Stuttgart 1-3 Bayern Munich: Leaders move 11 points clear with comeback win

Bayern Munich battled from a goal down to move 11 points clear at the Bundesliga summit after emerging 3-1 victors over Stuttgart at MHPArena on Friday.

Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen are in action against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday before the two teams square off in the Champions League next week.

Angelo Stiller rifled Stuttgart into a 34th-minute lead with a fine individual effort, gathering Josha Vagnoman’s pass before sending the ball beyond Manuel Neuer’s grasp.

But Vincent Kompany’s side restored parity just before half-time, with Michael Olise slipped in by Leroy Sane and curling his strike into the top left-hand corner.

Bayern completed the turnaround just after the hour when Leon Goretzka stole possession inside the Stuttgart area and finished past Alexander Nubel from close range.

Kingsley Coman punished another error from the hosts to seal the win, with the Frenchman intercepting Josha Vagnoman’s poor backpass before rounding Nubel and finishing from distance.

Data Debrief: Rare comeback for goal-hungry Bayern

Bayern’s plethora of attacking options is one that many teams across the world are envious of, and they were in imperious form to ruthlessly punish an error-strewn display by Stuttgart on Friday.

Indeed, Kompany’s side have now scored 72 goals in the first 24 games of this Bundesliga season. Only Bayern themselves have scored more times at this stage of a campaign in the competition’s history in 2021-22 (75).

It was also a rare comeback for Bayern. They won after conceding the opening goal in a top-flight match for the first time since 16th March 2024 against Darmstadt, ending a run of five such games without a victory.

Despite their early setback, Bayern were worthy of their win. They registered an expected goals (xG) total of 2.17 from their 17 shots to Stuttgart’s 0.94 from their 12 attempts.