Four Saturday afternoon kick-offs, Schalke trip on Friday night

Last week, the DFL announced the schedule for the matches away to Hertha BSC (2 October/15:30 CET) and at home to Werder Bremen (7 October/20:30 CET). Now that it has been decided that the DFB-Pokal clash with Schalke 04 will be played on Tuesday (18 October/20:45 CET), the timetable for the subsequent fixtures has also been announced. A majority of these games will take place at the traditional time of 15:30 CET on Saturday. The Bundesliga trip to Schalke has been scheduled for a Friday night, while the game away to 1. FC Köln will start at 19:30 CET on a Sunday. There will also be one midweek fixture, with TSG travelling to face Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday 9 November.

The first competitive match after the World Cup will be away to Union Berlin at the Alten Försterei stadium on Saturday 21 January (15:30 CET).

The upcoming fixtures at a glance:

Matchday 6: Saturday, 10 September, 15:30 CET: TSG – 1. FSV Mainz 05
Matchday 7: Sunday, 18 September, 19:30 CET: TSG – SC Freiburg
Matchday 8: Sunday, 2 October, 15:30 CET: Hertha BSC – TSG
Matchday 9: Friday, 7 October, 20:30 CET: TSG – Werder Bremen
Matchday 10: Friday, 14 October, 20:30 CET: FC Schalke 04 – TSG
Matchday 11: Saturday, 22 October, 15:30 CET: TSG – Bayern Munich
Matchday 12: Sunday, 30 October, 19:30 CET: 1. FC Köln – TSG
Matchday 13: Saturday, 5 November, 15:30 CET: TSG – RB Leipzig
Matchday 14: Wednesday, 9 November, 20:30 CET: Eintracht Frankfurt – TSG
Matchday 15: Saturday, 12 November, 15:30 CET: TSG – VfL Wolfsburg
Matchday 16: Saturday, 21 January, 15:30 CET: 1. FC Union Berlin – TSG