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After their record start to the season, FC Bayern München will take on second-placed Borussia Mönchengladbach in Matchday 4’s standout fixture. On Saturday Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig will look to bounce back swiftly from a first league defeat.
Leipzig are yet to score a first Bundesliga victory this season. They followed two draws with a loss at 1. FC Union Berlin last weekend, so Christopher Nkunku, Timo Werner & Co. will be desperate to start putting things right at home to VfL Wolfsburg.
Union Berlin start Matchday 4 in third with seven points on the board, and striker Jordan Siebatcheu will be out to get his third Bundesliga goal of the campaign when they travel to FC Schalke 04. 1. FSV Mainz 05 will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen, while TSG Hoffenheim will hope to make it three wins from four when they take on Augsburg.
Sadio Mane will hope to build on FC Bayern München’s record start to a Bundesliga season when they take on second-placed Borussia Mönchengladbach in Matchday 4’s standout fixture.
Bayern have now scored 15 goals and conceded just one in three wins so far, marking their best ever start to a top-flight campaign. Senegal star Mane has played a big part, netting twice in the champions’ 7-0 thrashing of VFL Bochum 1848 last time out.
The African Player of the Year leads the Bundesliga scoring chart with three goals to date, along with teammate Jamal Musiala, but Bayern face a tough test on Saturday evening against unbeaten Gladbach.
The Foals edged Hertha Berlin 1-0 last week to move on to seven points, and – with attackers like Jonas Hofmann, Alassane Plea and Marcus Thuram – the visitors have the quality to trouble the league leaders.
A meeting of two of Germany’s most successful clubs also seems to bring the best out of Gladbach. Last season they won two and drew one of their three matches against Bayern in all competitions, including a 2-1 victory in Munich in January and famous 5-0 DFB Cup thumping.
Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig were tipped by many as potential title challengers for Bayern, and on Saturday both clubs will look to bounce back swiftly from a first league defeat.
Dortmund lost their 100 percent record in stunning fashion when SV Werder Bremen struck three times after the 89th minute to win 3-2 last week, so they will be fired up ahead of a visit to take on Hertha. However, the same could be said of the home side. The Old Lady have only collected one point so far but did win the corresponding fixture in the capital last term.
Leipzig are another team yet to score a first Bundesliga victory this season. They followed two draws with a loss at 1. FC Union Berlin last weekend, so Christopher Nkunku, Timo Werner & Co. will be desperate to start putting things right at home to VfL Wolfsburg, who are themselves still seeking three points.
Union, meanwhile, are flying after Jordan Siebatcheu and Sheraldo Becker struck in the 2-1 success against Leipzig. They start Matchday 4 in third with seven points on the board, and USA striker Siebatcheu will be out to get his third Bundesliga goal of the campaign when they travel to FC Schalke 04. The promoted home side – like Wolfsburg, who they drew with last week – have just two points.
Another of Saturday’s intriguing ties sees impressive 1. FSV Mainz 05 host Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mainz have seven points from nine thanks to their latest win at FC Augsburg, while Leverkusen – despite having Moussa Diaby and Patrik Schick to call on – have three defeats from three.
TSG Hoffenheim had an eye-catching 3-0 away triumph at Leverkusen in their last game, and Andrej Kramaric and his team will hope to make it three wins from four when they take on Augsburg.
SC Freiburg will look to do likewise when they kick off Matchday 4 at home to bottom club Bochum on Friday – the same day they and Union discover their UEFA Europa League group opponents.
There are also two matches on Sunday. Unbeaten 1. FC Köln have five points, three more than visitors VfB Stuttgart who lost 1-0 to Freiburg on Matchday 3.
Promoted Bremen followed two draws with that epic comeback against Dortmund, and they next face Europa League holders Eintracht Frankfurt in the final match of the round.
There are plenty of exciting fixtures in Bundesliga 2 as well. League leaders SC Paderborn 07 will be put to the test when they visit FC St. Pauli in Hamburg on Saturday afternoon before an evening clash between former Bundesliga champions as 1. FC Nürnberg host Hamburger SV.
