Elversberg defy belief and Augsburg make history: 5 things we learned from Bundesliga Matchday 2 | OneFootball

It is far too early to make any sweeping statements about how the Bundesliga season will unfold, but the table does have quite the unusual look to it after two matches. 

For the first time in their history, Augsburg have ended a weekend at the top, while Freiburg, Borussia Dortmund and Elversberg are the other three sides with a perfect record. Bayern Munich, meanwhile, were held to a goalless draw by newly-promoted Schalke.

Elsewhere, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen delivered the perfect responses to a difficult opening weekend, while Mainz put five past Hamburg at the Volksparkstadion. 

Looking back at the weekend, here are five things we learned from Matchday two. 

Augsburg have picked up where they left off

Finding themselves top of the league after two matches tells us very little about where Augsburg will finish come May, but being there for the first time in the club's history is a moment worth enjoying at the WWK Arena. 

Manuel Baum's side ended last season with just one defeat in their final seven matches, finishing just four points behind the Conference League spots. 

Now, their opening two results suggest the summer has not interrupted their progress. 

Die Fuggerstädter followed a convincing 3-0 win against Schalke on opening weekend by beating Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 on Sunday to take their record to seven goals scored and one conceded across their first 180 minutes. 

The Frankfurt result in particular is an impressive one, with the visitors flipping the game on its head in Hessen. 

Jonathan Burkardt had given Frankfurt an early lead, while Augsburg were fortunate to reach half-time only one goal behind. Within two minutes of the restart, however, Arjon Ibrahimovic and Robin Fellhauer had turned the match around in front of the travelling contingent. 

Alexis Claude-Maurice and Fabian Rieder later completed the emphatic scoreline with a pair of beauties. 

Saturday should present a tougher test with Leverkusen making the trip to Bavaria, but the momentum carried from last season could well see Augsburg claim another big result in the early stages. 

Of course, placing in the table at such an early stage does not tell a story, but momentum is certainly on Baum's side in the season's early days.

Elversberg have brought their bravery with them

Elversberg have already packed more drama into their first two Bundesliga matches than some clubs manage across an entire season.

After beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 on their top-flight debut, Vincent Wagner's side found themselves 3-1 down at Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday. Their head coach had already been sent off, Gladbach appeared to be in control, and Elversberg had every excuse to accept that the afternoon was getting away from them.

Instead, substitute Maurice Krattenmacher pulled one back in the 66th minute before Felix Keidel curled home a wonderful free-kick to equalise with ten minutes remaining. The visitors were not finished, with Krattenmacher scoring again in stoppage time to complete a 4-3 victory.

Despite making their Bundesliga debut as rank underdogs, Elversberg have shown no caution, with the same belief and attacking intent that saw the Saarland side promoted in the first place remaining visible - something that has embarrassed both Gladbach and Leverkusen so far. 

Bayern are next to visit the Kaiserlinde, naturally providing the biggest test thus far, meaning that the approach may well have to change. 

But the top-flight newcomers have shown no sign of adjusting yet, while they are not here to just enjoy the occasion.

Schalke can compete at this level

Schalke's 3-0 defeat to Augsburg on opening weekend provided a fairly brutal reminder of just how harsh the step up from the second tier is.

However, the mood feels very different in Gelsenkirchen after their first Bundesliga home match in more than three years, with Miron Muslic's side holding Bayern to a goalless draw.

On Saturday night, Loris Karius quite rightly received much of the praise after producing several outstanding saves, particularly once Harry Kane, Michael Olise and the returning Jamal Musiala arrived in the second half. 

But reducing the result to just an excellent goalkeeping performance would do a real disservice to the Royal Blues, who put in a defensive performance to be remembered. 

There will be considerably more important fixtures in Schalke's season than a home meeting with the champions, and their survival prospects will not be decided by what they do against Bayern. 

But Saturday was a morale-boosting point after a difficult opening weekend. 

Time will tell as to whether Muslic's side can be more adventurous in the final third, but a point against Der Rekordmeister cannot be turned down.

Hamburg cannot hide behind a new-look team

Hamburg's first home game of the season was supposed to offer a chance to move on from their opening defeat in Dortmund. Instead, it ended in a 5-0 loss to Mainz and a long afternoon for everybody inside the Volksparkstadion.

Merlin Polzin made four changes to his starting line-up, handing debuts to David Moller Wolfe, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Bilal Nadir and Terem Moffi, who, of course, need time following their late-summer arrival.

The Bundesliga will not afford them much of it, though, and Sunday's performance went well beyond the normal problems of a team still bedding in.

With Mainz taking control of the early stages, Sheraldo Becker scored the opener and created the next two, with Phillip Tietz helping himself to a brace as Die Nullfünfer continued to punish the haphazard Hamburg backline. 

HSV are bottom after two matches, with no goals scored and seven conceded. 

Of course, there are 32 matches to go, but the worrying fact is that Polzin's side have not looked like a scoring side across their opening two, while Luka Vuskovic's departure is perhaps having a bigger impact than anticipated at the back. 

Things do not get much easier either, with a trip to RB Leipzig and the visit of Köln to come before the international break.

The Red Shorts need to find goals, but keeping them out at the other end is Polzin's first task.

Werder's familiar faces can bring more than nostalgia

After falling to a 4-1 defeat against Freiburg on opening weekend, Werder Bremen needed a response. 

With that in mind, they could have hardly produced a better one than Saturday's 3-1 triumph against RB Leipzig. 

Eren Dinkci required only four minutes to put Werder ahead, before fellow returnee Niclas Füllkrug doubled the advantage in the second half. 

Marco Grüll added a third with ten minutes remaining, rendering Ridle Baku's stoppage-time reply little more than a consolation.

Following spells away from the Weserstadion, academy graduates Dinkci and Füllkrug could not have hoped for a better return, with the pair scoring alongside fellow attacker Grüll. 

Bremen were poor in Freiburg, both with and without the ball. But with it, they looked a completely different side against Leipzig, showing that just maybe their summer signings are more than just sentimental homecomings. 

Die Grün-Weißen travel to Köln on Saturday, before welcoming Augsburg on the eve of the international break. 

For a side aiming to break into the Europe-chasing pack, building on what was an excellent result on Saturday could be just the run they need to finally put together a consistent campaign at the Weserstadion.