Bayern Munich on verge of Bundesliga scoring record ahead of St Pauli clash

[p]Vincent Kompany's runaway league leaders have already scored 100 Bundesliga goals this season - just one goal short of the best mark in German top-flight history - with six matches of the 34-game campaign still to play.[/p][p]The previous record was set in 1971-72 by a barnstorming [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a] side featuring club legends Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Uli Hoeness.[/p][p]That Bayern have already brought up their Bundesliga century shows their dominance this term.[/p][image alt="The next round of Bundesliga action" id="98e47a0a-c1ca-4aae-a1c2-4eb26ed15fb7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9c4ec70f-0c6f-4b88-ad62-3e4784fd16d5" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]At their current rate, Bayern are on track for 121 goals, which would be a better mark than the record in either the Premier League or La Liga, which both have 38-game seasons.[/p][p]Even the all-time mark in a top-five European league of 125, set by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/torino/MZFZnvX4/"]Torino[/a] in a 40-game Serie A season in 1947-48, would be within reach.[/p][p]If Bayern may have to achieve the feat without [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a], who is chasing a league record of his own.[/p][p]With 31 goals in 26 Bundesliga appearances, Kane is 10 short of the all-time record of 41 set by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewandowski-robert/MVC8zHZD/"]Robert Lewandowski[/a] in 2020-21.[/p][image alt="Harry Kane is top of the Bundesliga scoring list" id="e50e79cf-b9e7-4eaa-b85b-7cde847a1d49" credit-line="Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters / Opta by StatsPerform" guid="f78732ea-2990-4b8e-a04d-892ccda37779" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Kane missed England's March internationals with an ankle injury but returned to score what proved to be the winner in Bayern's 2-1 Champions League win at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] on Tuesday.[/p][p]However, the England captain did not look 100% and could be rested against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-pauli/ILyJuN3g/"]St Pauli[/a] with Wednesday's quarter-final second leg in mind.[/p][p]One player almost certain to start is [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olise-michael/E5pvwqkK/"]Michael Olise[/a], who is also on track for a record-breaking season.[/p][p]Olise, who assisted Kane's goal against Real, has scored 18 Bundesliga goals so far this campaign, three short of the all-time record set by Thomas Mueller in 2019-20.[/p][h2]One to watch: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stiller-angelo/0hF2GIXS/"]Angelo Stiller[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a])[/h2][p]Stuttgart midfield lynchpin Angelo Stiller's form not only earned him a return to the Germany national side last month, it has won him admirers from across the sporting spectrum.[/p][p]Teenage darts sensation and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] fan Luke Littler called Stiller his favourite German player in an interview at the Premier League Darts event in Berlin last month.[/p][p][b]Speaking to [i]DAZN[/i], Littler singled out Stiller, saying, "come to United - we need help".[/b][/p][p]Stiller's return to form has coincided with an excellent run for Stuttgart, who have lost just two of their past 15 games to close in on a return to the Champions League.[/p][p][b]"That's great, he's also my favourite darts player," Stiller said of Littler in an interview with the Bundesliga website on Friday.[/b][/p][p]Stiller said he was both honoured and a tad annoyed by Littler's attempt to lure him to Old Trafford.[/p][p][b]"It's part of the business that rumours arise and things are said. You should not deal with it so much and just do your own thing."[/b][/p][h2]Key stats[/h2][p]0 - Bayern are yet to lose in 14 games away from home this season.[/p][p]25 - With his second-half penalty against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolfsburg/nwkTahLL/"]Wolfsburg[/a] on Saturday, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Bayer Leverkusen[/a] striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schick-patrik/WzQQSSfc/"]Patrik Schick[/a] has now scored against all of the 25 clubs he has faced in the Bundesliga.[/p][p]148 - St Pauli captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/irvine-jackson/SvwMecZH/"]Jackson Irvine[/a] was red-carded on Sunday, the first time he was sent off in 148 matches for the Hamburg-based side.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/germany/bundesliga/"]Follow the Bundesliga with Flashscore.[/a][/p]