Bayern Munich’s win in opposition to Cologne on Wednesday meant the Bavarian giants equalled the report factors tally on the midway stage of a Bundesliga season – whereas scoring much more objectives than any German top-flight facet has ever managed after 17 matches.
BBC Sport takes a more in-depth take a look at a few of the gorgeous numbers behind Bayern’s barnstorming begin to the season.
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Kompany pips Pep
It isn’t uncommon for Bayern Munich to high the Bundesliga desk on the midway stage of the season however issues are a little bit totally different after 17 matches in 2025-26.
The three-1 victory in opposition to Cologne on the RheineEnergieStadion prolonged their unbeaten league begin to 15 wins and two attracts from 17 matches – tying the Bundesliga factors report of 47 at this stage, set by Pep Guardiola in his first season with Bayern in 2013-14.
Nevertheless, Vincent Kompany’s crew have achieved the feat in finer model, scoring a report 66 objectives on the midway stage – 22 greater than Guardiola’s crew managed 12 years in the past.
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In 2013-14, Guardiola’s Bayern went on to win the Bundesliga title with 90 factors, 19 factors forward of Borussia Dortmund in second. The title that 12 months was settled with seven video games nonetheless remaining.
Kompany’s Bayern are already 11 factors forward of second-placed Dortmund this season and could be concentrating on the Bundesliga report tally of 91 factors.
It was set by Bayern’s Treble-winning facet in 2012-13 – and Jupp Heynckes’ crew had 5 factors fewer than Kompany’s at this stage.
Are you Blackburn in disguise?
Vincent Kompany (holding trophy) was Manchester Metropolis captain after they set the Premier League report for objectives scored after 17 video games on their solution to profitable a maiden title in 2012 [Getty Images]
The sheer scale of Bayern’s scoring has not been seen at this stage of any main European league for the reason that Nineteen Thirties.
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Athletic Bilbao had been the final membership to have scored greater than Bayern’s 66 objectives after 17 fixtures, netting 72 in 1930-31 – and so they proved essential because the Basque membership went on to safe the La Liga title on purpose distinction after three groups completed degree in an 18-game season.
Bilbao’s purpose distinction was 28 higher than Racing Santander in second.
Nevertheless, it’s an industrial city in Lancashire, fairly than a sun-kissed port of northern Spain, that boasts the all-time objectives report after 17 matches.
Blackburn Rovers scored 73 objectives as they completed third in Division One in 1889-90 – a complete unsurpassed in any main high flight.
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Extra just lately, Roberto Mancini’s Manchester Metropolis set the Premier League’s current report after 17 video games, scoring 53 objectives in 2011-12 as they ended a 44-year look ahead to the title – a crew captained by Kompany.
Kane’s enduring class
England and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored his third hat-trick of the season in opposition to Stuttgart in December [Getty Images]
The star of Bayern’s goal-happy present has undoubtedly been striker Harry Kane, whose prolific type since swapping north London for Germany has reached new ranges this season.
The England captain has already scored 31 objectives in simply 27 video games, together with 20 in 17 league appearances – and solely failed to seek out the web in eight.
In Kane’s first marketing campaign with Bayern in 2023-24, he averaged a purpose each 79 minutes. In his second it was each 92 minutes.
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Earlier than Wednesday’s match, the 32-year-old was scoring a purpose each hour he’s on the pitch.
And Kane’s objectives are available in flurries – his hat-trick within the on 6 December was his third of the season and a outstanding eleventh total since becoming a member of Bayern in 2023.
General, the previous Tottenham striker has scored 82 objectives within the Bundesliga for Bayern – probably the most of any participant within the high 5 European leagues since his debut.
After Kane grew to become the quickest participant in Bundesliga historical past to achieve 100 purpose contributions in opposition to Heidenheim in December, Kompany mentioned: “He’ll hold having a number of particular person data as a result of he is a particular participant.”
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A crew effort
Bayern have had 14 totally different goalscorers in Bundesliga this season [Getty Images]
If Kane has been the protagonist, Bayern have additionally boasted a powerful supporting forged.
Seven totally different gamers scored within the final weekend, that means Bayern have had 15 scorers this season – probably the most of any Bundesliga facet.
It was additionally the eleventh time they’ve scored 4 or extra objectives in a sport this season.
Seven Bayern gamers have contributed a minimum of three objectives, which is second solely to Arsenal throughout the key European leagues.
Nevertheless, whereas the Gunners can typically be reliant on set-pieces to win matches, 50 of Bayern’s 66 league objectives have been scored from open play, with solely 10 coming by way of a nook or free-kick, plus six penalties.
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This implies the German champions can now goal toppling one other report – probably the most objectives scored in a complete Bundesliga season, which stands at 101 by Bayern themselves in 1972.
Ought to their scoring price proceed at such a tempo they might additionally have the ability to goal Torino’s Serie A complete of 125 objectives in 1948 – an all-time report for a serious European league.
Bayern’s present scoring common of three.8 objectives per sport initiatives a complete of 132 by Could.