Bundesliga 2026-27: Fixture Guide, Key Dates & the Season Opener

The Bundesliga is the last of Europe's big-five leagues to get going. The 2026-27 season runs 28 August 2026 to 22 May 2027 — 18 clubs, 34 matchdays, 306 matches, all scheduled and available here.

Opening weekend Tradition holds: the reigning champions host the Friday-night opener. Bayern München vs VfB Stuttgart kicks off the season on 28 August.

Saturday's early block: - RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach - Mainz vs Paderborn - Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Elversberg vs Bayer Leverkusen - Köln vs Hoffenheim

Saturday evening gives us Borussia Dortmund vs Hamburger SV — Dortmund's opener against a returning Hamburg side, which will fill the Westfalenstadion. Sunday rounds out the matchday with Freiburg vs Werder Bremen and Augsburg vs Schalke 04.

How 2025-26 finished Bayern won it with 89 points from 34 games (28W 5D 1L) and a goal record of 122 scored, 36 conceded.

• 1. Bayern München — 89 pts (122 scored, 36 conceded)
• 2. Borussia Dortmund — 73 pts (70 scored, 34 conceded)
• 3. RB Leipzig — 65 pts
• 4. VfB Stuttgart — 62 pts
• 5. Hoffenheim — 61 pts
• 6. Bayer Leverkusen — 59 pts

That 122-goal figure is the number to sit with. It works out at roughly 3.6 goals per game from one team, and it is the single biggest reason the Bundesliga consistently produces higher totals than Serie A or Ligue 1. If you look at Over/Under markets, the league context matters as much as the individual match-up.

The gap between first and second was 16 points. Dortmund's defensive record was actually marginally better than Bayern's; the difference was entirely at the other end.

Last season's full table is on the Bundesliga hub, labelled 2025-26.

Key dates - 28 August 2026 — season opens, Bayern vs Stuttgart - 22 May 2027 — final matchday, all games simultaneous as usual - Full schedule: Bundesliga fixtures

Through the season With 18 teams rather than 20, the Bundesliga plays a shorter season, which means each individual result carries more weight in the table and samples build more slowly. That is worth remembering when judging form in September.

Automated previews, bookmaker odds comparison and desk picks run on every fixture. Every published pick keeps its record, wins and losses alike — see how to judge any tipster's record, including ours.

Fixture and historical information only. No forecast here is a prediction of any result.