Bundesliga Roundup, Matchday 2
Matchday 2 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season showcased thrilling matches and remarkable displays. Here’s the Bundesliga roundup from this round.
Hamburger SV 0-2 St Pauli
The first Hamburg city derby in the top division in over 14 years ended in favor of St. Pauli, who left the Volksparkstadion with a solid 2-0 victory in Hamburg’s first Bundesliga home game since 2018. This means the bragging rights in northern Germany belong to the Millerntor, at least until January, while Hamburg had a disappointing return to Bundesliga home matches, as the loss ended their three-game winning streak at this stadium.
Werder Bremen 3-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen, reduced to ten players, rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 draw against Erik ten Hag’s Bayer Leverkusen, resulting in both teams entering the third Bundesliga matchday still without a victory. Ten Hag will be frustrated to see his team concede points to a side down to ten men, whereas Horst Steffen seems to have successfully instilled his approach and will be pleased with his team’s resilience.
Stuttgart 1-0 Monchengladbach
Chema Andrés scored a late goal to secure VfB Stuttgart’s fourth home victory in five Bundesliga games against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The 1-0 win earned the Swabians their first three points of the 2025/26 season. This result was a major setback for the Foals, who have now gone nine Bundesliga matches without a win. Meanwhile, Hoeneß and his team can take some comfort in the victory, which somewhat eases the disappointment of losing Woltemade.
RB Leipzig 2-0 Heidenhem
Ole Werner secured his first Bundesliga victory as RB Leipzig’s head coach after his team defeated Heidenheim 2-0 at the Red Bull Arena, marking their fifth consecutive unbeaten league encounter against them (4 wins, 1 draw). Leipzig gained a confidence-boosting win, while Heidenheim will end the matchday in the relegation zone after suffering two consecutive losses.
Hoffenheim 1-3 Frankfurt
Ritsu Doan’s two goals in the first half helped Eintracht Frankfurt continue their unbeaten streak to eight games in all competitions (5 wins, 3 draws) by defeating TSG Hoffenheim 3-1 at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim. Frankfurt’s first consecutive victories to start a new Bundesliga season since 2012/13 have propelled the Eagles to the second spot in the league.
Augsburg 2-3 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich maintained their flawless beginning to the Bundesliga season by securing a tight 3-2 victory against Augsburg. Augsburg, aiming to prevent their 11th consecutive finish in the lower half of the league under new manager Sandro Wagner, put up a strong fight. Wagner, who played for Bayern as recently as 2019, likely won’t be too upset about not earning a result after such a solid performance against his childhood team and will now focus on a series of more favorable upcoming games.
Wolfsburg 1-1 Mainz
VfL Wolfsburg’s search for a home victory extended to eight matches as a late penalty by Nadiem Amir secured a 1-1 draw for FSV Mainz at the Volkswagen Arena. Although the visitors have only one win in their last 11 Bundesliga games, this point marks their first of the season, while Wolfsburg move to sixth place with four points.
Dortmund 3-0 Union Berlin
Serhou Guirassy maintained his impressive scoring streak by netting two goals in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 victory against Union Berlin, a result that extends Die Schwarzgelben’s unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga to over ten matches. This win also marks Dortmund’s 18th consecutive season of winning at least one of their first two Bundesliga games.
FC Cologne 4-1 Freiburg
Cologne achieved their third consecutive victory in all competitions during the 2025/26 season by convincingly defeating Freiburg 4-1 at the RheinEnergieStadion, decisively breaking a four-game winless streak against them. Freiburg began the season with two significant losses, and this defeat ended their club-record run of seven unbeaten away matches in the top division.
