Overview

• 1. FC Magdeburg defeated Dynamo Dresden 2:1 in the Elb-Clasico, their first away victory in Dresden since 2000, with goals from Jean Hugonet and Martijn Kaars.
• Hannover 96 secured a 2:0 win over Fortuna Düsseldorf at the Merkur Spiel-Arena, converting a Boris Tomiak penalty and sealing the victory through Benjamin Källman to maintain a six-point start.
• Eintracht Braunschweig triumphed 3:2 against SpVgg Greuther Fürth as Sebastian Polter clinched the win with a sixth-minute stoppage-time penalty.
• 1. FC Kaiserslautern edged FC Schalke 04 1:0 at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion when Marlon Ritter’s converted spot-kick was confirmed after a VAR review.
• Bundesliga sides completed final tune-ups in friendlies, with FC Augsburg drawing 2:2 with Pisa SC under Sandro Wagner’s permanent-press experiment and Hertha BSC reshaping its midfield ahead of its home match against Karlsruher SC.