Hoffenheim goes for the winter title

After this weekend, the Bundesliga is halfway through its season and heads into a winter break for more than a month. On 31 of 45 previous occasions (76%), the leaders at the winter break eventually won the league title in Germany.

Hoffenheim currently are the table leaders in Germany. Bayern München had the same amount of points as Hoffenheim, but Hoffenheim have a better goal difference. Bayern drew at VfB Stuttgart, Hoffenheim host Schalke 04.

‘Herbstmeisterschaft’ titles by club - Bundesliga
# Herbstmeister Won title Missed title

16 Bayern München 14 2
6 Werder Bremen 3 3
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0
3 1. FC Köln 2 1
3 Hamburger SV 1 2
2 Borussia Dortmund 2 0
2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 1
2 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 2
2 Schalke 04 0 2
1 1. FC Nürnberg 1 0
1 1860 München 1 0
1 Eintracht Braunschweig 1 0
1 VfB Stuttgart 1 0
1 Bayer Leverkusen 0 1
45 Totals 31 14

Note: ‘Herbstmeisterschaft’ is awarded to club that tops the table at the season’s halfway point