Overview
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern routed Holstein Kiel 4:1 as Naatan Skyttä scored a first-half hat-trick, ending a three-game winless run and pushing the club back toward the top places.
- SV Elversberg won 3:2 at Karlsruher SC with Felix Keidel’s 90+4-minute strike to retain third place after two late KSC equalizers.
- Schalke 04 were held 0:0 at Preussen Münster despite 40 minutes against ten men following the home goalkeeper’s red card, missing the chance to go first.
- Leaders SC Paderborn lost 0:2 at home to Hannover 96, halting their eight-match league winning streak and tightening the standings.
- 1. FC Nürnberg beat Arminia Bielefeld 2:0 for a third straight win, extending Miroslav Klose’s unbeaten run to six matches.