Back to everyday life: The second matchday of the 2024/25 Bundesliga is on the weekend of August 30th to September 1st. After victories by the favorites at the start, the first top game between defending champions Leverkusen and RB Leipzig will take place on Saturday. Union Berlin and promoted team FC St. Pauli will open the matchday on Friday evening. News, interviews, statistics – you can find all the important information here.
The next matches
Saturday conference at 15:30 (CET)
Bremen vs. Dortmund (LIVE in the Flashscore audio report)
Frankfurt vs. Hoffenheim
Bochum vs. Mönchengladbach
Kiel vs. Wolfsburg
Stuttgart vs. Mainz
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
14:47 – RETURN – Special day for Kevin Stöger: In the past two years, the Austrian has directed the offensive game at VfL Bochum, now he returns to the Ruhrstadion as an opponent. The 31-year-old had no difficulty adjusting at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Today he hopes to be welcomed with open arms.”I’m going there with great anticipation, I can see my boys again, I had a great time there“, Stöger told the Bild newspaper.
14:38 – STUTTGART LINE-UP – Surprise at VfB Stuttgart! For the first time in his young career, Anri Chase is in a Bundesliga starting eleven. Together with Jeff Chabot, the 20-year-old Japanese will form the Swabians’ central defense in the home game against Mainz 05.
Although Ermedin Demirovic scored a great goal in the 1:3 defeat against Freiburg on matchday 1, the new signing, who cost 21 million euros, is initially only sitting on the substitutes’ bench. You can find all other lineups and numerous statistics in our scores section!
14:30 – DORTMUND LINE-UP – On the first matchday against Frankfurt, Maximilian Beier was only used as a substitute, today the lightning-fast attacker can look forward to his first start in a competitive match for Borussia Dortmund.
Nuri Sahin is relying on two more new signings in Pascal Groß and Waldemar Anton. Jamie Gittens will also be rewarded with a place in the starting line-up after becoming the match winner with a brace last weekend.
14:27 – After the first matchday, Andrej Kramaric was the clear leader of the Bundesliga’s goal scorers list. The 33-year-old Croatian scored all of TSG Hoffenheim’s goals in the 3-2 win against Holstein Kiel. Today he has the opportunity to improve his goal tally at Eintracht Frankfurt.
After his gala performance at the Bundesliga opener, his coach Pellegrino Matarazzo was full of enthusiasm: “What can you say about Andrej? He is there. He is a top player in the Bundesliga – and he is ready to take on responsibility.”
11:55 am – Nico Schlotterbeck is going through exciting times at Borussia Dortmund. In the 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt, the 24-year-old was given a lot of tactical freedom and was able to use his unbridled offensive drive to his advantage. After Emre Can was substituted in the final phase, the left-footer was also allowed to wear the captain’s armband.
“Being captain of the club is something special, not many have achieved that“, he told the in-house YouTube channel. He will “slowly growing up a bit“, against Werder the defender expects a tough opponent: “It’s never easy in Bremen. Incredibly good crowd, incredibly beautiful stadiumSchlotterbeck is also naturally pleased that the rebuilt away section in the Weserstadion has been moved closer to the pitch.
10:39 a.m. – STUTTGART vs. MAINZ – After a spectacular season, runner-up Stuttgart had a botched start to the season (1:3 defeat in Freiburg). A home win against Mainz 05 is the declared goal, but it is not a sure thing. “They have made their way under Bo Henriksen and have been the fifth best team in the Bundesliga since his arrival. He has managed to turn things around and is doing a great job“, warned VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß.
In the previous season, the Swabians celebrated a 3-1 victory against the 05ers both in front of their own fans and away from home, who started the new season with a draw (1-1 against Union Berlin).
To the Match Center: Stuttgart vs. Mainz
10:25 a.m. – KIEL vs. WOLFSBURG – Holstein Kiel will play the first Bundesliga home game in the club’s history today against VfL Wolfsburg. The storks made it tough on matchday 1 against TSG Hoffenheim (3:2 defeat), and today they want to score points for the first time. The anticipation is huge. More info
09:02 am – LEVERKUSEN vs. LEIPZIG – Today’s top match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig begins at 6:30 p.m. (LIVE in the Flashscore audio report). For the reigning champions, it is the first home game of the new Bundesliga season. After a mixed start to the season, coach Xabi Alonso is demanding an improvement in performance. All information
08:57 am – BREMEN vs. DORTMUND – Nuri Sahin has a special task ahead of him today. The 35-year-old will be visiting his former club Werder Bremen with Borussia Dortmund, and the BVB coach is looking forward to the reunion: “I had two great years there.” There are some “great people in the club who I am still in contact with.”
However, Sahin will not bring a gift with him, after the successful Bundesliga opener against Eintracht Frankfurt (2:0), the Dortmund team want to stay in the flow and score the next victory: “There is room for improvement both offensively and defensively, but that is not surprising to me. We are developing and this week we are a little further ahead.”
Borussia has a strong record against Werder, losing only one of the last eleven Bundesliga duels. The last defeat at the Weserstadion was in December 2014. However, Bremen is unbeaten in six league games across the season.
To the Match Center: Bremen vs. Dortmund
Bundesliga 2024/25: Matchday 2
Freitag
20:30: Union Berlin vs. FC St. Pauli 1:0
Saturday
3:30 p.m.: Werder Bremen vs. Borussia Dortmund (LIVE in the Flashscore audio report and on Sky)
3:30 p.m.: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. TSG Hoffenheim (Live on Sky)
3:30 p.m.: VfL Bochum vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach (Live on Sky)
3:30 p.m.: Holstein Kiel vs. VfL Wolfsburg (Live on Sky)
3:30 p.m.: VfB Stuttgart vs. Mainz 05 (Live on Sky)
18:30: Bayer Leverkusen vs. RB Leipzig (LIVE as a top game on Flashscore News, in the Flashscore audio report and on Sky)
Sunday
3:30 p.m.: 1. FC Heidenheim vs. FC Augsburg (LIVE in the Flashscore audio report and on DAZN)
5:30 p.m.: Bayern Munich vs. SC Freiburg (LIVE in the Flashscore audio report and on DAZN)
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