Bundesliga: How It Looks Ahead of Matchday 8, Top Scorers, and Key Fixtures

• The Bundesliga resumes this weekend after the international break
• Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart will look to continue with their good form on Matchday 8, while Bayern Munich are hoping to keep up with the two
• VfL Bochum 1848, FSV Mainz 05, and FC Koln are still looking for their first wins of the season

Club football returns this weekend after two weeks of entertaining international football. The Bundesliga has been full of drama, surprises, and entertainment.

It returns this weekend for Matchday 8, and there are a few storylines to look forward to.

Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen have made a terrific start to the 2023/24 season. They are top of the table with 19 points after seven games. Surprisingly, Stuttgart are second with 18 points, while Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are tied on 17 points.

Bayern narrowly won last season's title on the last day and are looking to make it 12 successive Bundesliga titles this season. Leverkusen look phenomenal so far and will have to maintain that consistency throughout the season if they want to win their first-ever league title.

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Alonso's side have not won a trophy in 31 years.

Stuttgart last won the title in 2006/07 and are not doing badly themselves. They have won six of their seven Bundesliga games. Therefore, Leverkusen and Sebastian Hoeneß's team could be the ones to end Bayern's dominance.

VfL Bochum 1848, FSV Mainz 05, and FC Koln occupy the 16th, 17th, and 18th spots in the table. These three teams have not won a single match so far. Koln have lost six and drawn one of their seven matches.

Bundesliga top scorers 2023/24

Serhou Guirassy has been the surprise performer this season, with 13 goals in his first seven games in the Bundesliga with Stuttgart. His hot start has been compared to Mario Gomez, who led Stuttgart to the league title in 2007, so they might be up to something this season, per DW.

Bayern's new striker, Harry Kane, is second on the top scorers list with eight goals, while Leverkusen's Victor Boniface has seven goals.

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England captain Kane will be looking to win his fourth career Golden Boot but will have to keep up with the in-form Guirassy.

Key Bundesliga fixtures on Matchday 8

The Rhine Derby between Cologne and Borussia Mönchengladbach will take place on Sunday, October 22. The derby is one of the most storied rivalries in the Bundesliga.

They have faced off 96 times, with Mönchengladbach leading with 52 wins. Cologne have won 27 times.

Bayern and Leverkusen have tough away fixtures. The defending champions travel to face one of their bogey teams, Mainz. Despite their poor start, Mainz have beaten Bayern at home in their last three games at home.

Leverkusen will face Wolfsburg away from home. They have won just once since 2019.

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Stuttgart will be away to Union Berlin on Saturday. Stuttgart have not beaten Union Berlin in the league since they were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2019.

All stats are courtesy of the Bundesliga.

Guirassy courts attention in Europe

Sports Brief also reported on Guirassy raising eyebrows in Europe after his outstanding start to the season in the Bundesliga.

The Guinea international has already scored 13 goals in just seven league games, propelling Stuttgart to second in the table.

The French-born forward scored twice to inspire his side to a comeback win against SV Darmstadt.