Schalke defender Salif Sane is ruled out of action for four months after a knee operation and will miss Senegal's opening 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
English defender Jonjoe Kenny scores his first goal as Schalke beat Hertha Berlin for a first Bundesliga win under David Wagner.
Robert Lewandowski scores a hat-trick as champions Bayern Munich collect their first victory of the season by comfortably beating Schalke.
Schalke president Clemens Toennies steps down temporarily following allegations of racism - which the club says are "unfounded".
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Mgladbach | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 4 | Freiburg | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 21 | ||
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 6 | B Dortmund | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 7 | Schalke | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 19 | ||
| 8 | B Leverkusen | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 9 | Frankfurt | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 11 | Union Berlin | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 | ||
| 12 | Hertha Berlin | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 11 | ||
| 13 | Düsseldorf | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 11 | ||
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 11 | ||
| 15 | Augsburg | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 10 | ||
| 16 | Mainz | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 9 | ||
| 17 | Köln | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Paderborn | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 4 | ||
Wales winger Rabbi Matondo is flourishing after joining German side Schalke from Manchester City.
