Overview
- Hoffenheim won 3-2 in Wolfsburg as Mohamed Amoura scored twice for VfL, while Wouter Burger netted a brace and Grischa Prömel added one for TSG; a late Ihlas Bebou goal was overturned for offside after a VAR review.
- Despite a tabloid report suggesting an immediate sacking, Schindzielorz said Simonis will remain coach "for the next days" and be on the bench against Werder Bremen.
- Wolfsburg’s home league drought extended to 13 matches without a win, coming days after a 0-1 DFB-Pokal exit to Holstein Kiel, with 19,078 spectators at the Volkswagen Arena.
- Hoffenheim stayed unbeaten away from home this Bundesliga season and climbed to sixth place with 16 points.
- In 2. Bundesliga action, Magdeburg confirmed interim coaches Petrik Sander and Pascal Ibold will continue despite a 0-2 loss at Bochum, while Eintracht Braunschweig’s season was marred by yet another sending-off and HSV protested two yellow-reds and a disallowed goal in a 1-4 defeat at Köln.