Bayer Leverkusen versus VfB Stuttgart in focus
“The current sports studio”: These guests are on the show
January 9, 2026 – 2:06 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
On Saturday evening, ZDF presents “The Current Sports Studio” with the highlights of the sports day. Guests include elite referee Knut Kircher and ZDF referee expert Thorsten Kinhöfer.
Goals, analyses, prominent guests: “The Current Sports Studio” has been a fixture on Saturday evenings on German television for decades. In the broadcast on Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10:30 p.m on ZDF and ZDF stream It’s all about the referees.
Moderator Katrin Müller-Hohenstein leads the show and has invited two special guests:
The program also reports in detail about the games in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga. The traditional goal wall shooting should not be missed – the cult format in which guests demonstrate their skills.
Football returns from the Christmas break and starts with an exciting encounter. The focus is on the evening game of the 16th Bundesliga matchday: Bayer Leverkusen against VfB Stuttgart.
The other Bundesliga games on matchday on Saturday also offer plenty to talk about:
Things are still quiet in the 2nd Bundesliga. The next league games are not scheduled until January 16, 2026.
The popular format is broadcast every Saturday late in the evening. The upcoming broadcast dates are planned as follows:
If you missed current episodes, you can access them in the ZDF media library or on sportstudio.de. The shows are usually available for streaming shortly after they are first broadcast.
“The current sports studio” is an institution on German television. Since 1963, the program has been reporting on the highlights of the football weekend and presenting prominent guests from sport and society. A trio of moderators takes turns with Jochen Breyer, Katrin Müller-Hohenstein and Sven Voss.