Matchday 13 of the 2016/2017 Bundesliga is done and dusted, and there were plenty of interesting personal - and team - records set along the way. Let's have a look at what went down in German football's top flight over the past few days!
Dortmund's Aubameyang continues to impress...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted a brace during a 4-1 demolition of Borussia M'gladbach by die Schwarzgelben this past weekend. And in doing so, the Gabonese ace wrote his name into the history books:
15 - @Aubameyang7 of @BVB is the 1st player in BL history to have scored at least 15 goals after 13 games in back to back seasons. History. pic.twitter.com/3SYO2JngoD
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) December 5, 2016
The last time an African player earned the top scorer prize was back during the 1993/1994 season, when Ghanaian international Anthony Yeboah scored 18 for Eintracht Frankfurt. It was the second consecutive award for him after grabbing a league-high 20 for the same side the year before.
A personal record for a revived Marco Reus
Not to be outdone by his friend and teammate, Marco Reus also has been in good form since making his return back from another unfortunate injury lay-off. The versatile attacker again came back to haunt his former side Borussia M'gladbach and set an impressive personal milestone in the process:
3 - For the 1st time in his BL career, @woodyinho sets up 3 goals in 1 game. Provider. #BVBBMG pic.twitter.com/jUdKimCErZ
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) December 3, 2016
Fans, obviously, will be hoping that with him in this vein of form that he will be able to stay healthy as die Schwarzgelben look to keep working their way up the table.
Mainz must be sick of seeing Robert Lewandowski!
Last season, Robert Lewandowski became the first man in nearly 40 years to score 30 goals in the German top flight. This term, the Polish international is finding the race to defend his title quite tough, but that didn't prevent him from making history in Bayern's 2-1 win over Mainz:
4 - @lewy_official (@FCBayernEN) is the 1st BL player to score 2 goals or more in 4 straight away games vs 1 specific team. Record. #M05FCB
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) December 2, 2016
So how long can they really last? RB Leipzig aren't going down any time soon...
Arguably the biggest gate crashers German football fans have seen in a while, RB Leipzig have made it clear they are here to stay. Die Bullen have made themselves very comfortable in the top flight and are just one of two unbeaten sides remaining after 13 rounds.
Want to stop them? Well, you will have to keep them from scoring:
13 - @RBLeipzig_EN are the only team in the Bundesliga to score in every game so far this season (13). Wings. #RBLS04 pic.twitter.com/Ec1K3gt6Og
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) December 3, 2016
Standings, standings, and more standings
RB Leipzig still haven't given up top spot...and Hoffenheim continue to fly quietly under the radar:
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 24 | +65 | 90 | WWWDD | |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 73 | WWWDL | |
| 3 | Bayern München | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 94 | 45 | +49 | 72 | LWLWW | |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 65 | DDDWW | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 63 | WLWLD | |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 47 | DDLLW | |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 46 | WWDLW | |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 42 | WDDWL | |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 42 | WDDWW | |
| 10 | Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 42 | LDDLD | |
| 11 | Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 39 | LLLLL | |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 56 | -15 | 37 | LLWWW | |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 35 | WWDDD | |
| 14 | Borussia M'gladbach | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 34 | LDDDL | |
| 15 | Union Berlin | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 33 | WLLDL | |
| 16 | Bochum | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 74 | -32 | 33 | LLWWL | |
| 17 | Köln | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 27 | LWDDL | |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 86 | -56 | 17 | LLLLW |
Meanwhile, Aubameyang extends his lead in the race for the kicker Torjägerkanone ahead of reigning holder Lewandowski and Koln's Anthony Modeste:
Will he become the first African in over 20 years to clinch to coveted prize?
You can't have goals without assists, though. Here's how the top assist-makers stack up:
What's up on the menu for matchday 14? Here are some of the big games coming up:
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