The league leaders beat St. Pauli 2-0 thanks to goals from Lucas Barrios and an own goal from Ralph Gunesch.
Bayern Munich moved up into second place thanks to a 3-1 win over Mainz. Elswhere, Hannover beat Kaiserslautern 3-0 and Hamburg crushed Werder Bremen 4-0. Wolfsburg’s woes continued as they lost 2-1 to Freiburg.