The first game of the season away to Borussia Dortmund is on Saturday 6 August. The kick-off at the Signal Iduna Park is at 18.30 CEST. The opening home fixture is on Saturday 13 August. FC Augsburg are the first visitors to the BayArena this term.
There is another home fixture a week later: The Werkself entertain TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday 20 August (kick-off: 15.30 CEST. The fourth and final match in August is away to Mainz 05. That game is also on a Saturday afternoon (27 August) at 15.30 CEST.
That is followed in September with the home game against SC Freiburg, an away trip to Hertha Berlin and a home match against Werder Bremen (see list below).
Bundesliga fixtures matchdays 1 to 7:
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 6 August, 18.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs FC Augsburg (Saturday 13 August, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim (Saturday 20 August, 15.30 CEST)
Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 27 August, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg (Saturday 3 September, 15.30 CEST)
Hertha Berlin vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 10 September, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs Werder Bremen (Saturday 17 September, 15.30 CEST)
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