DFL schedules matchdays 13 to 19 - SC Freiburg on a Saturday night
The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed the schedule for matchdays 13 to 19 in the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. Full details of the Bayer 04 fixtures.
The home match against newly promoted FC St. Pauli (7 December) plus the away game at FC Augsburg (14 December) are on Saturdays at 15.30 CET. The home game against SC Freiburg, also the final fixture of the calendar year, is the top game on Bundesliga matchday 15 on Saturday, 21 December with the kick-off at 18.30 CET. The winter break follows that game.
first game of 2025 in Dortmund on a friday night
After New Year, Bayer 04 start Matchday 16 away to Borussia Dortmund on Friday night, 10 January with the kick-off at 20.30 CET. The first home game in 2025 is against Mainz 05 on Tuesday, 14 January with the kick-off also at 20.30 CET. The first game of the Rückrunde against Borussia Mönchengladbach is the top match on Matchday 18 on Saturday, 18 January (18.30 CET). The Werkself start the New Year with three Bundesliga fixtures within eight days.
Leverkusen are away to RB Leipzig on Matchday 19 on Saturday, 25 January (15.30 CET).
MATCHDAYS 13 to 16:
Matchday 13
Bayer 04 vs FC St. Pauli (Saturday, 7 December, 15.30 CET)
Matchday 14
FC Augsburg vs Bayer 04 (Saturday, 14 December, 15.30 CET)
Matchday 15
Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg (Saturday, 21 December, 18.30 CET)
Matchday 16
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer 04 (Friday, 10 January, 20.30 CET)
Matchday 17
Bayer 04 vs Mainz 05 (Tuesday, 14 January, 20.30 CET)
Matchday 18
Bayer 04 vs- Borussia Mönchengladbach (Saturday, 18. January, 18.30 CET)
Matchday 19
RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04 (Saturday, 25. January, 15.30 CET)
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