Bundesliga Table: 2015-16 Standings and Top Scorers After Week 12 Results
Wins for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund this weekend saw Robert Lewandowski and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang retain their joint-lead of the Bundesliga's top goalscorer chart.
The pair scored one apiece against Stuttgart and Schalke respectively and remain three goals ahead of any other player in the German top flight, with Thomas Muller in the slightly distant third place on 11 goals.
After making such strong starts to their seasons, it seems only likely one of Bayern Munich or Dortmund will produce this season's top scorer, having also been the only two teams to net more than two goals in Week 12.
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Read on for a roundup of the updated Bundesliga standings following this weekend's results, along with a more detailed discussion of the leading goalscorers in Germany's top tier.
| Hannover 96 | 1-3 | Hertha Berlin |
| Bayern Munich | 4-0 | Stuttgart |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1-2 | Cologne |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 0-0 | Ingolstadt |
| Hoffenheim | 0-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Mainz | 2-0 | Wolfsburg |
| Darmstadt | 1-1 | Hamburg |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3-2 | Schalke |
| Augsburg | 1-2 | Werder Bremen |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 34 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 29 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 |
| 4 | Hertha Berlin | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 20 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Borussia M.Gladbach | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 19 |
| 7 | FC Cologne | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Ingolstadt | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Darmstadt | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 10 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 8 |
| 18 | Augsburg | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 6 |
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 14 |
| 2 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund | 14 |
| 3 | Thomas Muller | Bayern Munich | 11 |
| 4 | Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | 7 |
| 5 | Salomon Kalou | Hertha Berlin | 7 |
| 6 | Yunus Malli | Mainz | 7 |
| 7 | Bas Dost | Wolfsburg | 6 |
| 8 | Yoshinori Muto | Mainz | 6 |
| 9 | Anthony Modeste | Cologne | 6 |
| 10 | Pierre-Michel Lasogga | Hamburg | 5 |
Aubameyang and Lewandowski Streaks Ahead
While Lewandowski's exploits for Bayern are perhaps no surprise given his illustrious past in the Bundesliga and the resources surrounding him, it's the current Dortmund dynamo who's stealing more of the headlines.
That's after Aubameyang netted his 14th Bundesliga goal on the season, the Black and Yellows' third in a 3-2 victory over Schalke in this season's first Revierderby fixture. BBC's John Bennett noted, however, the Gabon international's reach has been greater than just league matters:
In terms of influence for his club, there perhaps isn't a player in Europe at the moment having a greater impact than Aubameyang, considering Bayern have other assets capable of making up should Lewandowski falter.
Aubameyang is a far more critical asset to Thomas Tuchel's side, and Dortmund were so grateful to their forward following Sunday's victory that they dedicated their Twitter profile to his Batman persona, per Bleacher Report UK:
Lewandowski temporarily surged into a goalscoring lead on Saturday after netting the third in a 4-0 rout of Stuttgart, a result backing up the notion that Der FCB have potent weapons other than their Polish powerhouse.
With 28 goals divided evenly between them, Lewandowski and Aubameyang have recorded a Bundesliga achievement, the likes of which hasn't been witnessed since 1980, according to Bayern Munich reporter Cristian Nyari:
Interestingly, Lewandowski's 37th-minute strike against Stuttgart was the first time in the Bundesliga this season he's managed to hit the back of the net in the first half.
And Spanish football writer Rafael Hernandez was sure to praise the architects Lewandowski is fortunate enough to have around him, profiting from Bayern's endless supply of playmaking talent:
Muller's 11 goals see him still fighting for the top scorer award himself, but it's a long trip to fourth in the list from there, with the likes of Marco Reus and Salomon Kalou on seven goals, half that of the leaders at present.
It would take an almighty upset for Aubameyang and Lewandowski's progress to be impeded at this rate, but both players will be under pressure to ensure the winter break doesn't derail their momentum.
