Bundesliga week 4 features 9 matches. Stuttgart wins 4-2 away at Leverkusen with 37% possession, while Bayern and Dortmund draw 2-2 at the top.
The week in review
Stuttgart wins 4-2 away at Bayer Leverkusen, fourth in the standings, scoring four goals after the 22nd minute despite only 37% possession and 15 shots against Leverkusen's 24. Elversberg thrashes Mainz 4-1 at home, with 6 shots on target against 2 and 54% possession, in a match where the opponent received a red card. Leipzig wins 2-0 away at Schalke 04, sixteenth in the standings, thanks to a penalty goal and an assist by Nusa. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, first and second before the match, draw 2-2 in the top clash: Laimer opens the scoring in the 38th minute, Upamecano gives the advantage in the 66th minute, Guirassy equalizes in the 60th minute.
D3 Player of the week
E. Demirović (VfB Stuttgart) scores a brace, in the 14th and 65th minute, in VfB Stuttgart's 4-2 victory away at Bayer Leverkusen, fourth in the standings. Podium: 2. A. Nusa (RB Leipzig), 3. F. Keidel (SV Elversberg).
D3 Striker
Same winner: E. Demirović (VfB Stuttgart), already presented above (D3 Player of the week). Podium: 2. N. Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), 3. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
D3 Midfielder
A. Nusa (RB Leipzig) opens the scoring from the penalty spot in the 37th minute and provides an assist to seal RB Leipzig's 2-0 victory away at Schalke 04. Podium: 2. B. El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart), 3. F. Keidel (SV Elversberg).
D3 Defender
D. Upamecano (Bayern München) scores in the 66th minute to give Bayern Munich the advantage against Borussia Dortmund, second, in the top clash that ends 2-2.
D3 Goalkeeper
M. Backhaus (SC Freiburg) makes 4 saves out of 5 shots on target in SC Freiburg's 2-1 victory away at FC Augsburg. Podium: 2. J. Urbig (Bayern München), 3. D. Batz (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
D3 Performance
Same winner: E. Demirović (VfB Stuttgart), already presented above (D3 Player of the week).
D3 Team
Elversberg beats Mainz 4-1. Podium: 2. VfB Stuttgart, 3. SC Freiburg.
D3 Surprise
VfB Stuttgart, the underdog, wins 4-2 away at Bayer Leverkusen with only 37% possession and 15 shots.
D3 Disappointment
Favorite Bayer Leverkusen loses 2-4 at home to VfB Stuttgart.
D3 Match to remember
SC Freiburg wins 2-1 away at FC Augsburg after being behind, with the decisive goal in the 85th minute. Podium: 2. Bayer Leverkusen 2-4 VfB Stuttgart, 3. SV Elversberg 4-1 FSV Mainz 05.
D3 XI of the week (4-2-3-1)
M. Backhaus (SC Freiburg), C. Führich (VfB Stuttgart), D. Upamecano (Bayern München), A. Pieper (Werder Bremen), K. Laimer (Bayern München), R. Onyedika (Eintracht Frankfurt), F. Keidel (SV Elversberg), A. Nusa (RB Leipzig), B. El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart), M. Olise (Bayern München), E. Demirović (VfB Stuttgart).
Key takeaways
Freiburg, third, wins 2-1 away at Augsburg after being behind, thanks to the decisive goal in the 85th minute. The top clash between Bayern and Dortmund ends in a 2-2 draw: each of the two goalkeepers makes 4 saves.
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