Goalkeeper and back four

Finn Dahmen (Augsburg) is the headliner. His Sofascore Rating of 9.9 came with 9 saves, all from inside the box, and a goals prevented figure of about 1.70 in a 2-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen. He also completed 13 long balls, which kept Augsburg out of deep trouble.

Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin) delivered 5 key passes, 18 crosses and 2 big chances created in a narrow 2-1 loss to Wolfsburg. On the opposite flank, Alejandro Grimaldo (Leverkusen) posted 6 key passes and 8 accurate crosses, plus 1.04 expected assists, even as Leverkusen fell 2-1 to Augsburg.

At center-back, Matthias Ginter (Freiburg) won 11 duels, made 7 clearances and produced a last-man tackle in a 2-1 win over Heidenheim. Stefan Posch (Mainz) was a wall at Mönchengladbach with 8 clearances, 11 duels won and 61 of 73 passes completed in a 1-1 draw.

Midfield control with bite

Jens Stage (Werder Bremen) provided the punch from midfield. He scored twice from 3 shots on target in a 3-1 win against Hamburger SV and earned an 8.4 Sofascore Rating in just 67 minutes.

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern) ran the show. He completed 113 of 116 passes, had 136 touches and created 4 chances in a 4-2 victory over Stuttgart. His expected assists sat at 0.80, a tidy summary of his influence.

Fabian Rieder (Augsburg) matched end product with work rate. He scored both goals in the 2-1 win at Leverkusen from 2 shots on target, added 7 ball recoveries and posted 0.81 expected goals. That performance landed him an 8.9 Sofascore Rating.

Front three that decided games

Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig) did a bit of everything in a 3-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt. He scored, made 4 key passes, created 2 big chances and recovered the ball 8 times, good for an 8.8 Sofascore Rating.

Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) combined industry and impact at Union Berlin. He scored in a 2-1 win, won 10 duels and chipped in 2 tackles and 2 interceptions. Not a bad night for 71 minutes of work.

Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) rounded off the front line with a goal and an assist at Frankfurt. He also created 2 big chances and won 7 duels, another example of Leipzig’s wide threats clicking away from home.

What the weekend told us

Augsburg’s road win at Leverkusen produced two Team of the Week picks and a goalkeeper masterclass. RB Leipzig put two forwards in after a confident 3-1 result at Frankfurt. Bayern kept their standards high with Kimmich at the controls.

It was a mixed weekend for those chasing European places, which is why performances, not just scorelines, stand out here. You can track every touch, chance and Sofascore Rating live on Sofascore, and see how next week’s XI shapes up.