With its 6-1 rout of RB Leipzig, FC Bayern not only took over the top spot in the standings but also made Bundesliga history. Vincent Kompany’s team has been on an impressive scoring streak in front of its home crowd this season. After their first three home games, the German record champions have already scored 18 goals—a new Bundesliga record!
Never before, since the Bundesliga’s inception in 1963, has a team managed to score so many goals in the first three home games of a season.
Particularly noteworthy: Munich has won all three of its home games so far by wide margins, scoring at least five goals in each.
Bayern Breaks Historic Bundesliga Record
Bayern laid the groundwork for the new record as early as their first home game of the season. The record champions cruised to a 5-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart. This was followed by an impressive 7-0 rout of Union Berlin.
On Saturday evening, Harry Kane and company followed that up against RB Leipzig. In their 6-1 victory over the Saxons, the Munich offense once again showcased its impressive form. Luis Díaz shone with a hat trick, while Aleksandar Pavlovic, Michael Olise, and Harry Kane contributed the other goals.
This brings FC Bayern’s total to 18 goals in their first three home games.
That amounts to an impressive average of six goals per game.
At the same time, Munich conceded just two goals in those three matches.
Díaz, Kane, and Olise put on a Bayern spectacle
A key factor behind this extraordinary goal-scoring output is the immense individual quality of Munich’s offense.
With Harry Kane, Kompany has one of the most clinical strikers in Europe at his disposal. Michael Olise regularly creates danger on the right wing, while Luis Díaz time and again makes a decisive impact down the left flank.
Against Leipzig, the attacking trio impressively demonstrated just how difficult Bayern is to defend against right now.
Díaz, in particular, had an outstanding night and was directly involved in four of the six goals.
For Kompany, this historic record is likely further validation of his attacking philosophy.
Following the recent draws against Augsburg and Viking Stavanger, doubts had recently arisen about the record champions’ stability.
With their stellar performance against Leipzig, the Munich side has provided an impressive response.
Now the task is to confirm this strong offensive form on the international stage as well. The next major test in the Champions League—against Arsenal—is already coming up on Wednesday.