Frauen-Bundesliga Matchday Four Review | OneFootball

Like the previous two rounds, only one game ended in a draw on matchday four in the Frauen-Bundesliga. Bayern and Wolfsburg are leading the race with 10 points. On the other end of the table, Köln left the basement after a 2-1 win in early early-season relegation six-pointer.

Bayern are yet to concede a goal

Parity restored for the champions following their goalless draw at home to Carl Zeiss Jena. On Tuesday, Bayern faced league leaders SC Freiburg, and they regained top spot with an emphatic 4-0 victory.

However, there was also bad news for Bayern as Austrian international Sarah Zadrazil suffered an ACL injury early in the game. The 32-year-old has been a regular fixture in Bayern’s midfield since joining them in 2020. Lena Oberdorf, who was out of action for nearly two years, replaced Zadrazil and scored her third goal of the campaign.

Center-back Vanessa Gilles also scored three goals in her first four Bundesliga appearances. Germany internationals Lea Schüller and Klara Bühl netted the last goals in the final ten minutes. Two-time European champion Georgia Stanway registered three assists. José Barcala’s team has yet to concede a goal after four games in the Bundesliga.

Three wins in a row for Wolfsburg and Leverkusen

Leverkusen started their season with a 2-0 defeat at Bayern, but they haven’t dropped a single point since then. On Thursday, last season’s fourth-placed team secured a third win on the trot.

Vanessa Fudalla scored RB Leipzig’s goals in a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt at the start of 2024, and she repeated that trick with her new club. The visitors are one of the only two teams to reach double-digit goals, however.

The other club is Wolfsburg after their 4-2 success over Werder Bremen to stay in touch with Bayern at the summit. It was a first defeat for Bremen as they conceded more goals than in the first three games combined. Including the legendary striker Alexandra Popp, eight Wolfsburg players are already on the scoresheet after four games.

Köln, Hamburg and Union Berlin win on the road

Köln were the only team to lose each of the first three outings, but that’s changed with Sandra Jessen’s brace helping them to a 2-1 win in Essen. The former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder scored her first goals for Köln inside the first 15 minutes.

Hamburger SV also secured their first win of the season courtesy of Lotta Wrede’s late goal in Leipzig. All three newly-promoted teams avoided defeat once again, with Nürnberg drew in Hoffenheim, and Union Berlin climbing to sixth in the standings after a 2-1 win over Jena.

A little break before matchday 5

There will be no Frauen-Bundesliga games this weekend. Matchday 5 will start when Frankfurt host Jena on October 3rd. Bayern and Wolfsburg play the next day against Werder Bremen and Essen, respectively.

After that, the Bundesliga giants will play their first European games of the revised Champions League format. Bayern will face three-time winners Barcelona at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, while Wolfsburg host two-time finalists PSG. Both Bundesliga representatives were eliminated at the quarter-final stage last season.

Meanwhile, Frankfurt will face Slovácko in a two-legged tie to reach the Round of 16 in the inaugural UEFA Women’s Europa Park. Niko Arnautis’ side failed to qualify for the Champions League after a 5-1 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid.