Bundesliga Roundup, Matchday 4
Matchday 4 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season showcased thrilling matches and remarkable displays. Here’s the Bundesliga roundup from this round.
Stuttgart 2-0 St Pauli
Stuttgart continued their streak of Bundesliga home matches without a draw, reaching 16 games (8 wins, 8 losses), by defeating the high-ranking St. Pauli 2-0, which lifted them to eighth place in the standings. Meanwhile, despite making additional changes, Blessin’s team suffered their first loss of the season, missing the chance to take the top spot in the league.
Werder Bremen 0-3 Freiburg
Freiburg climbed into the Bundesliga’s top seven following a 3-0 win against Werder Bremen at the Weserstadion, with Vincenzo Grifo providing a goal and an assist, marking his eighth direct goal involvement in the last seven head-to-head matches. Easily securing the three points, Freiburg achieved their third consecutive head-to-head victory without conceding a goal and extended their strong away record to just one loss in nine league games since early February.
Hoffenheim 1-4 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich maintained their perfect record at the start of the new Bundesliga season, with Harry Kane scoring his ninth hat-trick for the club to secure a commanding 4-1 win against TSG Hoffenheim. Vladimír Coufal scored a deflected free-kick for the home team, but Bayern comfortably controlled the final moments and extended their lead with a fourth goal from Serge Gnabry’s precise finish, moving two points ahead at the top of the Bundesliga table.
Hamburger SV 2-1 Heidenheim
Hamburger SV finally secured their first Bundesliga victory of the season, earning a hard-earned 2-1 win at home against struggling Heidenheim, which lifted them out of the relegation zone. The home team climbed to 15th place, while Frank Schmidt’s side stayed at the bottom of the standings with no points.
Augsburg 1-4 Mainz
Bo Henriksen’s Mainz 05 team achieved their first league victory of the season in dominant style, defeating fellow relegation candidates Augsburg 4-1, even though they spent more than 40 minutes of the game with only 10 players.
RB Leipzig 3-1 FC Cologne
RB Leipzig extended their unbeaten Bundesliga streak against newly-promoted teams (32 wins, 5 draws) with a convincing 3-1 home win over FC Cologne, halting the visitors’ undefeated run at the start of the 2025/26 season. With this third consecutive win, Die Roten Bullen move up to third place in the standings.
Frankfurt 3-4 Union Berlin
Union Berlin delivered an impressive counter-attacking performance, with Oliver Burke scoring a hat-trick to secure a 4-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. This win was only their second in 10 matches at Deutsche Bank Park. Union Berlin managed the final minutes effectively to claim valuable three points, moving up to 10th place in the standings, while the defeated Eintracht Frankfurt remain in sixth, thanks to a better goal difference.
Leverkusen 1-1 Monchengladbach
Haris Tabaković scored a stoppage-time equalizer to earn Borussia Monchengladbach a point and disrupt Kasper Hjulmand’s promising start as Bayer Leverkusen’s manager. The draw extended Leverkusen’s unbeaten streak to three games under their new coach. Gladbach’s first goal of the season sparked celebrations among their traveling fans and secured a valuable point, although the team still remains in the relegation zone.
Dortmund 1-0 Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund extended their unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga to 12 matches by securing a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg at Signal Iduna Park, handing the visitors their first loss of the season. A single goal was enough for Niko Kovač’s team to achieve their sixth consecutive home win, maintaining close pursuit of Bayern at the top of the Bundesliga standings in the early part of the season.
