FC Bayern Munich has survived the first six matchdays without dropping a point, and the Munich team is setting the standard in all statistics. Here are the records FCB has already set—and those that could still follow.
6-0 against Leipzig, 3-2 in Augsburg, 5-0 against HSV, 4-1 at TSG Hoffenheim, 4-0 against Bremen, and 3-0 in Frankfurt: Munich could hardly have dreamed of a better start to the league season. This is also confirmed by a glance at the Bundesliga history books, in which Vincent Kompany’s team has already made its mark several times early in the season.
What is the Bundesliga record for wins at the start of the season?
There has never been a better record than these six wins and 25:3 goals after the first six matchdays – the 25 goals scored alone are unique at such an early stage of the season. If FCB maintains its goal average of 4.2 per game over the entire 34 match days, it would have an incredible 142 goals at the end of the season. The previous record was 101 goals in the 1971/72 season – also set by the Munich team.
Bayern still need four more wins to set the start record, as they won all of their first ten games in the 2015/16 season. That record-breaking run ended with a goalless draw in Frankfurt.
Will Kane set a new record?
It is difficult to single out individual factors from the successful construct, but in the case of Harry Kane, it must undoubtedly be allowed. The Englishman is the first player ever to score 11 goals after six matchdays, making him not only the league’s current top scorer, but also threatening the Bundesliga’s all-time scoring record: Robert Lewandowski scored 41 times in 2020/21 – Kane’s current scoring rate would see him finish the season with an incredible 62 goals.
Whether at home or away, it doesn’t matter too much to the 32-year-old goal machine, who has scored seven times at the Allianz Arena and four times on the road. In terms of the team as a whole, three wins and a 15-0 goal difference after three home games is another Bundesliga first.
What records could FC Bayern break in the near future?
If Munich continue their run in their own stadium, they could equal VfL Bochum’s home record from the 2003/04 season on matchday 12: Kompany’s team have not conceded a goal at home in five games across two seasons, while Bochum kept nine clean sheets in a row at their own stadium over 20 years ago. The last away goal in Munich to date was scored by BVB defender Waldemar Anton in a 2-2 draw on matchday 29 of last season.
Much earlier, namely on the upcoming matchday, FCB could already set two other sole records: If the reigning champions were to lead at half-time in the top match against Dortmund (October 18, 6:30 p.m.), this would also be the case in the seventh league game since the start of the season – and thus just as often as in the 1999/00 season, when SC Freiburg started with seven consecutive half-time leads.
And speaking of Dortmund: in the direct duel with BVB, Munich has the opportunity to further extend its personal best of ten competitive wins since the start of the season. Ten years ago, the Black and Yellows even managed eleven consecutive wins in their first eleven competitive games. Bayern are also chasing BVB’s newly set Bundesliga record of ten consecutive halftime leads across two seasons, which came to an end with the 1-1 draw against Leipzig.
Bayern Munich collected 91 points in 2012/13
In terms of the season as a whole, there are basically no limits to the prospects after this strong start, so even the previously unbeatable 91-point mark from the 2012/13 season (29 wins, 4 draws, one defeat) can be considered achievable at this point in time.
Nevertheless, it is important not to overestimate the team’s performance so far and the accompanying start records. As the players and officials keep saying, the season is still long.
