Overview
- The DFL called off the Matchday 17 fixture less than three hours before the 20:30 local kickoff in Hamburg.
- Hamburg reported that thaw water pooling on parts of the roof created heavy point loads that a structural engineer judged unsafe.
- The league said the rescheduled date will be communicated later after safety concerns halted the original plan.
- Severe weather in northern Germany also delayed St. Pauli vs. RB Leipzig and Werder Bremen vs. Hoffenheim, now set for January 27.
- The postponed game would have featured 13th-place Hamburg on 16 points against fifth-place Leverkusen on 29, level with fourth-place Leipzig.