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“The Bundesliga table shows Bayern Munich on 70 points with an eye-popping goal difference of +72,” pops Chris Fryer. “Has any club won the league with a greater goal difference than points tally?”
Bayern Munich have won 22 and lost one in the Bundesliga this season. That was a 2-1 defeat against Augsburg, which means their 22 victories have produced a goal difference of +73. In other words, their average margin of victory is an absurd 3.32 goals.
As George Forsyth was first to point out, Hearts romped to the Scottish title in 1957-58 with a goal difference of +103. Their remarkable record – P34 W29 D4 L1 F132 A29 Pts62 – would have earned them 91 points in them modern era. Hearts’ list of victories included 9-0, 9-1, 8-0 and two 7-2s. Their GDP (goal difference – points) of +12 is the highest we could find.
