German international Lars Bender brought Bayer Leverkusen with his goal to 1-0-lead at 1899 Hoffenheim on the road to victory and ringed in the win on round 13 of the Bundesliga. Borussia Mönchengladbach must be satisfied with a draw at FC Augsburg and SC Freiburg won the Baden-Württemberg derby against VfB Stuttgart.
Bayern München extended their lead on Round 13 of the Bundesliga to nine points after thrashing Hannover 96 5-0 at home, while contenders Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt shared points in a 1-1 against each other. Champions Borussia Dortmund climb to second place after a 2-1 at FSV Mainz 05.
Fortuna Düsseldorf has made the first home win in the Bundesliga for more than 15 years. At the start of the 13th round the team of coach Norbert Meier celebrated a 2-0 (1-0) against Hamburger SV and pushed with 14 points from the relegation place to rank 13th. The HSV (17 points, 9th place) stuck in the middle of the table.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
Fortuna Düsseldorf – Hamburger SV 2-0 (1-0)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Bayern München – Hannover 96 5-0 (3-0)
FC Schalke 04 – Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 (1-1)
VfL Wolfsburg – Werder Bremen 1-1 (0-1)
FSV Mainz 05 – Borussia Dortmund 1-2 (1-2)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 1. FC Nürnberg 0-0
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
SC Freiburg – VfB Stuttgart 3-0 (1-0)
The matches on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
1899 Hoffenheim – Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 (0-2)
FC Augsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 (1-0)
