There were home wins for Augsburg (1-0 against Mönchengladbach) and Bayer Leverkusen (2-0 against Bochum). The day before, Leipzig had won 6-1 at Schalke, Wolfsburg triumphed 5-0 at Hertha and the showdown between Hoffenheim and Stuttgart brought a 2-2.
In Bremen, the hosts took the lead with a header from Amos Pieper (14′). Just four minutes later, Pieper initiated the equalization through Janik Haberer with an unsuccessful back pass. Kevin Behrens headed the winning goal from a corner by Josip Juranovic (46′). The Croatian newcomer had pushed Christopher Trimmel onto the bench. Romano Schmid was still injured at Bremen, Marco Friedl played through.
Frankfurt took the lead in Freiburg in the 42nd minute with their first successful attack thanks to Randal Kolo Muani. Matthias Ginther scored the deserved equalizer from a header (47th) against the Hessians coached by Oliver Glasner. Philipp Lienhart played through for Freiburg, Michael Gregoritsch was sent off in the finish.