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Bayern Munich — VfB Stuttgart 5:1

Bayern Munich
5:1
VfB Stuttgart
Bundesliga · 28 Aug 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score5:1
Home xG4.08Bayern Munich
Away xG1.25VfB Stuttgart
Expected points2.63 : 0.29

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Bayern Munich was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

TeamGoalsxGGoals − xGExpected points
Bayern Munich54.08+0.92.63
VfB Stuttgart11.25−0.20.29

Goals

MinuteGoalTeamShot xGAssist
20'Dayotchanculle UpamecanoBayern Munich0.51Joshua Kimmich
51'Joshua VagnomanVfB Stuttgart0.07
54'Michael OliseBayern Munich0.39Joshua Kimmich
56'Joshua Vagnoman (own goal)Bayern Munich—
81'Aleksandar PavlovicBayern Munich0.56Ismael Saibari
91'Luis DíazBayern Munich0.45Ismael Saibari

Key chances

MinutePlayerTeamxGOutcome
11'Tiago TomásVfB Stuttgart0.63hit the woodwork
81'Aleksandar PavlovicBayern Munich0.56goal
45'Michael OliseBayern Munich0.52saved

Shots: Bayern Munich 21, VfB Stuttgart 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 7 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Bayern Munich 1.91, VfB Stuttgart 0.75: a clear edge for Bayern Munich. In the second half xG was Bayern Munich 2.17, VfB Stuttgart 0.53: a big edge for Bayern Munich. The edge in chances lasted the whole match.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.

How it fits the season

Bayern Munich: −3.8 for the season (1 in the table). VfB Stuttgart: +0.9 (8). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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