Bayern München win 2-1 at Mainz to stay provisionally top
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Harry Kane assisted both Bayern goals as Bayern München defeated Mainz 05 2-1, extending their unbeaten Bundesliga record and keeping them provisionally top after nine matches.
Match report
Bayern’s control earns 2-1 win at Mainz
Bayern München beat FSV Mainz 05 2-1 in the Bundesliga, with 70% possession, 26 shots and 2.67 expected goals providing the clearest explanation for the result. Mainz finished with 11 shots and 0.59 expected goals.
Joshua Kimmich opened the scoring for Bayern München in the 14th minute, making it 0-1 after an assist from Harry Kane. Bayern doubled the lead in the 57th minute when Lennart Karl scored for a 0-2 scoreline, again set up by Kane. Mainz substitute Phillip Tietz reduced the deficit in the 90th minute, assisted by Benedict Hollerbach, but the final score remained 1-2.
The statistics pointed to sustained Bayern pressure. Vincent Kompany’s side completed 643 accurate passes to Mainz’s 230 and registered nine shots on goal, while Mainz had one. Bayern also had 17 shots inside the box compared with Mainz’s seven. Konrad Laimer received Bayern’s only yellow card in the 76th minute; neither team received a red card.
Kane was the standout performer, earning an 8.6 rating after 90 minutes and recording two assists and five key passes. Bayern went into the game first with 18 points from eight matches and are provisionally first with 21 points from nine. Mainz went into the game ranked #10 with 10 points and are provisionally #10 with 10 points after the result.
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Standings source snapshot
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| 1 | Bayern München | DWWDW | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 18 | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | DWDDW | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 18 | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | WLLWD | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | WWLWL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 15 | |
| 5 | Werder Bremen | WWDDW | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 15 | |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | LLWWW | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | WLWLD | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
| 8 | Hamburger SV | WLLWW | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 12 | |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | WLWLD | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05 | LLWLW | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 10 | |
| 11 | FC Augsburg | LDLDL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | WLLWL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | |
| 13 | 1899 Hoffenheim | LWWLL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
| 14 | 1. FC Köln | DDLWL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 15 | SC Paderborn 07 | DWDLW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 16 | Union Berlin | DDDWL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 7 | |
| 17 | FC Schalke 04 | LDLLD | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | LDWLL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 4 |