Overview
- Bayern beat Hoffenheim 4:1 to reach 12 points with a +15 goal difference, the best four‑game start recorded in the Bundesliga’s 62-year history.
- Harry Kane scored three times, including two penalties, as Vincent Kompany’s rotated side pulled away after halftime in Sinsheim.
- Hamburger SV defeated Heidenheim 2:1 for their first top-flight goals and first win since promotion, ending a 2,688-day wait as Heidenheim stayed pointless.
- SV Elversberg won 4:1 at Braunschweig to go top at least overnight, while Schalke’s 2:0 in Magdeburg featured a Kenan Karaman brace to bolster promotion hopes.
- Nürnberg edged Bochum 2:1 on Adriano Grimaldi’s stoppage-time winner for Miroslav Klose’s first victory, with the match shown free on RTL/RTL+ as Sky carried the Saturday Bundesliga slate.