Harry Kane scores a brace as Bayern humble Augsburg: Stats
What's the story
Bayern Munich overcame Augsburg 3-1 as record signing Harry Kane scored a brace to help his side claim a win on matchday two of the Bundesliga 2023-24 season.
Bayern, who opened their season with a 4-0 win over Werder, pumped in another three on Sunday as Kane scored in his second successive league outing.
Here we present the key stats.
Kane
Kane slams these records
As per Opta, Kane is only the third Bayern Munich player to score three goals in his first two Bundesliga games. Kane joined Gustav Jung, who did so in 1967 and Adolfo Valencia in 1993.
Former Tottenham striker Kane has raced to 299 career club goals. He scored 280 for Spurs in 435 matches, including 213 in the Premier League.
Information
A look at the match stats
Bayern had 19 attempts with five shots on target. Augsburg managed two shots on target from 10 attempts. Bayern clocked 62% ball possession and an 87% pass accuracy. Bayern earned 10 corners. Meanwhile, the Bavarians are at the top with six points from two games.
Game
How did the match pan out?
Bayern opened the scoring when Leroy Sane's shot hit the post and went in off defender Felix Uduokhai.
Niklas Dorsch was penalized for a handball after the referee was called to check his monitor by the Video Assistant Referee, with Kane converting the spot-kick.
After the break, Alphonso Davies found Kane, who scored his second. Substitute Dion Beljo got a late consolation.
Records
More records for Kane and Bayern
Kane has now scored in seven successive league appearances, including for Spurs in the Premier League.
He also became the first English player to score in his first two Bundesliga games.
As per Opta, Bayern have lost only one home league game against Augsburg in their last 13 meetings.
Bayern have become the first Bundesliga side to clock 4,000-plus league points (three points era).