Pitch Radar

Bundesliga, round 1

28 Aug 2026 — 30 Aug 2026 · 9 matches · season 2026/27

The score and the xG side by side. Where they disagree, someone rode their luck or wasted chances — and that is exactly how the season-long gap builds up.

Matches of the round

MatchScorexGWho deserved it
Bayern Munich — VfB Stuttgart5:14.08 : 1.25deserved
Union Berlin — Eintracht Frankfurt3:32.28 : 2.12even by chances
1. FC Köln — Hoffenheim3:22.31 : 1.92even by chances
RB Leipzig — Borussia Mönchengladbach3:03.76 : 1.23deserved
Mainz 05 — Paderborn0:01.55 : 0.69dropped points
Elversberg — Bayer Leverkusen3:21.40 : 2.62got lucky
Borussia Dortmund — Hamburger SV2:01.31 : 1.11even by chances
Freiburg — Werder Bremen4:12.39 : 0.95deserved
Augsburg — Schalke 043:05.54 : 1.84deserved

Best performance of the round

Augsburg — 5.54 xG. Opponent: Schalke 04. Result: a win.

The injustice of the round

Bayer Leverkusen: 2.62 xG against the opponent's 1.40. Result: a defeat.