{"id":30235,"date":"2025-12-05T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=30235"},"modified":"2025-12-05T12:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:04:02","slug":"prolific-kane-and-undav-face-off-as-bayern-head-to-stuttgart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=30235","title":{"rendered":"Prolific Kane and Undav face off as Bayern head to Stuttgart"},"content":{"rendered":"
League leaders Bayern Munich travel to Stuttgart on Saturday, setting the scene for a battle between the Bundesliga’s two in-form goal getters: Harry Kane and Deniz Undav.<\/p>\n

With 14 goals in 12 league matches this season, England captain Kane is once again scoring better than a goal a game for the Bavarian giants.<\/p>\n

In Stuttgart’s corner, Germany striker Undav has roared back into form in recent weeks. In his past six games in all competitions, the 29-year-old has eight goals and two assists.<\/p>\n

The one-time Brighton forward is averaging two goals a game in his past three Bundesliga matches.<\/p>\n

Undav is scoring so often, he has lost count.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know myself how many I’ve scored,” Undav said after celebrating by counting his fingers then shrugging his shoulders.<\/p>\n

“I’ll take the hot streak in my stride. I’ll try to keep going like this and to help the team.”<\/p>\n

Bayern boast the best defence in the league but have been leaking goals lately, conceding 11 in their past six fixtures in all competitions, setting the stage for a high-scoring showdown.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Bayern beat Union Berlin to reach the last eight of the German Cup, but gave away two penalties — with veteran Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer conceding two spot-kicks in one match for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

After the match, Kane told journalists it showed the side were able to dig deep and win in different ways.<\/p>\n

“This was a different type of game that we had to show a bit more character, a bit more togetherness and we’ve done that really well, Kane said.<\/p>\n

“I think you saw the celebrations by us at the end. It was an important moment for our season.”<\/p>\n

The two sides already met once this season at the same venue in the season-opening Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup, with defending league champions Bayern beating German Cup holders Stuttgart 2-1.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, second-placed RB Leipzig will hope to keep pace with league leaders Bayern when they host Eintracht Frankfurt.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, third-placed Borussia Dortmund host Hoffenheim on Sunday. Relegation battlers last season, Hoffenheim have risen to fifth this campaign.<\/p>\n

One to watch: Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)<\/p>\n

Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi’s talents have long been obvious, but under coach Niko Kovac, the Germany forward has been able to show his skills on a more consistent basis.<\/p>\n

Kovac has repeatedly said the lightning-quick Adeyemi has been “kissed by God” — something the 23-year-old says he is well aware of.<\/p>\n

“This is something he has said to me many times, that I might have a few gifts that not everybody has,” Adeyemi told the Bundesliga website Thursday, but added: “Having these gifts and not using them is another matter.<\/p>\n

“I try to work hard and use these God-given talents in my game. Otherwise it would be wasted talent.”<\/p>\n

With four goals so far this season — and two in his past two games — Adeyemi is on track for his most productive season since joining Dortmund in 2022.<\/p>\n

Key stats<\/p>\n

6 – Undav set a club record when his strike in last weekend’s 2-1 loss at Hamburg was his sixth in a row for Stuttgart<\/p>\n

2 – Bayern Munich have dropped just two points this campaign — a record in Europe’s top-five leagues<\/p>\n

535 – Should Neuer face Undav and Stuttgart this weekend he will go outright second in Bundesliga appearances among goalkeepers<\/p>\n

Fixtures (1430 GMT unless stated)<\/p>\n

Friday<\/p>\n

Mainz v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1930)<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/p>\n

Cologne v St Pauli, Wolfsburg v Union Berlin, Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen, Heidenheim v Freiburg, Stuttgart v Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig v Eintracht Frankfurt (1730)<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/p>\n

Hamburg v Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund v Hoffenheim (1630)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

League leaders Bayern Munich travel to Stuttgart on Saturday, setting the scene for a battle between the Bundesliga’s two in-form goal getters: Harry Kane and Deniz Undav. With 14 goals in 12 league matches this season, England captain Kane is once again scoring better than a goal a game for the Bavarian giants. In Stuttgart’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30235\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}