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10 Facts and Stats You Don’t Know about the First Half of the Bundesliga

Samrin Hasib, February 3 2012,
The first half of the Bundesliga left some statistician scratching their heads. The average Bundesliga fan might not be too surprised by these stats though.
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This Bundesliga season so far has been a spectacular one. The first half of the season filled the fans' appetites with brilliant football. Bayern lit up the pitch for a while before Dortmund and eventually Schalke joined the party. Schalke played some eye-catching football. Dortmund capitalized on the matches in which Bayern dropped points.

A few interesting stats were recorded in the first half of the season. Here is a compilation of interesting facts that will perhaps surprise you. Some facts won't surprise a fan of the Bundesliga as Bayern dominated for a large part of it but others might.

1) Which keeper had the longest streak without conceding a goal?

Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer went through a run of 771 minutes without conceding a goal, the third best record ever in the Bundesliga. This run spanned a total of eight clean sheets and another two matches. The run started in the first match-day after the 60th minute and ended in November close to the half-hour mark in Hanover.

2) What was the biggest home win of the season?

The biggest home win of the season belongs to Bayern Munich: 7-0 against Freiburg. Bayern turned on the style and tore the opposition apart. Mario Gomez bagged four goals that day. Franck Ribery struck twice while Nils Petersen opened his account in the Bundesliga.

3) Which match produced the highest number of goals?

The highest number of goals scored in one match was eight: Bremen 5-3 Freiburg. Expect Bremen to be involved in high scoring matches. In the 2008-09 season, they beat Hoffenheim 5-4. Don’t ever expect Bremen to learn to defend!

4) What match had the highest attendance for a single game?

The highest attendance for a single game was 80,720. This occurred in seven games, all involving Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund’s stadium is known to have the best atmosphere in Germany. Their stadium has the highest capacity in the Bundesliga and thus, undoubtedly, they also carry the biggest crowds.

5) What is the biggest away win of the season?

Mainz has the record; they put four past Hoffenheim. Both teams haven’t had a good season so far but this record should put a smile on Thomas Tuchel’s face and give him confidence for the upcoming match-days.

6) Which age group of players features most commonly in the Bundesliga?

Most of the players who feature in the Bundesliga are aged 23- 10.9% of total playing time went to them in the first half of the Bundesliga. The youths showed off their style in the World Cup in 2010 and they are continuing to do so in the Bundesliga.

7) What is the average age of a striker in the Bundesliga?

The average Bundesliga striker is aged about 23. The average age is 25.77 years. Mario Gomez is 26 years old, just slightly above the average age. Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Lukas Podolski are both above the average age. Podolski mostly plays on the wing though.

8) How many touches just the average striker average in a match?

The average striker only averages 41 touches in a match. This perhaps points to the fact that there are plenty of poachers around in the Bundesliga. Mario Gomez is one as is Huntelaar.

9) Which team has the longest win sequence in the league?

The longest win sequence has gone to Bayern Munich: a total of 6 games. The first win came against Wolfsburg. The sequence ended in a torrid 0-0 draw against Hoffenheim. The sequence included big wins over Freiburg, Hamburg, Leverkusen and Kaiserslautern. There were also narrow wins over Wolfsburg and Schalke.

10) What was the longest losing sequence in the league?

The longest losing sequence went to Hamburger SV- a total of 4 games. Under Michael Oenning and with the signings that Frank Arnesen made, HSV started the league in bad shape. They were winless for a long spell and had a streak of four games were they failed to pick up a single win. The Michael Oenning era will not be forgotten by HSV fans.

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