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Bundesliga Table
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Augsburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| SC Freiburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| SV Elversberg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Mainz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| RB Leipzig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Werder Bremen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| FC Cologne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| Schalke 04 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Hamburg SV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |