After ten games without a win, Union Berlin, coached by Steffen Baumgart since this winter, come to a 2-1 home win against Mainz in the 18th round of the Bundesliga.
Union Berlin put an end to their run of 10 winless Bundesliga matches with a 2-1 home victory against Mainz on Sunday. Their previous win was a 2-0 at promoted Holstein Kiel on october 20, 2024. Their negative series included seven defeats.
German Bundesliga leading scorers after the weekend's matches: 9: Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt), Musiala (Bayern Munich), Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 7: Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), Harres (Holstein Kiel), Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Machino (Holstein Kiel), Stage (Werder Bremen), Undav (Stuttgart), Wind (Wolfsburg)
BERLIN (AP) — Steffen Baumgart oversaw his first win as Union Berlin coach as his team ended its 11-game winless run with a 2-1 victory over Mainz in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
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Steffen Baumgart has enjoyed his first win as boss of Union Berlin, who ended a 10-match winless run with a 2-1 win over Mainz in the Bundesliga.
Baku, who was born in Mainz, made his Bundesliga debut against Leipzig for Mainz in 2018. He joined Wolfsburg in 2020 and established himself as a regular at the Volkswagen-backed club.
Leipzig has signed wing-back Ridle Baku from Bundesliga rival Wolfsburg after an injury to Benjamin Henrichs.Leipzig said Friday that the 26-year-old Baku had signed a 2½-year contract to 2027. He will be available for Sunday's home game against Werder Bremen as the league restarts this weekend after its winter break.
Eintracht Frankfurt are back at the top of the Bundesliga. After the short winter break, the third-placed team in the table started with a 1:0 win at St. Pauli. Mainz are also still among the leaders.
Borussia Dortmund has slumped to a 4-2 loss at promoted Holstein Kiel. It piles the pressure on coach Nuri Sahin after the team's worst opening half to the Bundesliga for 10 years. Reported Manchester City target Omar Marmoush has starred again by scoring one goal and setting up another as Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to beat Freiburg 4-1.
Alex Grimaldo's goal sent Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Mainz, closing the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich to one point.