Expect goals: the facts ahead of FC Bayern vs. VfB Stuttgart

FC Bayern host VfB Stuttgart on Sunday (19:30 CET) in a meeting between second and third in the Bundesliga. After the 5-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend, the Munich men bounced back immediately with the 1-0 win at Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday. For Thomas Tuchel and his team, it's about building on that against the Swabians. Read on to find out which facts suggest FCB will get back to winning ways in the league as well:

Record number of wins against VfB

Bayern have won 68 of their 108 Bundesliga games against Stuttgart (D22 L18). No other team have enjoyed so many wins against an opposing team in the history of the competition. FCB's total of 81 competitive victories against VfB since the formation of the Bundesliga is also a record in German professional football. That said, the last two meetings between the teams at the Allianz Arena have ended in draws.

Bayern closing in on next home record

Sixteen points after six Bundesliga home matches is FCB's best showing for six years (2017/18, also 16 points), while the 27 goals scored in those games is even a new club record. Furthermore, the Reds have scored in each of their last 63 league matches on home soil. Should they find the net again against Stuttgart, the team would equal a Bundesliga record: from 1970 to 1974, Udo Lattek's Bayern side netted in 64 consecutive home games. Another fact also underlines the German record champions' strength at home this season: they're the only team yet to fall behind at home in the current campaign.

Clash of deadliest teams

The fixture between Bayern and Stuttgart is also a meeting of the two teams with the highest expected goals value per game. The Munich men have posted an average of 3.0 expected goals in their league outings to date, while VfB's xG stands at 2.5. FCB have also had the most big chances of all teams per match this term (4.7), followed by Stuttgart (4.5). Overall, Bayern boast the best attack with 44 goals, with VfB in third on 34 goals.

Top goalscorers face off

Harry Kane (18 goals) and Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy (16) are the leading goalscorers in this Bundesliga season. Guirassy has found the net every 55 minutes, Kane every 63.