Bundesliga Round 16 – Results and Overview

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With just one round of fixtures remaining before the winter break, the Bundesliga title race is starting to get exciting. There were wins for Gladbach and Bayern in Round 16, while Dortmund and Leipzig played out a thrilling draw.

Werder and Frankfurt both lost again and continue to slide down the table. Fortuna and Paderborn are in danger of getting cast adrift at the bottom.

Results

Werder Bremen 0-5 Mainz

Borussia Dortmund 3-3 RB Leipzig

Union Berlin 0-2 Hoffenheim

Augsburg 3-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf

Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Hertha BSC

Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 Paderborn

Wolfsburg 1-1 Schalke 04

SC Freiburg 1-3 Bayern Munich

Eintracht Frankfurt 2-4 FC Koln

Tuesday’s Games

A Robin Quaison hat-trick helped Mainz inflict a third straight defeat on Werder. Jiri Pvalenka scored an own goal in the first half, while Jean-Philippe Mateta completed to scoring late on.

Dortmund and Leipzig shared the spoils in a thriller at Signal Iduna Park. Goals from Julian Weigl and Julian Brandt saw the home side lead at half-time. But two defensive errors at the start of the second half gifted Timo Werner two goals. Jadon Sancho then put Dortmund ahead again, before Patrik Schick levelled on 77 minutes.

Hoffenheim ended their winless run by beating Union Berlin. The home side dominated large spells of the game, but Ihlas Bebou and Christoph Baumgartner both scored in the second half to snatch the points for the visitors.

Philipp Max bagged a brace and Tin Jedvaj also got on the scoresheet as Augsburg made it three wins of the spin. Fortuna are without a win in six and have dropped to seventeenth in the table.

Wednesday’s Action

Despite controlling proceedings, Leverkusen suffered defeat against Hertha. The home side bossed possession and had the lion’s share of the chances, but Karim Rekik’s strike of 64 minutes saw Hertha come away with all three points.

Monchengladbach join Leipzig at the top after overcoming Paderborn. Alassane Plea opened the scoring just after the break, before Lard Stindl wrapped up the game from the penalty spot.

Wolfsburg registered 29 shots against Schalke but could only manage a draw. Ozan Kabak put Schalke ahead early in the second half, but Kevin Mbabu rescued a point for Wolfsburg late on.

Bayern Munich left it very late to beat Freiburg. Vicenzo Grifo cancelled out Robert Lewandowski’s first-half effort, and the game looked to be heading for a draw. However, stoppage-time goals from substitute Joshua Zirkzee and Serge Gnabry saw Bayern steal the points in dramatic style.

Koln came from behind to thrash struggling Frankfurt 4-2. Martin Hinteregger and Goncalo Paciencia put the hosts ahead, while four different Koln scorers netted in the second half to turn the game around. Koln move to within four points of Frankfurt.