Overview
- Darmstadt beat Greuther Fürth 4:2 after trailing, briefly moving into the top three as Fraser Hornby struck twice and Fürth’s goals-against tally hit 34 in 13 matches.
- Schalke were held 0:0 at Preußen Münster despite a red card for home keeper Johannes Schenk, missing the chance to go top as coach Miron Muslic framed the setback as a learning experience.
- Fortuna Düsseldorf downed Magdeburg 2:1 with a stoppage-time brace from Cedric Itten, delivering the first victory under Markus Anfang and leaving the visitors bottom.
- Köln’s 3:4 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt was followed by MRI confirmation of a thigh muscle injury for defender Joel Schmied, with the club ruling him out for now.
- Elsewhere, Hertha extended their winning run by edging Braunschweig 1:0, Elversberg stayed third with a 3:2 in Karlsruhe, Nürnberg beat Bielefeld 2:0 to extend an unbeaten streak, and in handball SC Magdeburg routed Wetzlar 33:20 before extending Gisli Kristjansson to 2030.