Facts ahead of Bayern vs. Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga

Bayern host Holstein Kiel in a league game for the first time ever this Saturday. The Munich men will be looking to build on their good recent domestic run and claim a sixth straight Bundesliga win for the first time under Vincent Kompany. Find out what numbers suggest Bayern will keep up the six-point lead they’ve created over Bayer Leverkusen in our pre-match stats and facts.

Imperious at home to newcomers

Since earning promotion themselves in 1965, Bayern have won 34 out of 36 home games against teams competing in their maiden Bundesliga campaign. The last 21 such fixtures have in fact all ended in victory. Kiel also come to Munich yet to win a Bundesliga game away from home (D3, L6).

Good league form

Bayern have made their best start to a Bundesliga season for nine years with 48 points after 19 matchdays. They last had more at this stage in 2015/16 (52). In fact, the Reds have only had more points from the first 19 games three times before (50 in 2005/06, 53 in 2013/14 and the aforementioned 2015/16 campaign).

Best attack meets worst defence

Bayern boast both the best attack (58 goals scored) and defence (16 conceded) in the Bundesliga this season. Opponents Kiel, however, have the division’s most porous defence with 48 goals shipped. The only time in the history of the German top flight that a team has scored more than 58 goals after 19 games was in 2021/22 when Bayern themselves hit 61.

Kane on verge of half century

Harry Kane is set to make his 50th appearance in the Bundesliga. Even if he fails to add to his goals total in this game at the Allianz Arena, he will still hold the record for the most by a player in his first 50 outings (53). The England captain bagged one of his seven career hat-tricks in the Bundesliga against Kiel earlier this season.

Late goals

Bayern and Holstein are two of the three teams with the most goals scored in the final 15 minutes of Bundesliga games this season. FCB are top together with Wolfsburg on 12 late strikes each, followed by Kiel with 11.

Jonas Urbig will be unveiled as a Bayern player ahead of the Kiel game: