Stuttgart vs. Monchengladbach, 9:30 a.m. Bayern vs. Holstein Kiel, 9:30 a.m. Heidenheim vs. Dortmund, 9:30 a.m. Bochum vs. Freiburg, 9:30 a.m. St. Pauli vs. Augsburg, 9:30 a.m.

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

Bayer Leverkusen are taking the belief gained from finishing in the top eight of the Champions League standings into the latter stages of their Bundesliga title defence.Xabi Alonso's men, who sit six points behind leaders Bayern Munich in second place in the German top flight,

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich bounced back from a mid-week defeat with a 2-1 win at Freiburg on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund started life without coach Nuri Sahin playing with 10 men in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen.

The Fuggerstädter will now return to the WWK Arena, where they have lost their last two matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart without troubling the scorers. They may be able to take confidence from the fact they recorded a 1-0 victory in their only previous Bundesliga home meeting with Heidenheim in March 2024.

In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in the top two tiers of German football. The pilot project will take place across nine Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games from Saturday February 1 onwards.

German Bundesliga result on Friday: Mainz v Stuttgart, RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen, Augsburg v Heidenheim, Freiburg v Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen, Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bochum (1730)

Bayer Leverkusen’s pursuit of a first-ever Bundesliga title continues with a daunting-looking trip to the Red Bull Arena to take on top-four hopefuls RB Leipzig on Saturday. Leipzig solidified their bid to secure Champions League football with a four-game unbeaten league run towards the end of 2023 (W3,

Mainz miss out on a temporary leap to a Champions League place in the Bundesliga. Coach Bo Henriksen's team lost 1-0 at Werder Bremen in Friday's match of the 20th round.

HeidenheimSince the League phase of the European Conference League concluded last month, Heidenheim had no commitment this midweek. After a solid start to the new year, the minnows narrowly lost to

VfB StuttgartAfter a strong start to 2025 that propelled Die Schwaben into the top four, Stuttgart have now lost two matches in a week, against Mainz and Paris Saint Germain

After the Champions League excitement, it’s back to business in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, while Borussia Dortmund hopes incoming coach Niko Kovac can help spur a stop to its slide.