FCB Bayern Bayern Munich - VFB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart

FCB

5

VFB

1

D. Upamecano
21'

Allianz Arena(Sold out)

Sören Storks

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65 %Michael Olise

Michael Olise

Man of the Match Trophy

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Watch: Saibari celebrates debut success

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Watch: The Stuttgart players thank the visiting fans

Full-time: Bayern Munich 5-1 VfB Stuttgart

Bayern begin the season as they mean to go on by thrashing Stuttgart. The visitors put up a good fight for the most part, but crumbled as the game went on and once Bayern retook the lead, there was only ever going to be one winner.

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Full-time

Díaz adds a fifth

Stuttgart lose the ball cheaply and Saibari does brilliantly to slot Díaz in behind on the spin. This time the Colombian makes no mistake when through on goal and fires home.

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90'

+ 2

Yellow card

Grischa Prömel

90'

+ 2

Luis Díaz

GOAL!

5:1

Assist:I. Saibari

Luis Díaz

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

53 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11.25 m

90'

+ 1

Added time

There will be five extra minutes.

89'

Bayern want more

Saibari and Olise almost combine for a fifth twice, but Stuttgart survive this time.

88'

Substitution

85'

Díaz should add a fifth

The Colombian gets to the ball before Bredlow, goes round him and tries to dink the ball over the last Stuttgart defender, but his effort loops wide.

0:19

Triple change

Tah, Karl and Bischof are on for Kim, Kane and Pavlović.

84'

Substitution

84'

Substitution

84'

Substitution

Aleksandar Pavlović

Pavlović makes it 4-1

Olise sends the ball around the corner to Saibari, who has space to run. He gets into the box, spins Jeltsch and then rolls the ball across to Pavlović to sweep home. That should be this game done and dusted.

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82'

Aleksandar Pavlović

GOAL!

4:1

Assist:I. Saibari

Aleksandar Pavlović

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

87 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.66 m

81'

Yellow card

79'

Deflected wide

Demirović spins and shoots inside the box, but Kim gets his body in the way to deflect the ball behind for a corner.

77'

Twice denied

Díaz works the ball to Pavlović on the edge of the box. He has time to set himself and shoot, but Bredlow gets down well to make the stop. The resulting corner then sees Díaz have a shot deflected narrowly wide.

74'

More changes

Stergiou and El Khannouss are on for Stuttgart, whereas Stanišić is on for Bayern.

74'

Substitution

Leonidas Stergiou

74'

Substitution

Bilal El Khannouss

74'

Substitution

Josip Stanišić

Alphonso Davies

73'

Dragged wide

Olise hits a bouncing ball, but his effort isn't clean and the shot bobbles wide.

72'

Over the bar

Demirović is fed in the box. He spins and shoots, but he can only fire narrowly over the bar.

71'

Good cover

Leweling does well to get into the Bayern penalty area, but his delivery is poor. Kane then counters and almost slots through Saibari, although Stiller gets back just in time to cover.

68'

Yellow card

65'

Prömel can't get the power

Stuttgart's new signing gets on the end of Stiller's cross. His header has the direction, but not the power to beat Neuer.

0:31

Olise denied his second

Kane picks up a loose ball and slots it through to Olise. He shows superb composure to fake inside and finish, but the goal is chalked off for offsided against the Frenchman.

64'

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

62'

Changes from both sides

Saibari replaces Brown to make his debut for Bayern, whereas Demirović and Leweling are on for Pejčinović and Tomás.

62'

Substitution

Ermedin Demirović

Dženan Pejčinović

62'

Substitution

62'

Yellow card

61'

Substitution

Nathaniel Brown

60'

Tomás can't convert

Prömel's initial shot is blocked by Kimmich. Tomás follows up, but Neuer saves comfortably.

Bayern add a third

Kimmich finds Davies with a free-kick, and the Canadian sends a low cross into the box. Vagnoman is there, but whilst trying to clear, he slips and diverts the ball into his own net. Disastrous.

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58'

Josha Vagnoman

OWN GOAL!

3:1

Josha Vagnoman

Olise puts Bayern back ahead

Kimmich pounces on Stiller's clearance, holds off a challenge and slots the ball through to Olise, who has far too much time and space to tuck home. The champions lead once again.

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55'

Michael Olise

GOAL!

2:1

Assist:J. Kimmich

Michael Olise

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

47 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

12.03 m

Vagnoman fires home the leveller

Chabot is initially brilliantly denied by Neuer from Mittelstädt's cross, but after a couple of bites at the cherry, the ball eventually drops for Vagnoman, who drives the ball home.

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52'

Josha Vagnoman

GOAL!

1:1

Josha Vagnoman

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

12 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

101.22 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

12.72 m

47'

Olise denied

Olise lashes a shot towards goal, but Jeltsch launches himself in the way. The resulting corner is scooped clear by Bredlow.

46'

Back underway

The ball is moving in Munich once again.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Bayern 1-0 VfB Stuttgart

The champions lead at the break and deservedly so through Upamecano's header. Stuttgart had started well and hit the bar through Tiago Tomás, but Bayern grew into the game, and Stuttgart can perhaps count themselves lucky to only be one goal down at the break.

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Half-time

45'

+ 1

Olise flicks a shot towards goal

Davies fires in a low cross that Olise meets with his heel, but once again Bredlow is there to make the stop.

45'

Stuttgart hanging on

Olise and Laimer have shots blocked in close succession as Bayern look keen to grab a second before the break.

44'

Olise almost gets a chance

Kane wins a free-kick, and it is taken quickly, almost leading to Olise having a chance to shoot, but the Frenchman is muscled out of possession.

43'

Díaz heads over

Kane has space in the box and chips a ball into the centre that Díaz can't meet cleanly, and his header flies over the bar.

42'

Bredlow is there again

Pavlović feeds Laimer with a neat pass in behind, but once again Bredlow gets down low to make the stop.

39'

Bayern on top

Kim finds Davies in the box with an excellent pass, and Jeltsch has to step across to block the Canadian's cross. The resulting corner is cleared by Bredlow under a lot of pressure.

38'

Brown denied

Davies slots the ball through for Brown, who whips a shot towards the top corner that Bredlow has to parry behind for a corner. Great stop from the keeper!

36'

Kane almost gets away

The Englishman nearly gets on the end of a ball over the top, but Bredlow is alert and comes out quickly to clear.

36'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

FCB

VFB

13.3 s

18 s

34'

Olise wants a penalty

The Frenchman goes to ground potentially on the line of the penalty area under a challenge from Mittelstädt, but the referee waves away the Bayern protest.

31'

Good football

Stuttgart move the ball around neatly, creating space for Undav in the box. He sets the ball up for Pejčinović, who drags his shot wide of the far post.

28'

Almost a trademark Olise strike

The Frenchman dips inside on his left from the right flank and tries to bend one towards the far corner, narrowly missing the target.

27'

Kane's shot blocked

Olise rides a couple of challenges and sets Bayern away. Brown then feeds Davies, who sets up Kane on the edge of the box, but his shot is blocked from a decent position.

26'

Huge chance wasted

Díaz has seemingly an age to try and beat Bredlow after a ball in behind from Kane, but the Colombian can only drive his effort into the goalkeeper.

0:09

Upamecano scores the first goal of the new season

Kimmich whips in a corner, and Upamecano gets a flick on at the near post that somehow finds its way through the bodies and nestles in the far corner. Bayern open the Bundesliga scoring for the 20th time.

21'

Dayot Upamecano

GOAL!

1:0

Assist:J. Kimmich

Dayot Upamecano

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

16 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

6.54 m

A battling start

Stuttgart have done well to match the champions so far and that has led to an entertaining opening 20 minutes.

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17'

Olise strikes the post!

Kane wins a free-kick on the edge of the box, and Olise gets it over the wall, but can't quite hit the target as the ball bounces away off the upright.

0:24

Off the woodwork!

Mittelstädt has a shot blocked, but the visitors keep possession and recycle it out left. The ball is then whipped in by Hendriks and met by Prömel, who manages to get the ball into the path of Tomás, but he can only blaze the ball against the bar from a good position.

9'

A decent Stuttgart spell

Díaz loses the ball cheaply, and suddenly Stuttgart look dangerous. Prömel feeds Mittelstädt on the wing, but his cross is cleared. The visitors have started well.

6'

Cleared with ease

Mittelstädt's corner is cleared away, and Bayern have possession once more.

5'

Almost space for Stuttgart

Undav causes a mix-up when challenging for a long ball, and suddenly Pejčinović has space, but his pass deflects behind off Upamecano for a corner.

2'

Kane in his own box

The England striker has started this game very deep, already picking up the ball a couple of times in his own box.

1'

We're underway

The 2026/27 Bundesliga season is finally in motion as Bayern kick off.

Kick-off!

Trophy presentation

Kane, Kompany and Bayern Munich ladies' Giulia Gwinn are presented with their respective player and coach of the year awards. The players are on the pitch and we're about to get underway.

Players in the tunnel

We're now just five minutes from getting underway.

0:36

Watch: Olise gets warmed up

A wet night in Munich

The rain is pouring down in Munich, but it is doing little to dampen the mood ahead of this massive season opener.

Kick-off fast approaching

We're now just 20 minutes away from the start of the new Bundesliga season!

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0:37

Watch: The Stuttgart players head out to warm up

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Watch: The Stuttgart goalkeepers receive a 'warm' reception

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Watch: The Bayern players check out the pitch

Bayern team news

Kompany opts for two changes from the side that beat Dortmund to lift the Super Cup last week as Upamecano and Davies come into the team in place of Tah and Stanišić. That means Brown is once again set to start at 10 while Saibari's Bundesliga debut will have to come from the bench.

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Stuttgart team news

Hoeneß also makes two changes from last weekend's win over Hansa Rostock, but they are both enforced as Nartey and Führich miss out through injury. In their places are Hendriks and Vagnoman in what would appear to be a shift to a 5-man defence. New signings Prömel and Pejčinović both start.

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Starting line-up: FC Bayern München

Formation:4-2-3-1

Bayern subs

Urbig, Ito, Stanišić, Tah, Bischof, Ibrahimović, Karl, Sapoko Ndiaye, Saibari

Starting line-up: VfB Stuttgart

Formation:3-4-2-1

Stuttgart subs

Funk, Al-Dakhil, Stergiou, Bouanani, Chema, El Khannouss, Karazor, Leweling, Demirović

0:20

Watch: A look at tonight's venue

0:29

Watch: Bayern's final training session

Pejčinović relishing Bayern challenge

Pejčinović will make his Bundesliga bow for Stuttgart against Bayern, and he is looking forward to the occasion. "Excitement and desire are definitely the biggest things for me. I think you don’t always get a start like this against a team like that, so you look forward to it. At the same time, you want to show that we’re going to give everything and make it as difficult as possible for them."

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Pejčinović a big fan of Kane

Pejčinović will come up against Harry Kane here, and has admitted to being a huge fan of the Bayern forward. "My friends know this: I used to be a Tottenham fan because Harry Kane played there," he explained. "For me, he’s a player I love watching because, both offensively and defensively against the ball, he does things that not every striker does. I absolutely love that, and that’s why I always try to pick up little things from him."

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Pecjinovic remaining calm despite incredible debut

Pejčinović's hat-trick against Rostock has brought with it added expectation, but he is remaining calm. "Honestly, it doesn’t really do anything to me. You can say that at Wolfsburg I also scored three goals against Freiburg, and hype or no hype, it didn’t affect me because for me it was simply important to remain consistent and keep scoring goals. Of course, I don’t think about hype, but simply about success for the team."

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2:58

Watch: Pejčinović targeting more after dream debut

Dženan Pejčinović got straight down to work for VfB Stuttgart in their DFB Cup first round victory at Hansa Rostock, demonstrating exactly why they signed him from relegated Wolfsburg. The 21-year-old striker is stepping up to a club set to play in the UEFA Champions League for the second time in three years under Sebastian Hoeneß, who also steered them to victory in the 2025 DFB Cup. On the Bundesliga front, Stuttgart and Pejčinović have the ultimate opportunity to show what they are made of on Matchday 1 – against Bayern in his native Munich.

3:02

Watch: Bayern’s New Attacking Ace

Alongside Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz and all the rest, Bayern Munich have now also added Ismael Saibari to their highly potent attacking mix. The 25-year-old Morocco international’s move to Munich from PSV Eindhoven was finalised during the World Cup, at which he was one of his country’s stand-out performers on their run to the quarter-finals. We find out more about a true offensive all-rounder now eager to showcase that versatility in the Bundesliga.

Karl back, no Musiala

Kompany has confirmed that Lennart Karl is fit following the injury that saw him miss the World Cup, but "we need to wait and see how big a role he plays". The Belgian also offered an update on Jamal Musiala, confirming that he will train with the team on Thursday but won't be involved against Stuttgart. "He's getting used to his increased medication. He'll be back in the squad at some point. We'll make the decision together with experts. On the whole, he's pretty well."

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1:08

Vincent Kompany on facing Stuttgart

"A game against Stuttgart is very intense. They're a team who always apply pressure, look to play. They had the second-best attack last season. It's not a bad game to start. It'll be a tough game. It's a new season, new opportunities. I'm excited for the new season. We have to start again. In my head, I've got zero titles and we need to prove ourselves again."

1:22

Sebastian Hoeneß on facing Bayern

"It's the toughest possible away game. Everything has to be right against Bayern. They're already in excellent form, as they showed in the Supercup against Dortmund. We want to continue our successful way but also can't forget where we come from and what makes us. We'll need to continue having a clear approach, lots of energy and great desire in our game."

A first for everything?

The Bundesliga's first official Friday-night season opener was held in 2002/03, when Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 with Hertha Berlin. The reigning German champions have never lost this fixture, winning 19 times and drawing on five occasions.

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4:05

Watch: Last time out - Bayern

Germany's record champions clinched their first trophy of the new season after beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup. They don't play their DFB Cup first-round tie against Osnabrück until early September.

Last time out - Stuttgart

Sebastian Hoeneß's charges booked their place in the DFB Cup second round after debutant Dženan Pejčinović scored three of the Swabians' goals in a 4-0 victory at Hansa Rostock.

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0:59

Watch: Best of opening night

Last time they met - part two

Following Bayern's title win, these two sides met once more in the DFB Cup final, where Vincent Kompany's side triumphed 3-0 thanks to a Harry Kane hat-trick.

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2:03

Watch: Bayern 4-2 Stuttgart - previous meeting

Bayern's most recent league meeting with Stuttgart saw them clinch the Bundesliga title with a comfortable victory on Matchday 30 last season.

Long history

These two sides have played each other regularly since the 1940s. Since the Bundesliga's creation in 1963, there have been 132 competitive encounters. Bayern have won 88 of those - the most victories any team has over a particular opponent in the Bundesliga era - including the last six. Stuttgart's 22nd and most recent win was in May 2024.

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