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There’s no doubt that ‘FC Bayern, Forever No.1’ will be heard around the Allianz Arena ahead of Saturday’s game against Freiburg, but this time the song will have even more justification than normal. Given Bayern’s six-point lead over RB Leipzig coming into Matchday 11, Vincent Kompany’s team are guaranteed to retain top spot in the Bundesliga for what will be the 43rd matchday in a row, equalling the record in Germany’s top flight for longest run at number one that Udo Lattek’s FCB side set between March 1972 and June 1973.
And of course such an achievement should be celebrated with three points. Find out what stats point to Bayern doing just that on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides tough to beat
Bayern fans had been able to celebrate victory in every game this season prior to last matchday. | © FC Bayern
After a historic run of 16 straight wins in all competitions to start the season, Bayern’s efforts finally caught up on them as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Union Berlin before the international break. However, Joshua Kimmich still drew a positive from the late fightback. “It takes a lot to beat us at the moment,” the Germany captain insisted.
Similar can be said for Freiburg, though, who have lost only one of their last 13 competitive fixtures (W7, D5), coming in Leverkusen in October (2-0). It means that Saturday’s match pits the two Bundesliga teams with the fewest defeats since the start of September against each other (Leipzig have also lost only once but from just nine games).
Bayern’s unbeaten run in the Bundesliga now stands at 19 games (W15, D4), which is currently the longest by any team across Europe’s top five leagues. It’s the club’s best sequence of results for six years, when they went 21 in a row without a loss in the Bundesliga under Hansi Flick in 2019 and 2020.
Proud record against Freiburg
Trips to Munich tend to be frustrating for Freiburg, who have never won in 25 Bundesliga games away at Bayern, earning only three points in the process (D3, L22). Bayern have only hosted Wolfsburg more often in the top flight without ever losing (28 games). Given the Reds’ current form, you’d expect that run to continue. Kompany’s men have won their last nine competitive fixtures at the Allianz Arena and conceded just one goal there in the Bundesliga this season. That is the fewest of any team at home in Europe’s top five leagues alongside Borussia Dortmund, Bologna and Arsenal.
Bayern kept up their home record against Freiburg with a 2-0 win last season. | © FC Bayern
Bayern’s leading duo
Harry Kane netted his 13th Bundesliga goal of the season to snatch a point against Union, which is exactly as many as Freiburg have scored as a team. Bayern’s first goal in Berlin came in style from Luis Díaz, who moved into second place in the division’s scoring chart. The Colombian has now directly contributed 10 goals in 10 Bundesliga outings for Bayern. The only other FCB players over the last two decades to reach that number in so few games were Kane (20 goals) and Miroslav Klose (13).
Bayern double up
Bayern have scored at least two goals in each of their last 18 Bundesliga matches. Only once before has a team managed a longer such run in Germany’s top flight, when Bayern themselves went 20 in a row in 2013/14.
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