DFL schedules Matchdays 13 to 19 – Top billing for derby against Köln
The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed the schedule for Matchdays 13 to 19 in the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign. The fixtures at a glance.
After the game away at FC Augsburg on Saturday afternoon, two Saturday primetime fixtures at 18:30 CET follow in December – first at home against 1. FC Köln before the last match of the year away at RB Leipzig.
The Werkself kick off 2026 with another Saturday evening match at home to VfB Stuttgart, followed by a week of two away trips to Hamburger SV (Tuesday evening) and TSG Hoffenheim (Saturday afternoon). The home match against Werder Bremen also kicks off on Saturday at 15:30.
THE FIXTURES IN FULL:
Matchday 13
FC Augsburg vs. Bayer 04 (Saturday 6 December, 15:30 CET)
Matchday 14
Bayer 04 vs. 1. FC Köln (Saturday 13 December, 18:30 CET)
Matchday 15
RB Leipzig vs. Bayer 04 (Saturday 20 December, 18:30 CET)
Matchday 16
Bayer 04 vs. VfB Stuttgart (Saturday 10 January, 18:30 CET)
Matchday 17
Hamburger SV vs. Bayer 04 (Tuesday 13 January, 20:30 CET)
Matchday 18
TSG Hoffenheim vs. Bayer 04 (Saturday 17 January, 15:30 CET)
Matchday 19
Bayer 04 - SV Werder Bremen (Saturday 24 January, 15:30 CET)
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