Overview
- Saturday 18:30 features Bayern at Eintracht Frankfurt on 4 October, Bayern vs Dortmund on 18 October, and Gladbach vs Köln on 8 November.
- Leverkusen vs Dortmund is scheduled for 29 November as a late-month highlight in the newly fixed tranche.
- Sky will broadcast the Bundesliga Saturday evening top matches live.
- In the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke visit Hannover on Friday 17 October at 18:30, with Braunschweig vs Hannover set for Sunday 26 October at 13:30.
- Outlets note the clustered October kickoffs could prove influential in the title race.