Overview

• Bayern beat Hoffenheim 4:1 to move to four wins from four, a +15 goal difference through Matchday 4 that outlets reported as the best start recorded in the league’s history.
• Harry Kane scored three times — including two penalties — with Serge Gnabry adding a late fourth after Vladimir Coufal’s reply for TSG.
• Vincent Kompany made five changes from midweek, handing Nicolas Jackson a first Bayern start and 17-year-old Lennart Karl a rare start before introducing Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise and Gnabry.
• The first Bayern penalty followed a handball on Albian Hajdari that was described as disputed, and referee Robert Hartmann did not conduct a pitch-side review.
• Hamburg defeated Heidenheim 2:1 for its first top-flight victory and first goals since promotion, ending a 2,688-day wait as Luka Vušković and Rayan Philippe scored and Heidenheim stayed without a point.