Union, Stuttgart Break Bundesliga First-Half Goals Record

The halftime score of 4-4, reportedly a record score in the first half of a Bundesliga match, is seen on the scoreboard during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Union Berlin and VfB Stuttgart in Berlin on April 19, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO

Saturday’s clash between Union Berlin and Stuttgart ended 4-4 at half-time, the first time eight goals have been scored in the first 45 minutes of a Bundesliga game.

The home side, Union, quickly went ahead by two goals as Andrej Ilic and Diogo Leite found the back of the net from set-piece situations, but Stuttgart responded to equalise at 2-2 with goals from Deniz Undav and Enzo Millot.

Union, Stuttgart Break Bundesliga First-Half Goals Record
Stuttgart’s German goalkeeper #33 Alexander Nuebel (R) dives for the ball but fails to save Union Berlin’s Serbian forward #23 Andrej Ilic’s 4-4 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Union Berlin and Vfb Stuttgart in Berlin on April 19, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Union regained the advantage with an impressive long-range goal from Leopold Querfeld, but Stuttgart’s Jeff Chabot and Chris Fuehrich netted two goals within three minutes, followed by Ilic scoring again in first-half stoppage time to tie the game once more.

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The record for the most goals scored in a single half of Bundesliga action was set in 1982, when Borussia Dortmund triumphed over Arminia Bielefeld with an 11-1 scoreline, ten of those goals occurring after the break.

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