Matchday 2 of the Bundesliga saw Wolfsburg defeating Hertha BSC by two goals to one to climb to the top of the league table. The Wolves are the only team in the competition to have recorded two wins from the two games they have featured in so far. Aside from the Volkswagen Arena outfit, only four other clubs are unbeaten in the league so far.
Defending champions Bayern Munich are among those who are yet to record losses after beating Koln 3-2 to bounce back from their 1-1 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach. In contrast, the latter fell to a 4-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen after holding Die Roten on matchday 1. Rivals Borussia Dortmund fell to a disappointing 2-1 loss at Freiburg whereas title favorites RB Leipzig cruised to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Stuttgart.
League standings ahead of Matchday 3 - Top 5
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Top games to watch
Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim: Dortmund will be eager to turn things around for the better when they welcome Hoffenheim to the Signal Iduna Park in their third Bundesliga game of the ongoing campaign. Marco Rose's side is yet to hit a consistent form, having picked up a disappointing 2-1 loss against Freiburg in their weekend's outing. Their competitors go into the clash on the back of a 4-0 win and a 2-2 draw with Augsburg and Union Berlin.
Bayern Munich vs Hertha BSC: Bayern Munich will look to extend their unbeaten run in the Bundesliga to three when they welcome bottom-placed Hertha to the Allianz Arena on Saturday. After drawing with Monchengladbach in their opening game of the season, Julian Nagelsmann's side has picked up three consecutive wins across all competitions, including a 12-0 win over Bremer SV.
Union Berlin vs Borussia Monchengladbach: Union Berlin have put together an incredible 11-game unbeaten run across all competitions and will fancy their chances against Borussia Monchengladbach in Sunday's clash. Meanwhile, the latter will look to bounce back from the 4-0 defeat they picked up against Bayer Leverkusen after holding Bayern Munich to a draw in their first game of the season.
Wolfsburg vs RB Leipzig: Both Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig are expected to achieve great things this season and will be poised to secure favorable results when they go head to head in Sunday's super clash. The former leads the pack as the only team to have won all of their first two games whereas Leipzig will be search for their second win in succession after losing to Mainz in their first game and defeating Stuttgart in the fixture that followed.
Who's in and who's out
Bayern München - Kinglsey Coman (hamstring), Benjamin Pavard (ankle injury), Marc Roca (ankle injury), Lucas Hernandez (Knee injury).
Bayer Leverkusen - Karim Bellarabi (hip injury), Lucas Alario (groin injury), Edmond Tapsoba (ankle injury), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (ACL injury).
Borussia Dortmund - Nico Schulz (muscle injury), Thorgan Hazard (bruised ankle), Mateu Morey (ACL injury), Dan-Axel Zagadou (knee injury), Marcel Schmelzer (knee injury).
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Marcus Thuram (ligament injury), Stefan Lainer (broken ankle), Alassane Plea (knee injury), Mathias Ginter (Covid-19), Kouadio Kone (knee injury), Denis Zakaria (Covid-19), Bree Embolo (tendon injury), Mamadu Doucoure (achilles tendon).
RB Leipzig: Angeliño (muscle injury), Dani Olmo (Phy discomfort), Benjamin Henrichs (knee injury), Ademola Lookman (Bruised knee), Marcel Halstenberg (ankle injury), Marcelo Saracchi (ACL injury).
Wolfsburg: Aster Vranckx (Phy discomfort), Paulo Otavio (ankle injury), William (ACL injury), Bartosz Bialek (ACL injury).
