Bundesliga Top Scorer Predictions, Odds, Picks 2026

Gerd Muller and Robert Lewandowski have both finished as the Bundesliga's top goalscorer seven times. As you can see from the table above, Lewandowski finished as the division’s chief goal-getter in all but two of the last nine campaigns - once with Borussia Dortmund, and on six occasions with Bayern Munich.

Muller spent his entire Bundesliga career with Bayern. His top scorer awards came between 1966/67 and 1977/78, although he shared the prize twice. Muller is also the leading Bundesliga goalscorer of all time.

The Bundesliga top scorer receives a trophy called the ‘Kicker-Torjagerkanone’, which translates as the ‘top scorer cannon’. The prize has been sponsored by Kicker, a respected German soccer magazine, since 1966.

The Bundesliga's top goalscorer is simply the player who has scored the most goals over the course of the season. 

The winner is only confirmed after each team has played all 34 of its games, although the top scorer can often be predicted a few matches before the end of the season if the player in first place has built up a significant lead. Nothing is official, though, until the campaign has been completed.

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