2. Bundesliga: Five things to look out for on Matchday 8

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2. Bundesliga: Five things to look out for on Matchday 8

Fri, October 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC·

2. Bundesliga preview: Holstein Kiel vs. Hertha BSC

Hertha BSC will look to maintain their perfect start to the 2026/27 2. Bundesliga season when they travel north to face a struggling Holstein Kiel side on Friday.Stefan Leitl’s side have won all sev...

2. Bundesliga Preview: Energie Cottbus vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

Energie Cottbus and Nürnberg will hope to return to winning ways when they lock horns on Friday in 2. Bundesliga. The visitors had a roller-coaster return to action after the extended international b...

Confirmed 2. Bundesliga lineups: Holstein Kiel vs. Hertha BSC

Tim Walter makes three changes after the defeat to Braunschweig. Sebastian Schonlau, Leon Parduzi and Till Wiese replace Ivan Nekić, Ikem Ugoh and John Tolkin. Stefan Leitl makes two changes after t...

Confirmed 2. Bundesliga Lineups: Energie Cottbus vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

Energie Cottbus entertain Nürnberg in the opening day of matchday 8 in 2. Bundesliga. The visitors are unbeaten as they sit in second place behind Hertha BSC, who still have a perfect record after se...

Bayern and Dortmund hope to return to winning ways, Leaders Freiburg face Leverkusen test: Five things to look out from Bundesliga matchday 6

Bundesliga will continue this weekend with some high-profile fixtures, including the Topspiel between FC Bayern and RB Leipzig. Here are some of the biggest talking points from matchday 6.Wounded Eint...

2. Bundesliga Preview: Kaiserslautern host underachievers Bochum, Braunschweig meet Fürth

Promotion hopefuls Kaiserslautern entertain Bochum on matchday 8, while bottom half clubs Eintracht Braunschweig and Greuther Fürth lock horns on Saturday afternoon.Kaiserslautern vs. VfL BochumWhile...

VfL Wolfsburg vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 preview: All to play for in top-five clash

VFL WOLFSBURGFor the second consecutive week, Tobias Strobl’s VfL Wolfsburg (3-3-1, 5th) will take on a top-5 team in the German second division after a thrilling 4-4 draw with unbeaten 1. FC Nürnb...

Hamburger SV vs. VfB Stuttgart preview: Two sides with the top half in their sights

HamburgAfter a dreadful start to the Bundesliga season, Hamburg secured a huge result last time out, with Miro Muheim sealing a stoppage-time winner away at Hoffenheim. That came after Merlin Polzin'...

Lessons from Bodø and a Look Toward Berlin

For the first 55 minutes, only one team was really playing, and that was FK Bodø/Glimt, the leader of the Norwegian Eliteserien. “When we had possession, we didn’t win our one-on-one duels—or r...

Lessons from Bodø and a look ahead to Berlin

For the first 55 minutes, only one team had been playing, and that was FK Bodø/Glimt, the Norwegian Eliteserien leaders. “In possession, we weren't winning our one-on-one battles—or even looking ...

Werder Bremen vs SC Paderborn preview: Will the good times continue at the Weserstadion?

Werder BremenFollowing an opening day disaster, Werder Bremen have had an excellent start to the season.They’ve won two home games, and their two away days ended in draws. Werder comprehensively bea...

Elversberg vs. Augsburg preview: Two teams looking to return to winning ways

ElversbergElversberg flew out of the blocks at the start of their maiden Bundesliga campaign, recording 3-2 and 4-3 victories over Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach respectively. However,...

Woltemade helps Juventus maintain perfect Europa League record, Hürzeler and Marco Rose prevail

Nick Woltemade scored his second Juventus goal as the sleeping giants recorded a comeback 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo. The Germany international scored both of his first goals for the Turin club in th...

1.FC Union Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund preview: Kovač sets out to make amends

1.FC Union BerlinSaturday's battle at the Stadion an der Alten Försterei throws up an interesting encounter between hosts 1.FC Union Berlin and visitors Borussia Dortmund. Kick-off gets underway at 1...

High-flying Freiburg try to shut out the noise as fairytale run continues

Five months on from their Europa League final appearance, Freiburg sit atop the Bundesliga table as the most successful period in the Black Forest club's history rumbles on. Schuster stepped into the void and continued his former mentor's work, taking Freiburg to last season's Europa League final.

Ilzer admits Hoffenheim have plenty of work to do after Beşiktaş defeat

The defeat at the SNP Arena means Hoffenheim must continue to wait for their first victory in this season’s Europa League league phase, having also lost 2-0 away to OFI Crete in their opening fixtur...

Match Preview: Dortmund Back in League Play as They Travel to Union Berlin

Borussia Dortmund are back in Bundesliga action as they travel to Berlin on Saturday. It’s been a rough week-long stretch for Die Schwarzgelben. First, squandering a two goal lead to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga last week, followed by a grueling mid-week Champions League defeat in Norway at the hands of Bodø/Glimt. Needless to say, […]

Schalke 04 vs. Mainz 05 preview: Hosts searching for first home win

Schalke 04Schalke are sitting in 13th spot after winning one, drawing two and losing two of their opening five league matches. Miron Muslić’s side went three games without defeat before falling to ...

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FC Köln preview: Hütter seeks first home win against Rhine derby winners

Eintracht Frankfurt are looking for their first home win as they commence matchday 6 against Köln, who are yet to pick up a point away from home.Eintracht FrankfurtThe Eagles suffered a déjà vu las...

PREVIEW | Hamburger SV vs Stuttgart: team news, lineups, predictions (Bundesliga 17/10)

Hamburger SV and Stuttgart face off this Saturday at the Volksparkstadion in 1. Bundesliga.Hamburger SV have picked up 6 points and currently lie in 12th position. In their last fixture, Merlin Polzin...