Three teams share the lead of the DEKRA 1. Bundesliga on 12 points, with Stuttgart top on set ratio; VC Wiesbaden and Ladies in Black Aachen both win in five sets

Allianz MTV Stuttgart beat reigning champions VfB Suhl LOTTO Thüringen 3:1 (25:15, 25:23, 15:25, 26:24), inflicting a first defeat of the season on the title holders and moving to the top of the Volleyball Bundesliga women standings after matchday 4.

USC Münster and SSC Palmberg Schwerin also kept their perfect records, leaving three teams level on 12 points from four matches. Stuttgart lead on set ratio, having dropped just one set (12:1), with Schwerin and Münster both on 12:2.

Two of the six matches in the 4th round of the 2026/27 DEKRA 1. Bundesliga went to a tie-break. VC Wiesbaden won 3:2 at newly promoted Rote Raben Vilsbiburg, and Ladies in Black Aachen won by the same score at Skurios Volleys Borken.

Stuttgart end Suhl’s unbeaten start

The top game of matchday 4 brought together two sides that had not dropped a set all season. In front of 2,104 spectators at the SCHARRena, Stuttgart took the first two sets 25:15 and 25:23.

Suhl, who hold both the German championship and the cup, responded by winning the third set 25:15. Stuttgart then edged a tight fourth set 26:24 to close out the match.

Lydia Grote was the top scorer with 19 points, while Svea Naujack led Suhl with 16 points. The defeat drops Suhl to fourth on nine points, three behind the leading trio.

Münster and Schwerin keep perfect records

USC Münster made it four wins from four with a 3:0 win away to ETV Hamburger Volksbank Volleys at the CU Arena on Sunday (16:25, 19:25, 19:25). The match lasted 78 minutes. Isabel Zimmerman top-scored with 12 points, and Esther Spöler, who added 10, took MVP award. Hamburg, who played in front of 571 spectators, are still without a point.

Schwerin had opened the round on Wednesday, 21 October, needing only 68 minutes to beat Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt 3:0 (25:18, 25:11, 25:15) in front of 1,793 fans at the Palmberg Arena. Erfurt’s best return was 18 points in the opening set. Devyn Robinson led all scorers with 18 points, while Annegret Hölzig added 10 and was named MVP.

Wiesbaden and Aachen come through five-set matches

VC Wiesbaden needed five sets to win 3:2 at Rote Raben Vilsbiburg (11:25, 25:21, 10:25, 25:23, 4:15) in a match of big swings. Wiesbaden won the first, third and fifth sets comfortably, including a 15:4 tie-break, while the newly promoted hosts twice drew level. Marharyta Geiko scored 30 points for Wiesbaden and was named MVP, Amanda Cavalcanti had 18 for Vilsbiburg. The hosts took a point from the match in front of 892 fans.

The NRW derby between Skurios Volleys Borken and Ladies in Black Aachen also went the distance, lasting 128 minutes in a sold-out Mergelsberg Sporthalle (974 spectators). Borken recovered from losing the first set 10:25 to win the next two 25:23 and 25:22 and lead 2:1. Aachen then won the last two sets to complete a 3:2 victory (10:25, 25:23, 25:22, 18:25, 12:15).

Tsvetelina Ilieva, named MVP, scored 26 points and Rosa Entius added 23 as Aachen claimed their first win of the season. Borken earned their first league point.

Dresden claim first home win

Dresdner SC recorded their first home win of the season on Saturday, beating Binder Blaubären TSV Flacht 3:0 (25:22, 25:16, 25:17) in 75 minutes before a crowd of 2,220 at the Cyberport Arena. Mackenzie Foley led the way with 16 points and took MVP gold, and Maia Dvoracek added 11. Lara-Marie Schaefer received MVP silver.

Volleyball Bundesliga women matchday 4 results

• Wed 21 Oct – SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3:0 Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt (25:18, 25:11, 25:15)
• Sat 24 Oct – Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3:1 VfB Suhl LOTTO Thüringen (25:15, 25:23, 15:25, 26:24)
• Sat 24 Oct – Dresdner SC 3:0 Binder Blaubären TSV Flacht (25:22, 25:16, 25:17)
• Sat 24 Oct – Rote Raben Vilsbiburg 2:3 VC Wiesbaden (11:25, 25:21, 10:25, 25:23, 4:15)
• Sat 24 Oct – Skurios Volleys Borken 2:3 Ladies in Black Aachen (10:25, 25:23, 25:22, 18:25, 12:15)
• Sun 25 Oct – ETV Hamburger Volksbank Volleys 0:3 USC Münster (16:25, 19:25, 19:25)

Next up: round 5 fixtures

There is no break for the teams, with matchday 5 played as a midweek round on 27 and 28 October.

• Tue 27 Oct  Skurios Volleys Borken – Rote Raben Vilsbiburg
• Wed 28 Oct  VfB Suhl LOTTO Thüringen – SSC Palmberg Schwerin
• Wed 28 Oct  Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt – Dresdner SC
• Wed 28 Oct  Ladies in Black Aachen – Binder Blaubären TSV Flacht
• Wed 28 Oct  VC Wiesbaden – ETV Hamburger Volksbank Volleys
• Wed 28 Oct  USC Münster – Allianz MTV Stuttgart