Overview
- FC Augsburg ended Sandro Wagner’s tenure by mutual agreement after a 0:3 loss at Hoffenheim, appointing Manuel Baum as interim coach through the winter break.
- Greuther Fürth’s 0:3 home defeat to Bochum left them in the drop zone with 37 goals conceded in 14 games, as sporting director Stephan Fürstner withheld a clear public backing for coach Thomas Kleine.
- Eintracht Frankfurt earned a 1:1 against Wolfsburg when VAR advised referee Harm Osmers to award a stoppage-time penalty that Michy Batshuayi converted, with coach Dino Toppmöller confirming Jonathan Burkardt is out for the rest of the year with a calf injury.
- VfB Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß defended making seven changes in a 1:2 defeat at Hamburg, citing injury risk during a congested schedule and insisting such rotation decisions must be upheld.
- Dresden’s 2:1 win over Düsseldorf lifted them above Fürth to the first safe spot, as late and VAR-driven moments continued to sway results across the league.