DFL schedules matchdays 6 to 12 - Saturday night home game against BVB
The German Football League (DFL) has confirmed the details for matchdays six to twelve in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season. Read on for details of the fixtures.
The home game against Union Berlin and the away game at Mainz 05 are both on Saturdays at 15:30 CET/CEST, the following clash with SC Freiburg in the BayArena is on a Sunday afternoon at 15:30. The top match at Bayern Munich kicks off on a Saturday night at 18:30 CET.
The fixtures continue with two matches on Saturday afternoons - first at home against FC Heidenheim, then away to VfL Wolfsburg - followed by a home clash against Borussia Dortmund. The top match is a Saturday night game in Leverkusen at 18:30 CET.
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THE FIXTURES AT A GLANCE:
Matchday 6
Bayer 04 vs Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST)
Matchday 7
Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04 (Saturday, 18 October, 15:30 CEST)
Matchday 8
Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg (Sunday, 26 October, 15:30 CET)
Matchday 9
Bayern Munich vs Bayer 04 (Saturday, 1 November, 18:30 CET)
Matchday 10
Bayer 04 vs FC Heidenheim (Saturday, 8 November, 15:30 CET)
Matchday 11
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 (Saturday, 22 November, 15:30 CET)
Matchday 12
Bayer 04 vs Borussia Dortmund (Saturday, 29 November, 18:30 CET)
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