Niclas Fuellkrug netted twice from the penalty spot in the opening 25 minutes as Werder Bremen won 3-2 away at Mainz on Saturday. The striker extended his run to six consecutive Bundesliga matches with a goal, recording his second straight brace this season. Ludovit Reis added Bremen's third, while Anthony Caci and Lee Jae-sung replied for Mainz. Fuellkrug has now scored eight goals this campaign, equaling half his total from the 2022/23 season when he won the Bundesliga's top-scorer award.
RB Leipzig bounced back from their midweek 4-1 loss to Real Madrid with a dominant 4-0 home victory over promoted Elversberg. Romulo scored twice, with Tidiam Gomis and Christoph Baumgartner also finding the net to move Leipzig to fifth place. In other results, Paderborn defeated Hamburg 1-0 with a late goal from Rayan Philippe, while Augsburg drew 1-1 with Union Berlin after both teams finished with 10 men. Cologne and Schalke played out a goalless draw.
Bayern Munich face Freiburg on Sunday without coach Vincent Kompany, who remains hospitalized after collapsing at training on Friday. Borussia Dortmund host Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday evening with the chance to move top of the table with a result.
