Die Roten Rampant: Bayern Munich’s astonishing goal-scoring campaign

Munich — When Bayern Munich take the pitch against Eintracht Frankfurt today, they do so with the most fearsome attack in Europe and a growing chance of rewriting the record books. Through 40 competitive fixtures—including the Club World Cup—Die Roten have already struck 134 times, a haul that leaves even the most prolific sides of the past in their rear-view mirror.

The catalysts are unmistakable. Harry Kane’s predatory instinct, Luis Díaz’s directness, Michael Olise’s invention and Jamal Musiala’s late-season surge have fused into an offensive juggernaut that shows no sign of slowing. With 82 goals in 22 Bundesliga outings, Bayern are on pace to finish the domestic campaign on 127 league goals, eclipsing the 76-year-old European benchmark of 125 set by Torino in 1948.

Fortune has played its part, yet the underlying numbers reveal a side manufacturing chances with surgical precision. WhoScored data cited by @iMiaSanMia show Bayern posting an Expected Goals total of 66.45—the highest figure recorded across Europe’s top-five leagues as of 16 February. Barcelona subsequently nudged ahead to 66.51, but the Catalans’ wasteful finishing in a 2-1 defeat that same weekend underlined the difference between creating and converting.

Bayern, by contrast, have married creation with ruthless execution. Their +12.55 xG overperformance is the continent’s largest, followed closely by fellow Bundesliga sides Eintracht Frankfurt (+11.4) and Borussia Dortmund (+5.68). No other club in Europe’s major divisions exceeds +3.96, a testament to both the quality of chances fashioned and the ice-cold finishing that has become a hallmark of Vincent Kompany’s side.

With a dozen league fixtures remaining and cup ties still on the horizon, the 134-goal tally may be a mere waypoint. Records—domestic and continental—sit squarely in Bayern’s crosshairs, and the next opportunity to swell the count arrives this afternoon against an Eintracht back line that knows it will face one of the most relentless attacks the modern game has seen.