German Bundesliga

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SV Darmstadt 98 LLLLL 0
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Bayern Munich LWWWW 1
  • Douglas Costa 71'
Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor · 17,400 att.

Match Report

Douglas Costa sends Bayern Munich top of Bundesliga

Bayern Munich regained top spot in the Bundesliga from Leipzig but were made to work hard for a 1-0 win at bottom-placed Darmstadt.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/7/26 @ 1. FC Nürnberg L 0-2 German 2. Bundesliga
10/31/26 vs 1. FC Magdeburg D 1-1 German 2. Bundesliga
10/27/26 @ SV Elversberg W 2-0 German Cup
10/23/26 vs St. Pauli D 0-0 German 2. Bundesliga
10/18/26 @ Karlsruher SC L 0-4 German 2. Bundesliga
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Team Stats

MUN SVD
11
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
79.3
Possession
20.7
13
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
20
On Target %
20
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
742
Accurate Passes
129
828
Passes
211
90
Pass Completion %
60
6
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
11
40
Cross %
30
44
Long Balls
72
28
Accurate Long Balls
28
60
Long Balls %
40
2
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
19
7
Tackles
28
100
Tackle %
70
7
Effective Clearances
27
7
Clearances
27

Head to Head

MUN leads series 3-0

SVD Last 5 matchups MUN
  1. 0 2015-16 German Bundesliga FT 2015-09-19 @ SVD 3
  2. 0 2015-16 German DFB Pokal FT 2015-12-15 @ MUN 1
  3. 1 2015-16 German Bundesliga FT 2016-02-20 @ MUN 3

Lineups

Confirmed

SVD · 4-2-3-1

  1. Michael EsserG311
  2. Aytac SuluCD-L4
  3. Peter NiemeyerCD-R1811
  4. Fabian HollandLB32
  5. Artem FedetskiyRB7
  6. Jan RosenthalAM102
  7. Mario VrancicLM62
  8. Jerome GondorfRM812
  9. Sven SchipplockF39
  10. Marcel HellerAM-L201
  11. Sandro SiriguAM-R171

Substitutes

  1. László KleinheislerSUB30
  2. Igor BerezovskySUB24
  3. Florian JungwirthSUB23
  4. Leon GuwaraSUB2
  5. Roman BezjakSUB14
  6. Victor ObinnaSUB11
  7. Antonio-Mirko ColakSUB161

MUN · 4-3-3

  1. Manuel NeuerG12
  2. Mats HummelsCD-L51
  3. Javi MartínezCD-R8
  4. David AlabaLB27
  5. RafinhaRB13
  6. Xabi AlonsoCM141
  7. Thiago AlcantaraLM61
  8. Arturo VidalRM231
  9. Robert LewandowskiF94
  10. Douglas CostaLF11113
  11. Thomas MüllerRF2513

Substitutes

  1. Joshua KimmichSUB32
  2. Sven UlreichSUB26
  3. Renato SanchesSUB35
  4. Franck RibérySUB7
  5. Philipp LahmSUB21
  6. Juan BernatSUB18
  7. Holger BadstuberSUB28

Bundesliga News

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ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Bayern to sign Liverpool teenager Ngumoha? Bayern Munich are looking to add reinforcements to their attack by signing Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha. Transfer Talk has the latest. News ESPN Harry Kane not 'better' but has more self-belief - Gareth Southgate Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate has said Harry Kane has not necessarily become a better player in the last two years but has more self-belief. ESPN James Olley How Harry Kane rose to win Ballon d'Or and became an England legend Harry Kane went from overlooked youngster to Ballon d'Or winner. Now he's about to become England's record appearance-holder -- and possibly their greatest-ever player. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Barcelona eye move for Bayern's Tah Barcelona are looking to improve their defense and could look to Bayern Munich's Jonathan Tah as an option. Transfer Talk has the latest.