FC Bayern Women begin the second half of the Google Pixel Bundesliga season on Monday when they host Freiburg at the FC Bayern Campus. After last week’s 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain and elimination from the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Alexander Straus’s team are looking to get back to winning ways as they focus on the domestic campaign. fcbayern.com has some stats and facts ahead of facing Freiburg.
1. Good head-to-head record
The meeting on the opening night of the season in Freiburg ended in a 2-2 draw. Bayern had won their 10 previous Bundesliga encounters with the Black Forest club. The Munich ladies were in fine form the last time Freiburg visited the Bavarian capital, thrashing the visitors 8-2 at the Campus.
2. Solid defence
Bayern boast the best defence in the Bundesliga this season with eight clean sheets and only four goals conceded from 11 games. Goalkeeper Maria Luisa Grohs boasts the best save rate in the division at 80 percent. FCB have also faced only 59 shots compared to Freiburg’s 159. However, the visitors are in good form on their travels, winning both of their last two away games to nil in the Bundesliga.
3. Crossbar challenge
Lea Schüller and Katharina Naschenweng scored in the reverse fixture.
Bayern have been denied by the woodwork nine times in the Bundesliga this season – the most of any team. Second in that regard is Freiburg with seven shots against the post or crossbar. In terms of players, FCB duo Jovana Damnjanovic and Lea Schüller are the unluckiest with three attempt each hitting the frame of the goal.
4. Special game for Bühl and Gwinn
This fixture is a trip down memory lane for Klara Bühl and Giulia Gwinn. The former, who was named Germany’s Player of the Year for 2023, started her career at Freiburg in 2013 and made over 100 appearances over seven years for the club from U17 level. Gwinn, meanwhile, was on the books in the Black Forest between 2015 and 2019, making 83 appearances.
5. Unbeaten run
Giulia Gwinn spent four years at Freiburg.
Straus’s team are currently unbeaten in their last 28 Bundesliga outings across multiple seasons, picking up 76 of a possible 84 points during that run. That’s a record of 24 wins and eight draws since the last defeat in October 2022 against Wolfsburg (2-1).
Recap the reverse fixture in Freiburg:
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