Is one goal in the 90th minute enough to change the top scorers’ landscape? For Michael Olise, yes. The Bayern Munich player scored in the 90th minute to take his tally to six goals in the Bundesliga, in the match where Bayern Munich beat Freiburg 3-1 at the Freiburg stadium, in the seventh round.
The goal came in second-half stoppage time, and Olise completed a strong match with it, also capped by an assist and a rating of 8.5 as the highest rating in the match. The result had already been settled in favour of the visitors after a first half that ended 0-2, but Olise’s 90th-minute goal remained valuable in the top scorers’ race.
What does the 90th-minute goal mean in the top scorers’ race?
Olise reached six goals, a number that places him second in the league’s top scorers’ list after this match, two goals behind the leader N. Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), who has eight goals. Notably, Olise shares the same tally with Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), making the competition for second place fierce.
On the other hand, Harry Kane appears in seventh place with four goals, a lower number than usual for a Bayern Munich striker, but it reflects the distribution of goals within the Bavarian team, where L. Díaz also appears with four goals in eighth place. This attacking distribution gives Bayern Munich multiple options, but at the same time disperses its players’ chances of leading the scorers’ list.
Bundesliga top scorers after the seventh round
- N. Füllkrug (Werder Bremen) — 8 goals
- Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) — 6 goals
- Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) — 6 goals
- Philipp Tietz (Mainz 05) — 5 goals
- J. Ibn Al-Talib (Eintracht Frankfurt) — 5 goals
- Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) — 4 goals
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) — 4 goals
- L. Díaz (Bayern Munich) — 4 goals
- Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg) — 4 goals
- J. Suzuki (Freiburg) — 4 goals
InfoSports numbers
- Olise’s 90th-minute goal raised his tally to six goals, two goals behind the leader Füllkrug.
- Three Bayern Munich players in the top ten: Olise (6), Kane (4), Díaz (4).
- Expected goals: Freiburg 0.99 vs 2.94 for Bayern Munich, reflecting the visitors’ attacking superiority in the match.
What next?
Bayern Munich host FC Magdeburg on Wednesday 28 October, another opportunity for Olise to continue climbing the rankings. Freiburg, meanwhile, welcome Wolfsburg on the same day, and J. Suzuki (4 goals) seeks to close the gap with the top-ranked players. The question now: will Olise manage to overtake Füllkrug before the end of the month, or will the Werder Bremen striker maintain his lead?
