Overview

• Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac has urged the Bundesliga to schedule all matches on the 33rd matchday simultaneously, as was done before the 2019/20 season.
• Kovac argues that simultaneous scheduling ensures fairness by preventing teams from gaining a strategic advantage by knowing earlier results.
• Currently, Dortmund’s direct competitors—Mainz, Leipzig, and Freiburg—will play on Saturday, while Dortmund faces Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday at 15:30 CET.
• Kovac also acknowledged the financial benefits of staggered scheduling, which allows broadcasters to maximize revenue by presenting games individually.
• The Bundesliga has only scheduled the final matchday simultaneously since the 2020/21 season, altering a long-standing tradition of parallel fixtures for the last two rounds.