{"id":115269,"date":"2025-05-19T20:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/115269\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T20:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:47:10","slug":"bayern-munich-players-dominate-statistical-categories-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/115269\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich players dominate statistical categories in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"9Jwlk2\">Ah, the end of the Bundesliga season is here and now it is time to look back at how things shook out statistically in the league. <\/p>\n<p id=\"AWJyk8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavarianfootballworks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayern Munich<\/a> dominated many categories, but it is always worth a look to see which individual players excelled in specific areas. Let\u2019s check out the breakdown as provided by @Squawka: <\/p>\n<p id=\"HhkJWj\">Bayern Munich\u2019s Harry Kane led the league in shots on target (and goals, too): <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harry Kane was the only player to have 50+ shots on target in the Bundesliga this term. <\/p>\n<p>26 of them found the back of the net. \u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/66tzjHeT3m\">pic.twitter.com\/66tzjHeT3m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924403771242672324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harry Kane became the first player in Bundesliga history to finish as the top goalscorer in each of his first two seasons in the competition. <\/p>\n<p>Another Torj\u00e4gerkanone secured.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vPSByLw4Fv\">pic.twitter.com\/vPSByLw4Fv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924404103175667807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"GR41z5\">Bayern Munich\u2019s Joshua Kimmich led the league in long passes by a longshot: <\/p>\n<p id=\"NfJdvU\">Kimmich was also the leader in completed passes: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joshua Kimmich completed 3,183 passes in the Bundesliga in 2024\/25, the most in a single season on record. <\/p>\n<p>He finished the campaign with a 92.9% pass accuracy.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JlD7FVjRvV\">pic.twitter.com\/JlD7FVjRvV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924398648420352359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"CHZALB\">Kimmich led the league in touches, too: <\/p>\n<p id=\"DlXBKa\">Kimmich also completed more passes in the final third than any other player in the Bundesliga: <\/p>\n<p id=\"C45kyn\">Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise led the league in through balls completed: <\/p>\n<p id=\"Xqycpm\">Olise and Kimmich created more chances than anyone in the Bundesliga: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michael Olise also created more chances than any other player in the Bundesliga in 2024\/25. <\/p>\n<p>Teammate Joshua Kimmich just behind.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G5QAeIc3UB\">pic.twitter.com\/G5QAeIc3UB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924401609301172506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"sVtLwt\">Olise led the league in assists: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since Opta records began in 2004\/05, Michael Olise&#8217;s 15 assists is the most in their debut season for Bayern in the Bundesliga. <\/p>\n<p>An incredible start to life in Germany.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R2zvJhiFKv\">pic.twitter.com\/R2zvJhiFKv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924405759346925592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"ttpGHA\">Olise was dominant in big chances created as well: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No player has created more big chances in a Bundesliga campaign across the last eight seasons than Michael Olise in 2024\/25 (32). <\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s only the second player to create 30+ big chances in a season in that time after Thomas M\u00fcller in 19\/20 (31).   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2oY1WQBud9\">pic.twitter.com\/2oY1WQBud9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924405277878608041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"irg1ad\">Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s Florian Wirtz and Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s Hugo Ekitik\u00e9 were the \u201cpost masters\u201d of the Bundesliga (not shockingly, Bayern Munich\u2019s Serge Gnabry was close behind): <\/p>\n<p id=\"9Pbzwg\">Wirtz took on more players than anyone else in the Bundesliga as well: <\/p>\n<p id=\"5aGdwP\">Meanwhile, Ekitik\u00e9 had more touches in the opposing box than anyone else in Germany: <\/p>\n<p id=\"KZTYl5\">Incoming Bayern Munich midfielder Tom Bischof had more tackles than anyone else in Germany: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tom Bischof made more tackles than any other Bundesliga player this campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old has made himself a main stay in the Hoffenheim midfield.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K1Jt8FscWt\">pic.twitter.com\/K1Jt8FscWt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924396282770080066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"NzxUM3\">Werder Bremen\u2019s Felix Agu drew the most penalties in the Bundesliga: <\/p>\n<p id=\"Oz5wiM\">RB Leipzig\u2019s Lois Openda was the most fouled player: <\/p>\n<p id=\"w23JCD\">Nadiem Amiri won over 200 possessions for Mainz 05 and was the league leader: <\/p>\n<p id=\"0notr6\">VfL Wolfsburg\u2019s Dennis Vavro and Heidenheim\u2019s Patrick Mainka each had over 200 clearances: <\/p>\n<p id=\"JPSoOI\">Mainka led the league in interceptions: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As well as being one of two players to make 200+ clearances in the Bundesliga in 2024\/25, Patrick Mainka also made more interceptions than any other player.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cQo3Am1VMC\">pic.twitter.com\/cQo3Am1VMC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924394941972676738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"wjyaA0\">VfL Bochum\u2019s Philipp Hofmann was the ultimate  duel-winner in the Bundesliga: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Philip Hofmann won the most duels in the Bundesliga this season. <\/p>\n<p>Just ahead of Tim Kleindienst, Kaishu Sano and Ibrahima Sissoko.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dSyzBAQ33k\">pic.twitter.com\/dSyzBAQ33k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924394154454360533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"aVi6YX\">Naturally, Bayern Munich did not face as many shots as other club\u2019s goalkeepers, so Heidenheim\u2019s Kevin M\u00fcller, who spent the season under duress, was the league leader there: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin M\u00fcller made more saves than any other GK in the Bundesliga in 2024\/25. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the second consecutive season that he&#8217;s made 100+ saves.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0mL05RmGBB\">pic.twitter.com\/0mL05RmGBB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924390937611890751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"AdqtZX\">RB Leipzig\u2019s P\u00e9ter Gul\u00e1csi led the league in clean sheets, just edging Manuel Neuer: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">P\u00e9ter Gul\u00e1csi kept the most clean sheets in the Bundesliga in 24\/25. <\/p>\n<p>He also had the best save percentage of any GK to make 100+ saves (71.53%).   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1NfhBjR0hr\">pic.twitter.com\/1NfhBjR0hr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1924391870932599148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"S7mYzg\">Bayern Munich\u2019s season is over, but we have plenty to talk about. Let\u2019s discuss how we feel about the season and why fan expectations will be higher in 2025\/26. We\u2019ll also hit on Harry Kane\u2019s statements, which seem to indicate that he could extend his contract, while also giving a breakdown of Bayern Munich\u2019s big contract\/transfer situations. Finally, we touch on Uli Hoene\u00df proving he has not lost a step with the media as he provided some commentary on the Florian Wirtz transfer saga. You can get the podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/bavarian-podcast-129309503?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/04wxaNDhIAKDKFRvvVvpFx?si=hLUim0dVR_6LZUIr2aJU3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, or below: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"UY54xS\">Also, be sure to stay tuned to Bavarian Podcast Works for all of your up to date coverage on Bayern Munich and Germany. Check us out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/BavarianPodcastWorks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a> and follow us on Twitter @BavarianFBWorks, @BavarianPodcast @TheBarrelBlog, @BFWCyler, @2012nonexistent, @TommyAdams71 and more.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ah, the end of the Bundesliga season is here and now it is time to look back at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[6098,16759,25032,51984,51982,2000,299,94,163,1824,256,16760,10937,6101,51983,6099],"class_list":{"0":"post-115269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-bavarian","9":"tag-bayern","10":"tag-bayern-munich-bundesliga","11":"tag-categories","12":"tag-dominate","13":"tag-eu","14":"tag-europe","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-front-page","17":"tag-germany","18":"tag-in","19":"tag-munich","20":"tag-players","21":"tag-soccer-sg","22":"tag-statistical","23":"tag-works"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}