Bayern Munich Looks to Reclaim Top Spot Against SV Elversberg After 67-Match Streak Ends

Nearly two years without leaving the top spot. That's what Bayern Munich had been doing until last matchday, when a streak of 67 consecutive matches atop the Bundesliga came to an abrupt end with a scoreless draw against Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen. Now the champions sit sixth in the standings with a clear mission: retake first place this Sunday, though their opponent won't make it easy.

The match is set for Sunday, September 13 at the Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde, kicking off at 12:30 pm (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile) and 10:30 am (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador). The broadcast reaches South America through Disney+'s Premium plan.

Standing in Bayern's way will be SV Elversberg, one of those clubs that pops up every so often to scramble the script. This is their first season in Germany's top flight, and they've started about as well as possible: two wins in two matches, first against Bayer Leverkusen and then against Borussia Mönchengladbach, whom they beat 4-3 in a thriller. With those results, the newcomers sit fourth with six points, actually above Bayern itself in the table.

Surprising? A bit, yes, but there are names behind the surge. Maurice Krattenmacher was decisive in the rout of Gladbach with a brace, and he's one of the players to watch closely if Elversberg wants to keep making noise in its debut season.

A Bayern side in need of a response

On the other side, Bayern arrives with the urgency of a team unaccustomed to looking up the table from so far down. The stumble against Schalke left them with four points after two matchdays, a sluggish start by Bavarian standards. Still, in the Champions League things looked different: a 5-0 rout of Bodo/Glimt, a result that could provide a psychological boost as they look to right the ship domestically.

Going forward, Ismael Saibari has emerged as the team's sharpest playmaker so far, racking up two assists already this season, the most on the roster. His ability to pick out forwards could prove decisive against an Elversberg defense that, so far, has shown real solidity despite playing in the top flight for the first time.

There's no prior history between these two clubs in league play, so Sunday will also mark the first chapter of their head-to-head record. For Elversberg, holding their own against a giant like Bayern would be further proof that their hot start was no fluke. For the Munich side, though, the mandate is simple: win and get back to the top, before their absence from first place starts to weigh more heavily than it already has.