Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart to re-open eight-point lead in Bundesliga
Bayern Munich opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga once again with a 3-1 win at Stuttgart on Saturday.
German Bundesliga
FULL TIME
- Daniel Didavi 63'
- Georg Niedermeier 31' OG
- David Alaba 52'
- Douglas Costa 89'
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs Werder Bremen | W 1-0 | German Bundesliga |
| 11/3/26 | @ Galatasaray | L 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| 10/31/26 | @ Bayer Leverkusen | W 4-2 | German Bundesliga |
| 10/28/26 | @ SC Paderborn 07 | W 1-0 | German Cup |
| 10/23/26 | vs Borussia Mönchengladbach | L 2-3 | German Bundesliga |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 89'
Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, FC Bayern München 3. Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Douglas Costa replaces Joshua Kimmich.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Boris Tashchy replaces Lukas Rupp.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thiago Alcántara replaces Mario Götze.
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Goal 63'
Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, FC Bayern München 2. Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
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Yellow Card 60'
David Alaba (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 52'
Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 2. David Alaba (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Bernat with a headed pass.
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Yellow Card 45'+1'
Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 37'
Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Own Goal 31'
Own Goal by Georg Niedermeier, VfB Stuttgart. VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 1.
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Substitution 27'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Arturo Vidal.
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Yellow Card 22'
Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Regular Time 90'+3'
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Goal 89'
Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, FC Bayern München 3. Douglas Costa (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Douglas Costa replaces Joshua Kimmich.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Boris Tashchy replaces Lukas Rupp.
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Substitution 69'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thiago Alcántara replaces Mario Götze.
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Goal 63'
Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, FC Bayern München 2. Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
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Yellow Card 60'
David Alaba (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 52'
Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 2. David Alaba (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Bernat with a headed pass.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 1.
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Halftime 45'+1'
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Yellow Card 45'+1'
Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 37'
Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Own Goal 31'
Own Goal by Georg Niedermeier, VfB Stuttgart. VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 1.
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Substitution 27'
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Thomas Müller replaces Arturo Vidal.
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Yellow Card 22'
Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 16 of 16 events.
Team Stats
MUN
VFB
15
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
4
78.6
Possession
21.4
12
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
2
50
On Target %
20
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
725
Accurate Passes
122
803
Passes
207
90
Pass Completion %
60
2
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
14
20
Cross %
20
47
Long Balls
64
32
Accurate Long Balls
25
70
Long Balls %
40
2
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
16
10
Tackles
27
80
Tackle %
60
13
Effective Clearances
12
23
Clearances
14
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedVFB · 5-4-1
Przemyslaw TytonG224 saves
Daniel SchwaabCD3
Georg NiedermeierCD-L61 shot
Toni SunjicCD-R4
Emiliano InsúaLB2
Florian KleinRB162 shots
Daniel DidaviCM-L10 yellow card2 shots on target1 goal4 shots
Lukas RuppCM-R8
Filip KosticLM18
Timo WernerRM191 shot
Artem KravetsF231 shot
Substitutes
Timo BaumgartlSUB5
Jan KlimentSUB39
Philip HeiseSUB14
Borys TashchySUB34
Federico BarbaSUB24
Mitch LangerakSUB1
MUN · 3-4-3-d
Manuel NeuerG11 save
Javi MartínezCD81 shot
David AlabaCD-L27 yellow card1 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Joshua KimmichDM32
Xabi AlonsoSW14 yellow card
Arturo VidalAM23 yellow card1 shot
Juan BernatLM181 assist1 shot
RafinhaRM13
Robert LewandowskiF91 assist1 shot
Franck RibéryLF7
Mario GötzeRF192 shots on target2 shots
Substitutes
Philipp Lahm21
Douglas Costa111 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Thomas Müller251 shot
Sebastian Rode20
Serdar Tasci4
Thiago Alcantara62 shots on target3 shots
Sven Ulreich26
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