The Bundesliga’s only hopes for a multi-horse title race are Bayern Munich hitting a significant slump or RB Leipzig continuing to consistently win in its first season in the top flight.
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The former doesn’t look likely, and fortunately Leipzig is cooperating.
RB Leipzig 2-1 Hoffenheim
On paper, it was going to be the match of the weekend and in many ways it failed to disappoint. Nadiem Amiri have the visitors the lead after 18 minutes, only for Timo Werner to set it level before the break.
Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer then swung the table gap in favor of Leipzig with a second half goal. A Leipzig loss would’ve pulled Hoffenheim within five points of second place. Sabitzer’s goal makes the gap between Leipzig and their fourth-placed visitors 11 points.
Darmstadt 1-6 Koln
USMNT striker Terrence Boyd’s first match as a Darmstadt striker was memorable but not in a good way. Koln put three goals on each side of Sidney Sam’s 66th minute penalty, battering Darmstadt behind a brace from Japanese strike Yuya Osako.
Werder Bremen 1-2 Bayern Munich
It was 1-1 and Bremen was hopeful of securing a point against the leaders until, well… David Alaba, you do you.
Elsewhere
Schalke 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt — Friday
Wolfsburg 1-2 Augsburg
Ingolstadt 3-1 Hamburg
Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 Borussia Monchengladbach
Freiburg vs. Hertha Berlin — 9:30 a.m. EDT Sunday
Mainz vs. Borussia Dortmund — 11:30 a.m. EDT Sunday
Standings |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| Bayern Munich | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 7-2-0 | 7-1-1 | 45 |
| RB Leipzig | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 8-1-0 | 5-2-2 | 42 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5-3-0 | 4-2-4 | 32 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4-5-0 | 3-5-1 | 31 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 5-3-0 | 3-3-3 | 30 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7-0-1 | 2-3-4 | 30 |
| 1. FC Köln | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4-4-0 | 3-4-3 | 29 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 4-2-4 | 3-1-4 | 24 |
| SC Freiburg | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 5-0-3 | 2-2-5 | 23 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5-1-4 | 1-2-5 | 21 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 4-2-2 | 2-1-6 | 21 |
| FC Augsburg | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 2-3-4 | 3-3-3 | 21 |
| Mönchengladbach | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 4-3-2 | 1-2-6 | 20 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 2-2-6 | 3-2-3 | 19 |
| Werder Bremen | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 3-1-6 | 1-3-4 | 16 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 2-2-5 | 2-1-6 | 15 |
| Hamburger SV | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 2-2-4 | 1-2-7 | 13 |
| Darmstadt | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 36 | -24 | 2-3-5 | 0-0-8 | 9 |