The top two in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, are level on 17 points and the only unbeaten clubs left, and they meet on Saturday evening. Bayern have scored 25 goals and Dortmund have conceded four, and the gap between them in the table is goal difference alone, plus 19 to plus 8. Freiburg are third on 13 points, Borussia Monchengladbach are bottom on three, and the league has produced 224 goals in 63 games, 3.56 a game. The nine games run from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, and every time given here is UK time. Here is what to look for in every game in the Bundesliga, in kick-off order.
Bundesliga Matchweek 8 fixtures at a glance
Bundesliga Matchweek 8 fixtures, in kick-off order:
- Elversberg v Mainz
- Schalke 04 v RB Leipzig
- Werder Bremen v Hoffenheim
- Borussia Monchengladbach v Paderborn
- Augsburg v Freiburg
- Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart
- Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
- Union Berlin v FC Cologne
- Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburg
Every fixture has its own page with form, head to head and lineups, and all 9 are on the Bundesliga Matchweek 8 fixtures page.
Elversberg v Mainz
Elversberg and Mainz are level on 10 points, eighth and seventh, and our records hold no earlier meeting between them. Elversberg come in after a 0-4 defeat at RB Leipzig last Saturday, with five goals scored and 10 conceded in their last five, though they have won two of three at home. Mainz have won all three of their away games, scoring 10 goals and conceding three. At home they have lost three of four, and they lost 2-3 to Werder Bremen last Saturday. Phillip Tietz has five goals for Mainz and Maurice Krattenmacher three for Elversberg. Elversberg list six absentees, among them Cole Campbell and Francis Onyeka, who have started six and five of seven games. Mainz list four: Dominik Kohr, Otto Ruoppi, Robin Zentner and Silas.
Schalke 04 v RB Leipzig
Schalke 04 have scored four goals in seven games, the fewest in the Bundesliga, and none at home, where they have drawn two and lost one and conceded only once. They are 16th on six points, without a win in four, and drew 0-0 at FC Cologne last Saturday. RB Leipzig are fifth on 12 points with 20 goals, the second most in the league, and a perfect home record: four wins, 18 goals scored and none conceded. Away is another story, with three defeats, two goals scored and 11 conceded, including a 1-6 at Bayern Munich. Leipzig have won six of the eight meetings on our site, including each of the last five, the latest a 4-2 on 27 May 2023. Christopher Nkunku, their top scorer with four goals in four appearances, is injured with adductor pain, as are Assan Ouédraogo, Marc Guiu and Maxime Estève. Schalke list nine, among them Robin Gosens, who has played every game, and Maximilian Wöber, who has played in six of seven.
Werder Bremen v Hoffenheim
Werder Bremen are sixth on 12 points and unbeaten in six, with three wins and three draws, and Niclas Füllkrug has eight goals in seven games. They beat Mainz 3-2 last Saturday, though they have not kept a clean sheet all season and have conceded 14. Hoffenheim are 10th on nine points and have won their last two, 2-1 at Borussia Monchengladbach and 3-0 against Bayer Leverkusen last Sunday. The record between them leans to Hoffenheim, who have won nine of the 14 meetings on our site to Bremen's three, with two draws, and the last three, the latest a 1-0 on 9 May. Bremen list eight injured, from Felix Agu to Skelly Alvero, including Jens Stage and Keke Topp. Hoffenheim list Albian Hajdari, Nathan De Cat, Patrick Wimmer and Tim Lemperle, and their scoring is shared, with Adam Daghim, Adam Hlozek and Bambasé Conté on two each.
Borussia Monchengladbach v Paderborn
Borussia Monchengladbach are bottom on three points with one win from seven, and they have conceded 22 goals, the most in the Bundesliga, without a clean sheet. They have lost all three home games and conceded 10 in them, but they won 3-2 at Stuttgart on 23 October, their first win of the season after six defeats. Paderborn are 13th on eight points, unbeaten in two after a 1-0 win over Hamburg last Saturday, but they have not won away, with two draws and a defeat from three. Our records hold only two meetings, both won by Gladbach, the latest a 3-1 on 20 June 2020. Joe Scally has three goals for Gladbach, who list seven players as injured and Kevin Diks, a starter in six of seven games, as unavailable on special leave. Paderborn list six, including Lasse Eickel and Timur Gayret, and Stefano Marino and Steffen Tigges lead their scoring with two each.
Augsburg v Freiburg
Augsburg have scored 17 goals, the third most in the Bundesliga, but they are ninth on nine points and winless in five, conceding 12 in that run, the latest a 1-1 against Union Berlin last Saturday. They have not lost at home, with one win and three draws from four. Freiburg are third on 13 points but have lost their last two, 1-2 at Bayer Leverkusen and 1-3 against Bayern Munich last Sunday, and they have scored 12 goals in four home games. History favours Freiburg, who have won eight of 16 meetings on our site to Augsburg's three, with five draws, but Augsburg are unbeaten in the last three, the latest a 2-2 on 18 January. Michael Gregoritsch has four goals for Augsburg and Yuito Suzuki four for Freiburg. Augsburg list Calvin Brackelmann, who has played every game, and four others, and Freiburg list Berkay Yılmaz and Bruno Ifechukwu Ogbus.
Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart
Bayer Leverkusen are fourth on 13 points and have a perfect home record, three wins from three with eight goals scored and one conceded, but they lost 0-3 at Hoffenheim last Sunday and have conceded 11 goals in four away games. Patrik Schick has six goals in six appearances. Stuttgart are 15th on six points with five defeats from seven, and have lost their last two, 0-1 at Hamburg and 2-3 against Borussia Monchengladbach, with five goals scored in their last five. They have won two of the 14 meetings on our site to Leverkusen's seven, with five draws, but they won the last two, 4-1 on 10 January and 3-1 on 9 May. Leverkusen list nine names, among them Moussa Diaby, a starter in five of seven games, Martin Terrier and Christian Kofane. Stuttgart list Josha Vagnoman, who has started six of seven games and scored two goals, and Dan-Axel Zagadou, and Ermedin Demirovic has three goals.
Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
The Klassiker pairs the only two unbeaten sides in the Bundesliga, level on 17 points with five wins and two draws each. Bayern Munich have scored 25 goals and conceded six, with 18 of the goals and two of the concessions in three home games, and they beat RB Leipzig 6-1 and then won 3-1 at Freiburg last Sunday. Borussia Dortmund have conceded four, the fewest in the league, with five clean sheets in seven, and beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 last Saturday. Bayern have won 11 of the 16 meetings on our site to Dortmund's two, with three draws, and they won the last two, 3-2 at Dortmund on 28 February and 2-1 at home on 18 October. Michael Olise has six goals and Harry Kane four. Bayern list Luis Díaz, who has four goals, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Jamal Musiala, Manuel Neuer and Min-jae Kim as injured, and Joshua Kimmich as unavailable on special leave. Our fixture page lists no key player missing for Dortmund, though seven are listed, among them Emre Can.
Union Berlin v FC Cologne
Union Berlin are 17th on six points and have conceded 18 goals, the second most in the league, including 12 in three away games where they scored one. At home they have a win and two draws from four, and they are unbeaten in three: 1-0 against Elversberg, 0-0 against Borussia Dortmund and 1-1 at Augsburg. FC Cologne are 12th on eight points and have lost all three away games, scoring two and conceding seven. They drew 0-0 with Schalke 04 last Saturday after a 0-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt. Union have won eight of the 12 meetings on our site to Cologne's one, with three draws, and the latest was a 2-2 on 2 May. Tim Skarke has two goals in three appearances for Union, and Saïd El Mala has two for Cologne, whose joint top scorer Thijs Dallinga is injured with a cruciate ligament injury, along with Ellyes Skhiri, Imad Rondic, Ragnar Ache, Rav van den Berg and Timo Hübers. Union list four, among them Andrej Ilic and Andrik Markgraf.
Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburg
Eintracht Frankfurt have conceded 17 goals, the third most in the Bundesliga, including six at RB Leipzig, and are 14th on eight points after a 0-1 defeat at Borussia Dortmund last Saturday. At home they have a win, a draw and a defeat. Younes Ebnoutalib has five goals in five appearances. Hamburg are 11th on nine points and have scored six goals in seven games. They won two in a row before losing 0-1 at Paderborn last Saturday, and they have won one of four away games, conceding 10. Hamburg won the latest of the two meetings on our site, 2-1 at Frankfurt on 2 May, after a 1-1 draw on 20 December. Yussuf Poulsen, their joint top scorer with two goals, and Nicolás Capaldo, a starter in six of seven games, are both on Hamburg's injury list, which has five names. Frankfurt list one, Jessic Ngankam.
Bundesliga table going into Matchweek 8, and what comes next
Bayern Munich and Dortmund lead the Bundesliga table on 17 points, four clear of Freiburg and Leverkusen on 13, with Leipzig and Werder Bremen on 12. Their meeting in Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund is on Saturday evening, after the five 14:30 kick-offs. At the bottom Borussia Monchengladbach have three points, and Stuttgart, Schalke 04 and Union Berlin have six each, so Borussia Monchengladbach v Paderborn, Schalke 04 v RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart and Union Berlin v FC Cologne all involve a club in the bottom four. All 18 clubs have played seven games. Every fixture has its own page with form, head to head and lineups, and all nine are on our Bundesliga fixtures page. We will have a full round-up once Sunday's games have been played.
