| German Bundesliga |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 06-Aug-11 | H | Wolfsburg | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 47,000 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-11 | A | Schalke 04 | L | 1-5 | (1-1) | Podolski 12 | 61,000 |
| 3 | 20-Aug-11 | H | Keiserlautern | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Jajalo 19 | 50,000 |
| 4 | 27-Aug-11 | A | Hamburg | W | 4-3 | (1-1) | Chihi 21; Novakovic 49; Clemens 87; McKenna 88 | 51,289 |
| 5 | 11-Sep-11 | H | Nuremberg | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | Chihi 39 | 43,200 |
| 6 | 17-Sep-11 | A | Bayer Leverkusen | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | Novakovic 44; Podolski 47, 54; Jajalo 90 | 30,210 |
| 7 | 25-Sep-11 | H | 1899 Hoffenheim | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Jajalo 20; Podolski 64 | 45,500 |
| 8 | 01-Oct-11 | A | Hertha Berlin | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | | 59,491 |
| 9 | 16-Oct-11 | H | Hannover 96 | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Podolski 24, 86 | 46,000 |
| 10 | 22-Oct-11 | A | Borussia Dortmund | L | 0-5 | (0-3) | | 80,200 |
| 11 | 30-Oct-11 | H | Augusburg | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Podolski 19, 24p; Peszko 56 | 48,000 |
| 12 | 05-Nov-11 | A | Werder Bremen | L | 2-3 | (2-0) | Clemens 3; Podolski 45 | 41,500 |
| 13 | 25-Nov-11 | H | Borussia Mönchengladbach | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 50,000 |
| 14 | 03-Dec-11 | A | Stuttgart | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | Podolski 15p, 88 | 56,255 |
| 15 | 10-Dec-11 | H | Freiburg | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Clemens 20, 66; Podolski 61, 73 | 44,500 |
| 16 | 13-Dec-11 | H | FSV Mainz 05 | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Podolski 85 | 44,800 |
| 17 | 16-Dec-11 | A | Bayern Munich | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | | 69,000 |
| 18 | 21-Jan-12 | A | Wolfsburg | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 27,057 |
| 19 | 28-Jan-12 | H | Schalke 04 | L | 1-4 | (1-0) | Podolski 4 | 50,000 |
| 20 | 05-Feb-12 | A | Keiserlautern | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Roshi 72 | 38,043 |
| 21 | 12-Feb-12 | H | Hamburg | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 46,500 |
| 22 | 18-Feb-12 | A | Nuremberg | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Novakovic 66 | 38,101 |
| 23 | 25-Feb-12 | H | Bayer Leverkusen | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 46,500 |
| 24 | 04-Mar-12 | A | 1899 Hoffenheim | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Podolski 81 | 29,250 |
| 25 | 10-Mar-12 | H | Hertha Berlin | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Clemens 36 | 48,000 |
| 26 | 18-Mar-12 | A | Hannover 96 | L | 1-4 | (1-1) | Pezzoni 43 | 45,000 |
| 27 | 25-Mar-12 | H | Borussia Dortmund | L | 1-6 | (1-1) | Novakovic 13 | 50,000 |
| 28 | 31-Mar-12 | A | Augusburg | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | Podolski 42p | 30,660 |
| 29 | 07-Apr-12 | H | Werder Bremen | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Jemal 39 | 50,000 |
| 30 | 10-Apr-12 | A | FSV Mainz 05 | L | 0-4 | (0-3) | | 34,000 |
| 31 | 15-Apr-12 | A | Borussia Mönchengladbach | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 52,990 |
| 32 | 21-Apr-12 | H | Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Peszko 50 | 50,000 |
| 33 | 28-Apr-12 | A | Freiburg | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | Podolski 47 | 24,000 |
| 34 | 05-May-12 | H | Bayern Munich | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | Novakovic 63 | 50,000 |
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| German Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 31-Jul-11 | A | SC Wiedenbrück 2000 | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Novakovic 22, 44; Jajalo 78 | --,--- |
| 2 | 25-Oct-11 | A | TSG Hoffenheim | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Jajalo 6 | --,--- |
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Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.