REVIEW: Bayern assured of 18th Herbstmeisterschaft

FOOTBALL - Bayern are assured of being crowned ‘Herbstmeister’, the honour bestowed on the team that leads the table at the midway point. With three matches to go until that halfway marker, Bayern have opened up a 10-point lead. In 49 previous Bundesliga season, the halfway leaders converted their Herbstmeisterschaft into a league title on 32 occasions (65%). Bayern’s conversion rate is 82% (14 out of 17).

The 50 Herbstmeisterschaft titles by Bundesliga club (conversions in brackets)

18 - (14/17) Bayern München

6 - (3) Werder Bremen

4 - (4) Borussia Mönchengladbach

3 - (3) Borussia Dortmund

3 - (2) 1. FC Köln

3 - (1) Hamburger SV

2 - (1) 1. FC Kaiserslautern

2 - (0) Eintracht Frankfurt

2 - (0) Schalke 04

2 - (0) Bayer Leverkusen

1 - (1) 1. FC Nürnberg

1 - (1) 1860 München

1 - (1) Eintracht Braunschweig

1 - (1) VfB Stuttgart

1 - (0) Hoffenheim