ANKARA
The German Bundesliga's 12th week of footballl matches will begin on Saturday.
Defending Bundesliga champions and current leaders Bayern Munich will host Hoffenheim on Saturday. The game to be played at Allianz Arena will kick off at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT).
Bavarian club has been plagued with a plethora of injuries hitting such players as center-back Holger Badstuber, left-back David Alaba, captain and right-back Philipp Lahm, defensive midfielder Javi Martinez, central midfielder Thiago Alcantara and veteran striker Claudio Pizarro, all sidelined.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund will travel to meet Paderborn on Saturday. The match will kick off at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT).
Turkish central midfielder Nuri Sahin is back in action after recovering from a knee injury that kept him out for around two months.
Fixtures are as follows:
Saturday
Bayern Munich vs. Hoffenheim at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT)
Schalke 04 vs. Wolfsburg at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT)
Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Eintracht Frankfurt at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT)
Mainz 05 vs. Freiburg at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT)
Hannover 96 vs. Bayer Leverkusen at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT)
Paderborn vs. Borussia Dortmund at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT)
Koln vs. Hertha Berlin at 18:30 CET (1730 GMT)
Sunday
Hamburg vs. Werder Bremen at 15:30 CET (1430 GMT)
Stuttgart vs. Augsburg at 17:30 CET (1430 GMT)
Standings in Bundesliga are as follows:
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Bayern Munich |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
3 |
24 |
27 |
| 2 |
Wolfsburg |
11 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
9 |
13 |
23 |
| 3 |
Borussia Monchengladbach |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
20 |
| 4 |
Hannover 96 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
-2 |
19 |
| 5 |
Hoffenheim |
11 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
17 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
| 6 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
11 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
17 |
15 |
2 |
17 |
| 7 |
Augsburg |
11 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
12 |
2 |
15 |
| 8 |
Mainz 05 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
12 |
1 |
15 |
| 9 |
Paderborn |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
15 |
| 10 |
Koln |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
15 |
| 11 |
Schalke 04 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
15 |
-1 |
14 |
| 12 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
11 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
23 |
-6 |
12 |
| 13 |
Freiburg |
11 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
14 |
-3 |
11 |
| 14 |
Hertha Berlin |
11 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
21 |
-6 |
11 |
| 15 |
Borussia Dortmund |
11 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
17 |
-5 |
10 |
| 16 |
Werder Bremen |
11 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
24 |
-10 |
10 |
| 17 |
Hamburg |
11 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
14 |
-10 |
9 |
| 18 |
Stuttgart |
11 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
25 |
-11 |
9 |
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