Bundesliga

Bundesliga 2026/27: Freiburg and Dortmund level at the top, Bayern unbeaten in third

The Bundesliga is Germany's top division, founded in 1963, and Bayern Munich are its record champions. Eighteen teams meet home and away over 34 rounds. The top four qualify for the Champions League, fifth place goes to the Europa League and sixth to the Conference League qualifiers. The 16th-placed side plays a relegation play-off against the third-placed team in the 2. Bundesliga, and the bottom two go down.

After five rounds SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund are level on 13 points, with Freiburg top on goal difference. Both are unbeaten, as are Bayern Munich in third on 11 points, who have the league's best attack with 16 goals. RB Leipzig have won all three home games without conceding, scoring 14, but have lost both away games.

Borussia Mönchengladbach have lost all five matches so far, and Hoffenheim are 17th with three points. Union Berlin, in the play-off place, have conceded 11 goals in two away games.

Patrik Schick of Bayer Leverkusen is the top scorer with five goals. Six players have four, including Bayern's Michael Olise, Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku and Werder Bremen's Niclas Füllkrug, while Werder's Marco Grüll leads the assist charts with four.