DFL schedules Matchdays 20 to 24 – Saturday night for top match against FC Bayern
The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed the schedule for Matchdays 20 to 24 in the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. Read on for overview of fixtures.
The Werkself play the first home game in February against TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday, 1 February (kick-off: 15.30 CET). As already announced, that is followed four days later by the DFB Pokal quarter-final against FC Köln at the BayArena on Wednesday, 5 February (kick-off: 20.45 CET). The derby is followed three days later by the away game at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday, 8 February (kick-off: 15.30 CET).
Bundesliga Matchday 22 brings the top match against FC Bayern. The kick-off at the BayArena on Saturday, 15 February, is at 18.30 CET. That is followed by two away games on Saturdays: First there is a visit to newly promoted Holstein Kiel on 22 February (kick-off: 15.30 CET) and Bayer 04 travel to Eintracht Frankfurt for the game on 1 March (kick-off: 18.30 CET).
FIXTURES MATCHDAYS 20 to 24:
Matchday 20
Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim (Sunday, 1 February 2025, 17.30 CET)
Matchday 21
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 (Saturday, 8 February 2025, 15.30 CET)
Matchday 22
Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich (Saturday, 15 February 2025, 18.30 CET)
Matchday 23
Holstein Kiel vs Bayer 04 (Saturday, 22 February 2025, 15.30 CET)
Matchday 24
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer 04 (Saturday, 1 March 2025, 18.30 CET)
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