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History beckons as away wins rule on Matchday 24

For just the third time ever in Bundesliga history, there have been seven away wins across a single matchday. And with two more fixtures still to play, there are potentially more to come...

Playing at home is meant to offer a significant advantage, but that has not been the case on Matchday 24, with all of the opening seven games ending in victory for the visiting side.

Bayern Munich came from behind to defeat VfB Stuttgart 3-1 at the MHP Arena to kick off the weekend's action on Friday night, a result that was hardly a shock considering the Bavarians are top of the table.

On Saturday afternoon, though, all five of the home sides were beaten, including RB Leipzig, who suffered a potentially crucial loss against fellow UEFA Champions League contenders Mainz, surrending a lead after scoring inside 60 seconds before losing 2-1.

There were also triumphs for Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg, who defeated Heidenheim, Bochum and Werder Bremen respectively on their travels, while Borussia Dortmund had too much for St. Pauli at the Millerntor in a 2-0 win.To round off Saturday's play, reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen strolled past Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 at Deutsche Bank Park to reduce the deficit to league-leaders Bayern to eight points.

In terms of historical context, only twice before in Bundesliga history have their been so many away winners. The first occasion was on Matchday 2 of the 2010/11 campaign, and that was followed by Matchday 18 in 2018/19.

Only once has there been eight away wins: Matchday 6 of the 2019/20 campaign has that particular honour. There has never been a time at all nine games have been won by the away teams.

As such, with two Matchday 24 fixtures still remaining, we could yet see a full house for the very first time.

Over to you, Holstein Kiel and Freiburg!

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