Overview
- HSV, which won 2-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, opened an eight-point gap above the relegation playoff spot and could be safe as early as Sunday if St. Pauli or Wolfsburg falter.
- Heidenheim earned a 3-3 at Bayern after a stoppage-time own goal denied a famous win, keeping the league’s bottom team alive in the relegation fight.
- Hoffenheim and Stuttgart drew 3-3 in Sinsheim as Tiago Tomás struck deep into added time to leave both sides level in the chase for a top-four finish.
- Union Berlin fought back to 2-2 against Köln under new coach Marie-Louise Eta, leaving survival within reach pending Sunday’s games in Mainz and Freiburg.
- Werder Bremen fell 3-1 at home to Augsburg, delaying safety and reinforcing signs of a likely three-way scrap between St. Pauli, Wolfsburg and Heidenheim for 16th place.