The incredible numbers behind Bayer Leverkusen’s record-breaking start

1 – Bayer Leverkusen remain in first place since matchday six. Xabi Alonso’s team is the best placed in the table after 11 of the 14 matchdays this season.

2 – Leverkusen have scored at least two goals in each of their first 12 games of the season. Not having done so in their last two games (1-1 draws against Dortmund and Stuttgart) does not replace the fact that this is a new Bundesliga record.

5 – Some four Leverkusen players have at least five assists so far this season: Victor Boniface (six), Jeremie Frimpong, Jonas Hofmann and Florian Wirtz. Only four players in the league boast more – Xavi Simons, Leroy Sané, Julian Brandt and Jan-Niklas Beste (all seven).

7. 9 – Leverkusen had the shooting power of any Bundesliga team after matchday thirteen (7. 9).

8 – Boniface is Leverkusen’s most level-headed goalscorer this season with 8 goals. The Nigerian controlled more shots than the rest of the league, by a wide margin (72) and had the highest xGoals value (12. 4 after matchday 13).

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22 – Die Werkself are unbeaten in their 22 competitive matches in 2023/24, with 19 wins and 3 draws. They are the only team in the five most sensible European leagues to remain undefeated.

35 – Leverkusen are unbeaten in their first 14 games of a Bundesliga season for the third time in the club’s history (after 2001/02 and 2009/10). Their current total of 36 games is the same as at this level in 2001/02. .

38 – The 39 goals scored in his first 14 games are a new club record.

77 – Lukáš Hrádecký scored 77 per cent of his shots in the first thirteen games (the proportion in the Bundesliga) and made nine additional saves in the 1-1 draw at Stuttgart on Matchday 14.

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96.90 – Jonathan Tah has the best ‘successful passes from open play’ figure of all Bundesliga players in 2023/24 (96.90 percent finding a team-mate).

506 – Jérémie Frimpong has done more sprints than any other player (506). With a top speed of 36 km/h, he is also one of the fastest footballers in the German top flight this season.

823 – Leverkusen had more touches on the ball than any other Bundesliga team on average over the first 13 matchdays (823 touches).

1,442 – Granit Xhaka has touched the ball the most after thirteen rounds (1,442 times), while his defensive midfield partner Exequiel Palacios (1,283 touches) is third in this ranking.

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