter newcomers van de Beek and Kalajdzic could make their debut in the starting eleven.
Special: For Eintracht coach Toppmöllers, it is a return to his former workplace, where he was assistant to then coach Julian Nagelsmann. Eintracht sporting director Krösche also worked as sporting director at Cottaweg from 2019 to 2021.
SC Freiburg – 1. FC Union Berlin
Situation: Freiburg wants to stay in touch with the European places with a victory, Union wants to continue the promotion with coach Bjelica and move away from the relegation zone.
Statistics: In the four Bundesliga duels played so far in Freiburg, the balance is balanced with two wins and two losses.
Staff: The locals miss the suspended Höfler and Lienhart is in doubt. Bonucci and Fofana left Unión. New signing Vogt from Hoffenheim could be in the squad for the first time.
Special: There were a total of five penalties in the two games last season. In no other game last season were more than three penalties awarded.
FSV Mainz 05 – VfL Wolfsburg
Situation: Mainz is 16th in the standings. tied on points with Cologne and Darmstadt (ten points each) in the relegation battle. The Lower Saxony team wants to continue climbing and is tenth in the league, five points away from a place in the European Cup.
Statistics: Wolfsburg won the last three games against Mainz with a total of 11-0 goals. With only four points and five goals, Rheinhessen is the weakest team in the league at home.
Staff: Bell (infection), Lee (Asian Cup) and Weiper (knee) are unavailable for Mainz. On the other hand, Kohr is back in shape. It is not yet clear whether Rogério and ex-Mainzer Baku can be used at VfL.
Special: Josuha Guilavogui played for Wolfsburg from 2014 to 2023. Now, as a Mainz professional, he faces VfL for the first time. However, the use of it is questionable.
1. FC Cologne – 1. FC Heidenheim
Situation: After the separation of coach Steffen Baumgart, a tense atmosphere reigns in the penultimate Cologne team, which has not won three times. Heidenheim's surprise ninth-place finish comes with a tailwind after three straight victories.
Statistics: Cologne against Heidenheim is the 958th matchup in Bundesliga history. For FC, the guests are the 55th rival in the Bundesliga
Staff: The FC is missing Uth and Pacarada. In Heidenheim only Kühlwetter has to be absent due to a gastrointestinal infection.
Special: Football teacher Timo Schultz begins his mission to remain in the class of 1. FC Cologne. It is the Bundesliga debut of the former FC St. Pauli coach.