Bundesliga Gameweek 25 Sat, Mar 7 · 14:30 Voith-Arena, Heidenheim an der Brenz
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Our take

1899 Hoffenheim were slight favourites.

1899 Hoffenheim were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 24). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for 1. FC Heidenheim. 1. FC Heidenheim had 7 days of rest, 1899 Hoffenheim 7 and had to travel 113 km.

Away travel113 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
1. FC Heidenheim21%
Draw21%
1899 Hoffenheim58%
Expected goals 1.34 – 2.28
1. FC Heidenheim21%
Draw25%
1899 Hoffenheim54%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.75
1. FC Heidenheim22%
Draw21%
1899 Hoffenheim56%
Expected goals 1.33 – 2.18
1. FC Heidenheim15%
Draw18%
1899 Hoffenheim67%
Expected goals 1.19 – 2.56
1. FC Heidenheim22%
Draw22%
1899 Hoffenheim56%
Expected goals 1.27 – 2.11
Over 2.5 70% Both score 67% Likeliest score 1–2
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Heidenheim an der Brenz)

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Referee · GermanyRobert Hartmann
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 62

Team strength

1. FC Heidenheim1899 Hoffenheim
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 62
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
48 AttackIn forecast 46
39 DefenceIn forecast 43
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

1. FC Heidenheim

Attack—
Defense risk—

1899 Hoffenheim

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

1. FC Heidenheim1899 Hoffenheim
0.92 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.04
2.21 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.29
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 1.59
1.85 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.43
-0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.45
58% Scored inContext 83%
0% Clean sheetsContext 25%
11.46 ShotsContext 13.50
3.59 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.04
29% On target shareContext 37%
7.77 Shots in the boxContext 9.61
66% Box shareContext 69%
8% ConversionContext 15%
2.22 OffsidesContext 2.32
15.08 Shots allowedContext 12.54
5.54 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.21
3.83 BlocksContext 3.61
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.23
60% Save rateContext 73%
42% PossessionIn forecast 54%
356 PassesContext 461
276 Accurate passesContext 372
78% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.92
10.00 FoulsContext 13.38
10.17 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
1.54 Yellow cardsContext 2.04
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 24 and 24 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.44 xGVia Att/Def 1.58
2.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.48
-0.54 Goals minus xGContext +0.42
50% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.00 ShotsContext 14.30
3.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.70
25% On target shareContext 40%
8.33 Shots in the boxContext 9.90
71% Box shareContext 68%
8% ConversionContext 14%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.57
15.50 Shots allowedContext 13.40
6.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
4.10 BlocksContext 3.56
3.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
62% Save rateContext 71%
41% PossessionIn forecast 55%
349 PassesContext 458
266 Accurate passesContext 367
76% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.69 Team ratingContext 6.96
9.40 FoulsContext 12.10
9.30 Fouls sufferedContext 8.50
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

1. FC Heidenheim
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km996 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
1899 Hoffenheim
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel113 km464 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
1. FC Heidenheim 1899 Hoffenheim
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 28 Feb7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 28 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km113 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways996 km464 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

1. FC Heidenheim Confirmed XI
4-3-3
41D. Ramaj(G)
26Hennes Behrens 5B. Gimber 6P. Mainka 23O. Traoré
20L. Kerber 3J. Schöppner 30N. Dorsch
17M. Honsak 18M. Pieringer 11B. Zivzivadze
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
1899 Hoffenheim Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1O. Baumann(G)
13Bernardo 21A. Hajdari 5O. Kabak 34V. Coufal
18W. Burger 7L. Avdullahu
29B. Toure 27A. Kramarić 22A. Prass
11F. Asllani
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
1. FC Heidenheim Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.12 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
1899 Hoffenheim Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • 1. FC Heidenheim-1.2 pp
  • Draw-0.8 pp
  • 1899 Hoffenheim+2.1 pp

Home / Away this season

1. FC Heidenheim · Home 0.83points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
2-4-6
Scored
1.08
Conceded
2.25
1899 Hoffenheim · Away 1.83points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
6-4-2
Scored
1.83
Conceded
1.42

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

0 1. FC Heidenheim wins3 draws2 1899 Hoffenheim wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.60 Over 2.540% Both scored80% Clean sheets20% · 20%
  • 25 Oct 20251899 Hoffenheim3–11. FC Heidenheim
  • 9 Mar 20251899 Hoffenheim1–11. FC Heidenheim
  • 27 Oct 20241. FC Heidenheim0–01899 Hoffenheim
  • 27 Jan 20241899 Hoffenheim1–11. FC Heidenheim
  • 26 Aug 20231. FC Heidenheim2–31899 Hoffenheim

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Robert Hartmann Germany · 62 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.69league 3.76
Red cards0.23league 0.17
Cards 5+37%league 38%
Fouls22.7league 20.7
Penalties0.31league 0.36
Home wins47%league 47%
1. FC Heidenheim3 with this referee
Record1-0-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W11 Jan 25H · Union Berlin2–00
  • L28 Oct 23A · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–23
  • L26 Aug 23H · 1899 Hoffenheim2–31
1899 Hoffenheim6 with this referee
Record2-0-4 Cards · opp.2.7 · 1.5 Pens for · against1 · 2 Reds2
  • L20 Sep 25H · Bayern München1–41
  • L5 Apr 25A · RB Leipzig1–34
  • L17 Feb 24H · Union Berlin0–13
  • W26 Aug 23A · 1. FC Heidenheim3–25
  • L21 Jan 23A · Union Berlin1–31

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

1. FC Heidenheim24 games · scored 22 · conceded 53
1 3 0-15
3 7 16-30
4 13 31-45
5 10 46-60
3 9 61-75
6 11 76-90
1899 Hoffenheim24 games · scored 49 · conceded 31
4 5 0-15
7 5 16-30
14 5 31-45
12 5 46-60
5 6 61-75
7 5 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim10 games · scored 9 · conceded 23
1 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
5 61-75
1 7 76-90
1899 Hoffenheim10 games · scored 20 · conceded 11
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
7 3 31-45
7 46-60
1 4 61-75
2 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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