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Bayern Munich: Their 8th straight Bundesliga title by the numbers

By Keith Lisenbee

BREMEN, GERMANY - JUNE 16: David Alaba of Bayern Munich celebrates securing the Bundesliga title following their victory in the Bundesliga match between SV Werder Bremen and FC Bayern Muenchen at Wohninvest Weserstadion on June 16, 2020 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
BREMEN, GERMANY - JUNE 16: David Alaba of Bayern Munich celebrates securing the Bundesliga title following their victory in the Bundesliga match between SV Werder Bremen and FC Bayern Muenchen at Wohninvest Weserstadion on June 16, 2020 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) /
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28.97

This figure represents the average number of shot-creating actions (SCA90) the German champions generated per match, the highest in the league. RB Leipzig, at 26.13 was the only team to come close to matching this feat as Dortmund and Leverkusen were far behind.

Müller led the Bundesliga in this category with 5.07 and Joshua Kimmich (4.07) and Gnabry (3.88) were not far behind.

These lofty figures led to a league-leading 4.84 goal creating actions per match, also tops in Germany. The aforementioned Müller was second-best in this category.

83.69

Flick allowed Bayern’s offense to become more fluid, which led to an even more devastating attack on their opponent’s goal.

Led by the technical skills of Lewandowski, Müller, and Gnabry (and many more), the squad also created an astonishing number of quality goal chances.

Die Roten accumulated a non-penalty expected goals (npxG) of 83.69 through 32 league matches, easily leading the division. To put it in perspective, Bayern averaged an expected goals of 2.62 each game in open play.

7.69

The legacy of Pep Guardiola’s Bayern squads still hangs over the club.

For as much pressure Die Bayern put on their opponent’s defense, they put even more pressure on the other side of the ball.

Bayern refuses to let anyone camp out on their defensive end of the pitch and pass the ball around in an attempt to pick them apart.

The club averages a meager 7.69 opponent passes in their defensive half before acting (PPDA), which was the best in the Bundesliga. Any PPDA number under eight suggests a defense that relies on tenacious pressing. Leipzig was the only other club to meet this criterion.

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