Overview
- Freiburg beat HSV 2:1 after a second-half red card, as Vincenzo Grifo equalized from the spot and Igor Matanović struck the 83rd‑minute winner.
- Union Berlin salvaged a 2:2 against Mainz, erasing a 0:2 deficit through Woo-yeong Jeong and Marin Ljubičić on Urs Fischer’s return to Köpenick.
- Mainz remain last and are still without a league win under Fischer despite goals from Nadiem Amiri and ex-Union forward Benedict Hollerbach.
- Heidenheim and Köln drew 2:2, with Marvin Pieringer’s acrobatic strike a highlight before Eric Martel and substitute Said El Mala secured the visitors a point.
- VfB Stuttgart stunned Bayer Leverkusen 4:1 away, racing to a 4:0 half-time lead through Jamie Leweling (2), Maximilian Mittelstädt’s penalty and Deniz Undav, with Alejandro Grimaldo replying late for Bayer; the Bremen–Hoffenheim and St. Pauli–RB Leipzig fixtures were postponed due to severe weather.