TSG Hoffenheim delivered a 3-0 Bundesliga matchday 7 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at the SNP Arena, with substitute Andrej Kramarić scoring a penalty and assisting two further goals. The result ended Leverkusen's five-game unbeaten run and gave Hoffenheim their first clean sheet of the 2026/27 campaign, lifting them to 10th in the table.
The Bundesliga and official licensing partner Topps have launched the Starting XI Debut Patch, a special jersey badge awarded to every player making their first Bundesliga start. Worn only for that single match, the game-worn patch is later embedded into a hand-signed, one-of-one trading card. The Bundesliga becomes the first major European league to implement the concept, debuting in the season opener between Bayern Munich and Stuttgart.