After the good display in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Arsenal (2-2), FC Bayern want more of the same in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The Munich men welcome 1. FC Köln to the Allianz Arena on Matchday 29, looking to bounce back from two successive league defeats. Read on to find out which facts point to Bayern having something to celebrate again on Saturday.
Impressive run against Köln
Bayern are unbeaten in 19 Bundesliga meetings with Köln, winning 17 of those. That's FCB's longest unbeaten run against a current Bundesliga club, and Effzeh's longest winless run against a team in the German top flight.
Strongest attack versus weakest
Bayern boast by far the deadliest attack in this Bundesliga season with 80 goals after 28 rounds of matches. Köln, on the other hand, have the lowest tally in the division with 23 goals.
Battle of set-piece specialists
Eighteen of those goals for Bayern have come from set-piece situations, the joint most with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Köln have netted 12 of their 23 goals from dead balls (52 percent) – the highest proportion in the Bundesliga.
Kane in spheres of his own
Harry Kane scored his 32nd Bundesliga goal of the season in last weekend's 3-2 defeat at Heidenheim. The forward is way out in front in the scoring chart, with second-placed Serhou Guirassy on 24 goals. Particularly impressive is the fact that Kane already has as many goals as last season's joint top goalscorers Christopher Nkunku and Niclas Füllkrug (both 16) put together after just 28 matchdays.
Köln draw specialists on the road
Seven of the visitors' 14 away outings so far this season have ended in draws, the highest figure in the league together with 1. FSV Mainz 05. Curiously, the Billy Goats' last five matches on the road have all ended in a share of the spoils.
Tuchel suspended
FCB coach Thomas Tuchel won't be in the dugout against Köln on Saturday after being shown his fourth yellow card of the season at Heidenheim.
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