Overview
- Borussia Mönchengladbach drew 0:0 with Freiburg to reach 13 league games without a win, moving off the bottom to 17th five days after sporting boss Roland Virkus exited.
- Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3:0 to make it six wins from six, with Luis Díaz starring and Manuel Neuer equaling Thomas Müller on 362 Bundesliga victories.
- VfB Stuttgart edged Heidenheim 1:0 through Bilal El Khannouss, securing a third straight win to rise to fourth before the break.
- Hamburger SV thrashed Mainz 4:0, posting a second league victory and a third straight unbeaten match as Mainz remained stuck on four points.
- In the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke won 2:1 at Bielefeld for a third successive victory and climbed to second on 18 points behind leaders Elversberg on 19.