MainzAfter beating Bochum by two goals to nil after returning from the winter break, Mainz have since recorded two successive losses, with the club looking to reset their form against a Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart 4 - SC Freiburg 0Fans at the MHP Arena were treated to an ideal start as VfB Stuttgart paved the way to an all-important win over SC Freiburg. Anthony Rouault claimed his first

Bayern Munich continued their Bundesliga winning run as Leon Goretzka led them to a 3-2 home win against VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday, but RB Leipzig fell to a 3-3 draw at lowly Bochum after leading 3-0.

St. Pauli vs. Union Berlin, 11:30 a.m. Bremen vs. Mainz, 2:30 p.m. Stuttgart vs. Monchengladbach, 9:30 a.m. Bayern vs. Holstein Kiel, 9:30 a.m. Heidenheim vs. Dortmund, 9:30 a.m.

German Bundesliga result on Friday: Mainz v Stuttgart, RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen, Augsburg v Heidenheim, Freiburg v Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen, Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bochum (1730)

Gabriel Vidovic (ankle), Jonathan Burkardt (thigh), and Moritz Jenz (muscle) are unlikely to feature for the sixth-placed Mainz 05 due to injuries, although Jenz’s condition will be assessed closer to kickoff.

Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.

German Bundesliga results on Friday: Stuttgart v Freiburg, Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg, Heidenheim v St Pauli, Bochum v RB Leipzig, Holstein Kiel v Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1730)

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich bounced back from a mid-week defeat with a 2-1 win at Freiburg on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund started life without coach Nuri Sahin playing with 10 men in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen.

After some midweek European action, the Bundesliga resumes this weekend. Below are our predicted Bundesliga line-ups for Matchday 20. Predicted Bundesliga lineups:Friday 20:30 CET:Werder Bremen -

BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane scored for the first time from open play since November and Bayern Munich stretched its Bundesliga lead to six points by winning in Freiburg 2-0 on Saturday.

After the Champions League excitement, it’s back to business in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, while Borussia Dortmund hopes incoming coach Niko Kovac can help spur a stop to its slide.