By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Bayern München will be looking for their third victory in four outings when they welcome FC Union Berlin, who will be eager for a first win of the season.
The Bavarians have made a strong start to the 2026-27 campaign, but will be hoping to climb back up to their usual top spot after this clash.
They have recorded two wins and a draw from their three Bundesliga fixtures so far, including a 2-1 triumph over newly-promoted Elversberg on Sunday.
League leaders SC Freiburg are alongside Arsenal FC and FC Barcelona as the only teams in Europe’s top five leagues to boast 100 percent records in all competitions in 2026-27 (six wins).
Eintracht Frankfurt got their first Bundesliga win in five months last time out, as Freiburg loanee Noah Atubolu set a new record of six straight penalty saves.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are without a point and now without a head coach after Eugen Polanski was dismissed following three straight defeats.
FSV Mainz 05 conceded for the first time this season last time out but are unbeaten on their last six visits to Borussia-Park (W3, D3) and in seven away games all told (W5, D2).
A record of zero points, no goals scored and 12 conceded marks Hamburger SV’s worst-ever start to a Bundesliga season and the third-worst by any team.
However, they have lost only one of their last seven competitive meetings with 1. FC Köln, who themselves have failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 fixtures under René Wagner.
SV Werder Bremen have scored from a corner in every game this season, with the returning Niclas Füllkrug accounting for two of those three goals. FC Augsburg have more Bundesliga wins (14) and goals (45) against Bremen than any other club and now have the opportunity to go four games unbeaten at the start of a Bundesliga season for the first time.
No fixture in Bundesliga history has produced more goals than VfB Stuttgart (188) vs. Borussia Dortmund (193), totalling 381 in 112 meetings.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick is the only player to have scored on each of the first three matchdays. His former club RB Leipzig have won their last seven home matches but have lost their last three away games in the Bundesliga, including a defeat in Leverkusen last season.
After three years together in Bundesliga 2, FC Schalke 04 and SV Elversberg now meet for the first time at the highest level. The respective away team has won four out of six previous encounters, but the Royal Blues got a 1-0 victory at home last season.
SC Paderborn are now 18 Bundesliga games without a win going back to January 2020 and have yet to score this season from 33 shots. They are also yet to claim three points in six league meetings with TSG Hoffenheim (D2, L4), scoring only a single goal across those encounters.