The Wolves are out of the DFB Cup following a 2-1 defeat at last year’s semi-finalists 1. FC Union Berlin in the round of 16. After early goals from Luca Waldschmidt for VfL (5’) and Robin Knoche for the hosts (12’), Kevin Behrens netted the winner for Union in the 79th minute.

It was a slow start to the season which has threatened to pick up pace without ever quite getting up to speed.

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Despite passionate attacking play right up to the last second, SVW lost to Augsburg 2-1. The opening period got off to an eventful start without hesitation from either side, with a goal apiece. The opening goal by Beljo (6’) was cancelled out by Jens Stage ten minutes later (16’) when the Dane was in the right position at the back post. After that, both teams continued to attack and have chances, and went into half time deservedly level. In the second half, the hosts came out of the dressing room wide awake and took the lead again through Maier (46’). FCA then dropped back and managed to preserve their lead until the end.

What a season! VfL won their final home game against Arminia Bielefeld with a 2-1 win. 42 points on the account, madness! Sebastian Polter put his side ahead with his 10th goal of the season, Arminia equalised out of nowhere. Shortly before the end, Simon Zoller combined with Bielefeld’s Bello to decide the game!

November began with a busy week with multiple matchdays, with FC Augsburg hosting Eintracht Frankfurt at the WWK ARENA. Despite a lightning fast start, with Mergim Berisha rifling the ball into the Eintracht net after exactly 35 seconds, FCA ultimately were condemned to a narrow 2-1 defeat.

During Bayern’s four match winless streak in the Bundesliga, Mane, while not the only Bayern player to be guilty, missed a plethora of credible chances from that set of matches. It seemed like he was struggling to find the back of the net and, especially in the 1-0 loss at Augsburg, it felt like his touches were too heavy, a step behind, or a step ahead, though it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort and hustle. In the Bundesliga, his returns are slightly behind what his xG stats read (per Understat), as he’s 1.26 goals behind his xG of 6.26 and .40 behind his xA of .40 — his only registered assist came in the 5-0, Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen.

“With his quality, patience and humility, Kiliann has earned a settled place in our team. It is nice to see that these attributes can continue to lead us to our goals,” said sporting director Klemens Hartenbach. “His strength in duels, practical nature and flexibility really set him apart. Now, we will work together to continue his development further.”

Sandro Schwarz made two changes to the starting eleven from the defeat in Leverkusen. Márton Dárdai replaced Agustín Rogel (bench) in the back-three, while Jessic Ngankam came in for Dodi Lukébakio up front (bench). Wilfried Kanga also celebrated his first game back in the squad after injury. The in-form Zerofivers made one change, with Anton Stach replacing Dominik Kohr in midfield.