Highlight match: Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig
Both Bayer Leverkusen and RB Lepizig saw some major personnel changes this summer as both teams ended up seeing key players depart. For Die Werkself, they now have to make do without Kai Havertz, while die Bullen will look to restructure their attack sans Timo Werner. Both Werner and Havertz are now plying their trades in the Premier League with Chelsea, and both their former sides have attempted to replace them with some interesting new signings.
Leverkusen have brought in Roma's Patrik Schick for about €26.5 million, and the pressure will be on the Czech international to step up and deliver. Interestingly, Schick was on loan last season at Leipzig, but Julian Naglesmann opted not to make his move permanent despite trying to feature him - with varying levels of success - alongside star man Werner. Schick played about 30 minutes for die Werkself last round and failed to find the back of the net in a scoreless stalemate, but fans of the team will obviously hope that he'll get settled in quickly with his new teammates as Leverkusen hope to secure a top four spot this season.
Meanwhile, Leipzig have sought to bolster their attack with the signings of South Korean international Hwang Hee-chan from Salzburg for approximately €9 million, as well as Norwegian striker Alexander Sørloth for around €20 million. The visitors come into this match having earned a hard-fought 3-1 win over Mainz on opening day, and Hwang was involved in the tie as a sub for about 20 minutes.
Both teams come into this match on some solid form. Leipzig are unbeaten in 15 of their last 16 Bundesliga games, and are on a four away match winning streak. Leverkusen, meanwhile, have lost just two of their eight home Bundesliga fixtures, but Leipzig has proven to be a tough opponent - as they've won just one of their eight meetings with die Bullen since their opponents were promoted to the top tier in 2016.
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Interesting stats ahead of matchday two
- Bayern Munich are now on a 23 game winning streak across all competitions - which is a new record for teams across Europe's "Big 5" leagues
- It's only matchday two, but two players have already scored the first hat-tricks of the season - Bayern's Serge Gnabry and Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric
- Leipzig are on a four game winning streak on the road (and are unbeaten in their last seven away games)
- Die Bullen have also lost just one of their last 16 Bundesliga ties
- Although Leverkusen have won six of their last eight at home, they have won just one of their last eight meetings with Leipzig
Team news ahead of matchday two - Who's definitely out, in doubt, and suspended?
Here are the key players who are definitely missing due to injury, suspension, or could be in doubt due to fitness or other issues and thus could miss out on upcoming matches for their respective sides heading into matchday two:
Bayern Munich: Coman (fitness issues), Nianzou (thigh)
Borussia Dortmund: Hazard (muscular problems), Morey (thigh), Piszczek (back), Schmelzer (knee), Schulz (calf), Zagadou (knee)
RB Leipzig: Hartmann (knee), Konate (fitness), Laimer (knee), Sabitzer (thigh)
Bayer Leverkusen: Paulinho (knee); Doubtful - Bailey (match fitness)
Borussia Moenchengladbach: Benes (ankle), Lazaro (calf), Poulsen (shoulder), Zakaria (match fitness); Doubtful - Embolo (match fitness)
Wolfsburg: Mbabu (knee), Pongracic (glandular fever), William (knee); Doubtful - Brekalo (foot)
Schalke: Mascarell (match fitness), Sane (knee), Serdar (thigh)
Matchday two listings
Below are the nine fixtures set to take place on matchday two:
Friday, September 25
11:30 PST/14:30 EST/18:30 GMT/20:30 CET - Hertha Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt
USA: ESPN+
Germany: TeleClub Sport Live, DAZN
Australia: Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect
Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World
UK: BT Sport 1, BT Sport App, BTSport.com
Saturday, September 26
06:30 PST/09:30 EST/13:30 GMT/15:30 CET - Arminia Bielefeld vs Köln
USA: ESPN+
Germany: Sky Sport Bundesliga 5, Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Go, Sky Ticket
Australia: Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect
Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now
06:30 PST/09:30 EST/13:30 GMT/15:30 CET - Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund
USA: ESPN+
Germany: Sky Go, Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Ticket, Sky Sport Bundesliga 2
Australia: Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect
Canada: Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet World Now
UK: BT Sport ESPN, BT Sport App, BTSport.com
06:30 PST/09:30 EST/13:30 GMT/15:30 CET - Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig
USA: ESPN+
Germany: Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Go, Sky Sport Bundesliga 4, Sky Ticket
Australia: Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect
Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World
06:30 PST/09:30 EST/13:30 GMT/15:30 CET - Borussia M'gladbach vs Union Berlin
USA: ESPN+
Germany: Sky Go, Sky Sport Bundesliga 3, Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Ticket
Australia: Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect
Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now
06:30 PST/09:30 EST/13:30 GMT/15:30 CET - Mainz 05 vs Stuttgart
USA: ESPN App
Germany: Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Go, Sky Ticket, Sky Sport Bundesliga 6
Australia: beIN Sports Connect, Kayo Sports
Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now
09:30 PST/12:30 EST/16:30 GMT/18:30 CET - Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen
USA: ESPN+
Australia: Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect, beIN SPORTS 3
Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World
UK: BT Sport 1, BTSport.com, BT Sport App, BT Sport Ultimate
Sunday, September 27th:
06:30 PST/09:30 EST/13:30 GMT/15:30 CET - Hoffenheim vs Bayern München
USA: ESPN+
Germany: Sky Ticket, Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Go
Australia: beIN Sports 1, Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect
Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet Pacific
UK: BT Sport 1, BT Sport App, BTSport.com
09:30 PST/12:30 EST/16:30 GMT/18:30 CET - Freiburg vs Wolfsburg
USA: ESPN+
Germany: Sky Go, Sky Ticket, Sky Sport Bundesliga 1
Australia: Kayo Sports, beIN Sports Connect, beIN SPORTS 3
Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World
UK: BT Sport 2, BTSport.com, BT Sport App
If you do not live in the US, Australia, Canada, Germany or the UK, or live in a CET/GMT/EST/PST timezone, please check the schedule below for geo-targeted kick-off times and live broadcast listings for each of the Bundesliga matchday two fixtures:
