Bundesliga Roundup, Matchday 8
Matchday 8 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season showcased thrilling matches and remarkable displays. Here’s the Bundesliga roundup from this round.
Werder Bremen 1-0 Union Berlin
Werder Bremen secured consecutive home victories in the Bundesliga for the first time since April by defeating Union Berlin 1-0 at the Weserstadion. Although Union Berlin pressed for an equalizer, Bremen successfully controlled the remainder of the game. This win ended Bremen’s four-game losing streak on Friday nights without scoring and moved them up to 9th place in the standings, while Union fell to tenth.
Hoffenheim 3-1 Heidenheim
Hoffenheim secured their first home victory of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season by defeating 1. FC Heidenheim 3-1 at the PreZero Arena. This loss means Heidenheim have still never beaten Hoffenheim, with two draws and one loss against them. With this win, Hoffenheim climbed to seventh place in the league standings. Additionally, Heidenheim’s manager Frank Schmidt faces further worries as his team has yet to achieve an away win in the Bundesliga this season, having lost all four away matches so far.
Hamburger SV 0-1 Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg snapped a four-game losing streak in the Bundesliga by defeating Hamburg 1-0 at the Volksparkstadion, breaking a streak of three consecutive head-to-head matches without a win. This victory marked Wolfsburg’s first in six Bundesliga matches, bringing them level on points with Hamburg and moving them to 12th on the league table.
Frankfurt 2-0 St Pauli
Jonathan Burkardt scored two goals for the second consecutive matchday in the Bundesliga, helping Eintracht Frankfurt secure a 2-0 victory over St. Pauli at Deutsche Bank Park. This result marked St. Pauli’s fifth consecutive defeat. Frankfurt comfortably managed the final moments of the game and, with the win, they moved to four points behind fourth-placed Dortmund.
Monchengladbach 0-3 Bayern Munich
Lennart Karl became the third-youngest player to score for Bayern Munich in Bundesliga history, contributing to the leaders’ convincing 3-0 victory away against bottom-placed Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern have now won all 13 of their competitive games this season, maintaining a five-point lead at the top of the table, while the home team remains four points away from safety.
Augsburg 0-6 RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig matched their second-largest Bundesliga victory by defeating Augsburg 6-0, reinforcing their status as Bayern Munich’s main competitors for the title. This heavy loss leaves Augsburg with the weakest defense in Germany’s top division, casting doubt on their chances of escaping relegation.
Dortmund 1-0 FC Cologne
Dortmund stretched their unbeaten streak at Signal Iduna Park to 10 games in all competitions (9 wins, 1 draw), but needed a last-minute goal to secure three important points against a determined Cologne team. Cologne, who were aiming for their first series of consecutive away wins since May 2023, missed out on a notable result. However, they currently hold eighth place, keeping their chances of qualifying for Europe still within reach.
Leverkusen 2-0 Freiburg
Bayer Leverkusen moved up into the top five of the Bundesliga by defeating Freiburg 2-0 at the BayArena, extending their unbeaten head-to-head streak to six games (four wins, two draws). Die Werkself also comfortably extended their Bundesliga unbeaten run under Kasper Hjulmand to six matches, achieving four consecutive wins in the league for the first time since January.
Stuttgart 2-1 Mainz
Stuttgart rallied from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over FSV Mainz at home, extending their Bundesliga winning streak to five games and increasing the pressure on visiting coach Bo Henriksen, whose team has now suffered four consecutive league defeats. With this win, Stuttgart reached 18 points, six more after eight matches than they had when they won the Bundesliga in the 2006/07 season. Meanwhile, Mainz will have a chance to improve their record of just one win in 11 head-to-head encounters when the two teams face off again on Wednesday in the DFB-Pokal.
