Bundesliga Roundup: Stuttgart win again; Bayer Leverkusen held to draw by Borussia Dortmund

Serhou Guirassy continued his red-hot form for Stuttgart, while Borussia Dortmund parked the bus to put an end to Bayer Leverkusen's winning run on matchday 13 of the Bundesliga season.

There was drama and controversy aplenty on matchday 13 of the 2023/24 Bundesliga season. League leaders Bayer Leverkusen needed a 79th minute equaliser from Victor Boniface to cancel out Julian Ryerson's early goal and rescue a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund. Despite dominating proceedings, Xabi Alonso's side struggled to find a way past a well-drilled BVB defence for the majority of the game.

VfB Stuttgart consolidated third place in the Bundesliga standings by dispatching Werder Bremen 2-0. Deniz Undav opened the scoring for the Swabians, before Serhou Guirassy scored his 16th league goal of the season to make sure of the three points.

RB Leizpig are up to fourth place after earning a narrow 2-1 win over Heidenheim. Loïs Openda and Yussuf Poulsen were on target for Leipzig in the first-half, before Benedikt Gimber halved the deficit. In the end, Marco Rose's side managed to hold on for the win.

FC Augsburg maintained their unbeaten run under new head coach Jess Thorup as they enjoyed a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Goals from Fredrik Jensen and Iago either side of half-time helped the Bavarians move up to ninth place in the Bundesliga standings.

Bayern Munich's home game against Union Berlin was postponed due to heavy snowfall. The game is now expected to be played in January.

Michael Gregoritsch came up with the winning goal as SC Freiburg beat Mainz 05 1-0 to return to winning ways in the Bundesliga. FC Köln claimed three vital points in their bid to avoid relegation, as Davie Selke's goal helped them secure a 1-0 win over Darmstadt.

Borussia Mönchengladbach moved up to tenth place in the standings by earning a 2-1 win over TSG Hoffenheim. Nathan Ngoumou came up with the winning goal after Wout Weghorst had canceled out Alassane Pléa's opener.

VfL Bochum handed the struggling Wolfsburg a 3-1 defeat, with Patrick Osterhage, Bernardo and Christopher Antwi-Adjei finding the back of the net.