The DFL announced revised fixture details for the Bundesliga games on matchdays six to twelve on Wednesday. Bayer 04 have three Saturday night top games at home to Borussia Dortmund (1 October), away to Werder Bremen (15 October) and at the record champions Bayern Munich (26 November). The home games against Hoffenheim (22 October) and Darmstadt (5 November) plus the away game at Wolfsburg (29 October) are all Saturday afternoon games at 15.30 CET. The match at the BayArena against newcomers RB Leipzig (18 November) is the Friday fixture on matchday eleven at 20.30 CET.
Fixture details matchdays 6-12:
Matchday 6, Saturday 1.10., 18.30 CET: Bayer 04 v Borussia Dortmund
Matchday 7, Saturday 15.10., 18.30 CET: Werder Bremen v Bayer 04
Matchday 8, Saturday 22.10., 15.30 CET: Bayer 04 v TSG Hoffenheim
Matchday 9, Saturday., 29.10., 15.30 CET: VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 10, Saturday 5.11., 15.30 CET: Bayer 04 v SV Darmstadt 98
Matchday 11, Friday 18.11., 20.30 CET: Bayer 04 v RB Leipzig
Matchday 12, Saturday 26.11., 18.30 CET: Bayern Munich v Bayer 04
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