Bundesliga
The numbers behind Bayern's record run
Bayern Munich won their opening 16 competitive fixtures of 2025/26, seeing off the likes of European champions Paris Saint-Germain and world champions Chelsea to set a new winning run to start a season by a team in Europe’s top five leagues - until being held 2-2 by Union Berlin on Matchday 10 of the Bundesliga.
Just how impressive were Vincent Kompany’s men during that streak? Let’s break down the numbers…
0 – Bayern were the only team in a European first division not to lose or even drop points in a competitive fixture during the season when travelling to Berlin on 8 November.
4 – Bayern had conceded only four goals in nine Bundesliga games from an xGA of 6.17. None were the result of a counter-attack.
5 – The total number of minutes Bayern had trailed across their 16 competitive fixtures, needing five minutes to equalise against Cologne in the DFB Cup second round.
7 – The number of clean sheets Bayern kept in their opening 16 games.
9 – Kompany’s men are only the second team to win their opening nine games of a Bundesliga season, after Pep Guardiola’s side of 2015/16, who won their first 10.
9 – This team was the first to go 1-0 ahead in each of their opening nine games of a Bundesliga season.
11 – A total of 11 different players have scored for Bayern this season. Lennart Karl is the youngest at 17 with two.
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11 – The number of goals Bayern conceded across their first 16 competitive matches (Bundesliga: 4; DFB Cup: 3; Champions League: 3; Supercup: 1).
14 – Bayern are the top scorers in the Champions League after four rounds of fixtures with 14 goals (level with PSG).
15 – Bayern scored the opening goal in all but one of their first 16 matches, having to come from behind to knock Cologne out of the DFB Cup.
16 – Bayern won all of their first 16 matches of the season. Their club record run for consecutive wins stands at 23 by Hansi Flick’s sextuple-winning team of 2020.
21 – The number of players Kompany used across the 16 games. Wisdom Mike is the youngest, having turned 17 in September.
22 – Harry Kane's goals tally from the 16 matches, of which he played in all of them.
23.44 – Bayern’s xG over the first nine matchdays, which they outperformed by almost 10 goals.
+29 – Bayern’s goal difference in the Bundesliga means they made the best start in the league’s history after nine games (all won).
33 – Bayern’s 33 goals scored in the Bundesliga was the second-highest total after nine games of a season. Seven came from set pieces and 26 from open play – both league highs.
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46.2 – Bayern’s xG across their first 16 competitive fixtures.
56 – The number of goals Bayern scored across their first 16 competitive matches (Bundesliga: 33; DFB Cup: 7; Champions League: 14; Supercup: 2).
59% – Bayern’s average possession over the league campaign's first nine matches.
90.2% – Bayern’s passing accuracy in the Bundesliga this season after Matchday 9.
122km – The average distance the team covered over 90 minutes in the Bundesliga at the same stage – the second highest in the division.