Here we’ll single out the best and worst games of the Bundesliga campaign.
We’ll start with the most obvious gauges of entertainment: shots, shots on target (SoTs) and expected goals (xG).
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/01-Table-Best-games-shots-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x788.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/02-Table-Best-games-SoTs-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x788.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/03-Table-Best-games-xG-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x788.png)
- Augsburg’s multiple appearances belie their reputation for dour, attrition football.
- Stuttgart have often been lots of fun since their return to the Bundesliga.
And here are the worst games by the same metrics.
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/04-Table-Worst-games-shots-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x788.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/05-Table-Worst-games-SoTs-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x788.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/06-Table-Worst-games-xG-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x788.png)
- Mainz’s visit to Hertha in December had the dubious distinction of being one of only two games among the 1,746 played in Europe’s big five leagues this season not to feature a single shot on target.
- Neutrals should probably avoid Hoffenheim, Leverkusen and Union matches if possible.
The shot-map for that Hoffenheim v Leverkusen game really is something to behold.
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/07-Hoffenheim-vs-Leverkusen-Bund-2021-04-12-shots-pitch-goal-views-@Russell_Pegg-830x1024.png)
While a well-executed long, high pass is often a thing of beauty, matches in which the ball is relentlessly hit long and high tend not to be, as the following tables attest.
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/08-Table-Highest-long-balls-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/09-Table-Largest-high-balls-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/10-Table-Largest-headed-passes-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)
- Mainz and Augsburg seem to be the Bundesliga’s kings of hoof-ball, though a dishonourable mention should also go to Bielefeld.
- That Mainz v Bielefeld encounter in April was part football match and part head-tennis contest.
The games at the other ends of those scales look like far more fun to watch.
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/11-Table-Lowest-long-balls-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/12-Table-Smallest-high-balls-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/13-Table-Lowest-headed-passes-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)
We’ll finish by looking at fouls and cards. Of course, whether lots of these is a good or bad thing is in the eye of the beholder.
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/14-Table-Most-cards-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/15-Table-Most-fouls-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)
![](https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/assets/16-Table-Fewest-fouls-in-match-2020-21-Bund-2021-05-27-1024x683.png)