When FC Bayern travels to Stuttgart for Saturday afternoon’s top-of-the-table clash, the record champions will have their sights set firmly on two new Bundesliga records.
Bayern have long since left their Bundesliga rivals behind. They are already eight points ahead of their closest rivals, RB Leipzig. Eleven wins from twelve games and 44:9 goals speak for themselves.
Statistics suggest that it is highly unlikely that cup winners Stuttgart will be able to completely thwart Munich in the top-of-the-table clash. The Swabians have lost 33 of 56 Bundesliga home games against Bayern – no other team has suffered so many defeats at home against one opponent in the history of the league. They have also conceded a record 104 goals.
Bayern will be hoping for a vulnerable VfB defense on Saturday afternoon so they can break two new Bundesliga records. Munich has scored at least twice in 20 consecutive games. This has only been achieved once before – in the 2013/14 season under Pep Guardiola.
A 1-0 defeat in Augsburg on matchday 29 ended the remarkable run. At the same time, there has only been one instance of a team scoring at least twice in each of the first twelve Bundesliga matchdays: Leverkusen excelled in their championship season before Bayer 04 were held to a 1-1 draw by Dortmund on matchday 13.
Bayern can also take confidence from the fact that VfB have conceded at least one goal to the record champions in each of the last 27 head-to-head matches. And only against HSV (252) and Bremen (246) has FCB scored more often than against VfB (238).
VfB still unbeaten at home
Bayern have also been a force to be reckoned with away from home this calendar year, remaining undefeated (ten wins, four draws). The Munich team managed a whole year without an away defeat in 1986 and 2013. Otherwise, only Leverkusen has achieved this in 2024.
However, Munich should not expect an easy win: Stuttgart has won all five of its home games this season. With six home wins in a row, VfB has found the perfect answer to its previous six home defeats in a row.