The still unbeaten 1. FC Nürnberg has won a promotion place in the 2. Bundesliga for at least a few hours.
The team of coach Robert Klauß defeated 1. FC Heidenheim 4-0 (1-0) and improved to second place with 21 points.
Schalke 04 (19) can pull past again in the evening (8.30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the second division as well as on Sky and Sport1) with a win against Dynamo Dresden.
Fortuna Düsseldorf has meanwhile celebrated its first home win in the fifth attempt.
The team of coach Christian Preusser defeated the Karlsruher SC with 3: 1 (1: 1) and with 15 points did not lose sight of the promotion places at least not completely.
In the third Saturday game Holstein Kiel and Darmstadt 98 separated 1: 1 (1: 1).
Mats Möller-Daehli (45th), Erik Schuranow (52nd), Johannes Geis (66th) and Maurice Malone (89th, own goal) scored the goals for Nuremberg.
After the third defeat in a row, Heidenheim is in the middle of the table.
An own goal by Philip Heise (9th) gave the hosts in Düsseldorf the lead, Marvin Wanitzek (22nd) equalized.
After the change, Christoph Klarer (51st) and Khaled Narey (62nd) made the longed-for home win clear.
Alexander Mühling (37th / penalty kick) put the home side in the lead in Kiel and raised hopes for the third win of the season.
Almost in return, Luca Pfeiffer (41st) equalized for Darmstadt, who had duped Bundesliga relegated Werder Bremen 3-0 the previous week and established themselves in the upper midfield.
Kiel could fall back to relegation place 16 on Sunday.