Stuttgart vs Bayern 2022-23 German Bundesliga
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Bayern return to Bundesliga summit with narrow win over Stuttgart
Bayern Munich snatched a 2-1 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday to move back into top spot in the Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 39': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 1. Matthijs de Ligt (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 45': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 1.
- 45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 1.
- 45': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Gil Dias.
- 62': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, FC Bayern München 2. Eric Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
- 63': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sadio Mané replaces Eric Choupo-Moting.
- 63': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Kingsley Coman.
- 63': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leroy Sané replaces Jamal Musiala.
- 74': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tiago Tomás replaces Chris Führich.
- 74': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Juan Perea replaces Silas Mvumpa.
- 82': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Benjamin Pavard replaces Thomas Müller.
- 82': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Leon Goretzka.
- 85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Enzo Millot replaces Atakan Karazor.
- 85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Dan-Axel Zagadou.
- 88': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, FC Bayern München 2. Juan Perea (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tiago Tomás with a cross.
Game Information
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 47,800
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 80 | 0 |
| +50 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 66 | 6 |
| +32 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 63 | 7 |
| +35 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 59 | 7 |
Statistics
 MUN |
VFB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 60.5 | Possession | 39.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 573 | Accurate Passes | 347 |
| 651 | Passes | 426 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 29 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 15 | Clearances | 27 |
VfB Stuttgart (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Fabian Bredlow (GK) |
| 23 | Dan-Axel Zagadou |
| 5 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 21 | Hiroki Ito |
| 2 | Waldemar Anton |
| 16 | Atakan Karazor |
| 17 | Genki Haraguchi |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 14 | Silas Katompa Mvumpa |
| 22 | Chris Führich |
| 31 | Gil Dias |
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 19 | Alphonso Davies |
| 44 | Josip Stanisic |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 13 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting |
| 42 | Jamal Musiala |
| 11 | Kingsley Coman |
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