Bundesliga: Roundup, 12 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2026

Bayern and Dortmund share the lead

Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig 6-1 at home, and that result left them on 14 points from 6 matches with a goal difference of +17. Borussia Dortmund also have 14 points from 6 matches, with a goal difference of +7, after a goalless draw with Union Berlin. SC Freiburg, on +9, and Bayer Leverkusen, on +7, follow on 13 points each. In the standings Bayern Munich are 1st, Borussia Dortmund 2nd, SC Freiburg 3rd and Bayer Leverkusen 4th.

Results across the matchweek

The matchweek ran from 12 October 2026 to 18 October 2026. Eintracht Frankfurt beat 1. FC Cologne 1-0 on 16 Oct 2026, and SV Elversberg won 4-3 against FC Augsburg on 17 Oct 2026. Hamburger SV beat VfB Stuttgart 1-0 on 17 Oct 2026, and Schalke 04 lost 1-0 to FSV Mainz on the same day. Bayer Leverkusen beat SC Freiburg 2-1 on 18 Oct 2026, while TSG Hoffenheim beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1. Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin drew 0-0 on 17 Oct 2026, and SV Werder Bremen and SC Paderborn 07 drew 2-2 on the same day.

The lower part of the table

Borussia Mönchengladbach have no points after 6 matches, and their goal difference is −12. They are 18th in the standings. Union Berlin also have a goal difference of −12 and 5 points, while SC Paderborn 07 have 5 points as well, so the two sides are level on points. Union Berlin are 17th and SC Paderborn 07 are 16th. FSV Mainz have 10 points from 6 matches, with a goal difference of +4.

Fixtures for next week

FSV Mainz host SV Werder Bremen on 24 Oct 2026 at 15:30, and RB Leipzig face SV Elversberg at the same time on that date. Borussia Dortmund meet Eintracht Frankfurt at 18:30 on 24 Oct 2026. TSG Hoffenheim host Bayer Leverkusen on 25 Oct 2026 at 15:30, and Bayern Munich are away to SC Freiburg at 17:30 the same day.