Bundesliga Gameweek 15 Sun, Dec 21 · 16:30 Voith-Arena, Heidenheim an der Brenz
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Our take

Bayern München were clear favourites.

Bayern München were the stronger side on L90 Strength (93 vs 28). Bayern München usually keep the ball (65% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. 1. FC Heidenheim had 8.1 days of rest, Bayern München 7 and had to travel 121 km.

Away travel121 kmRest days8.1 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
1. FC Heidenheim6%
Draw12%
Bayern München81%
Expected goals 0.76 – 2.95
1. FC Heidenheim7%
Draw14%
Bayern München79%
Expected goals 0.68 – 2.64
1. FC Heidenheim6%
Draw12%
Bayern München82%
Expected goals 0.74 – 2.99
1. FC Heidenheim4%
Draw9%
Bayern München86%
Expected goals 0.67 – 3.30
1. FC Heidenheim7%
Draw15%
Bayern München78%
Expected goals 0.70 – 2.60
Over 2.5 72% Both score 51% Likeliest score 0–2
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.
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Referee · GermanyFlorian Badstubner
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 63

Team strength

1. FC HeidenheimBayern München
28 L90 StrengthIn forecast 93
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 93
48 AttackIn forecast 96
39 DefenceIn forecast 90
— 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—

Bayern München

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

1. FC HeidenheimBayern München
0.93 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.64
2.14 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.79
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 2.47
1.63 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.67
-0.16 Goals minus xGContext +1.17
64% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.07 ShotsContext 18.64
3.77 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.79
32% On target shareContext 42%
7.38 Shots in the boxContext 12.93
63% Box shareContext 70%
8% ConversionContext 20%
2.09 OffsidesContext 2.77
14.79 Shots allowedContext 8.64
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 1.92
3.64 BlocksContext 3.55
2.93 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.56
59% Save rateContext 74%
43% PossessionIn forecast 68%
362 PassesContext 707
284 Accurate passesContext 638
79% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.72 Team ratingContext 7.19
10.43 FoulsContext 9.79
10.79 Fouls sufferedContext 8.93
1.71 Yellow cardsContext 2.29
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 14 and 14 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.00
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 2.21
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.95
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.79
70% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.70 ShotsContext 17.70
3.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.60
30% On target shareContext 37%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 13.22
65% Box shareContext 70%
9% ConversionContext 17%
2.29 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.70 Shots allowedContext 9.70
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
4.00 BlocksContext 3.43
2.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
51% Save rateContext 78%
44% PossessionIn forecast 66%
379 PassesContext 698
298 Accurate passesContext 630
79% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.74 Team ratingContext 7.02
10.90 FoulsContext 9.00
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 7.40
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,084 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bayern München
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel121 km0 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 Bayern München
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1Bundesliga 2025-2026, 13 Dec7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km121 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,084 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one19.921

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
5-3-2
41D. Ramaj(G)
19J. Föhrenbach 5B. Gimber 6P. Mainka 2M. Busch 23O. Traoré
20L. Kerber 30N. Dorsch 3J. Schöppner
18M. Pieringer 17M. Honsak
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Bayern München Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
40J. Urbig(G)
21H. Ito 4J. Tah 2D. Upamecano 44J. Stanišić
22R. Guerreiro 8L. Goretzka
14L. Díaz 42Lennart Karl 17M. Olise
9H. Kane
+6 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bayern München Scores -0.07 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • 1. FC Heidenheim+0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.5 pp
  • Bayern München-0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

1. FC Heidenheim · Home 1.14points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
2-2-3
Scored
1.14
Conceded
1.86
Bayern München · Away 2.67points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
5-1-0
Scored
3.33
Conceded
0.83

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 13 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

1 1. FC Heidenheim wins0 draws3 Bayern München wins
Goals per game1.75 – 3.50 Over 2.5100% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 19 Apr 20251. FC Heidenheim0–4Bayern München
  • 7 Dec 2024Bayern München4–21. FC Heidenheim
  • 6 Apr 20241. FC Heidenheim3–2Bayern München
  • 11 Nov 2023Bayern München4–21. FC Heidenheim

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 · Florian Badstubner Germany · 63 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.60league 3.89
Red cards0.17league 0.21
Cards 5+33%league 41%
Fouls22.4league 21.3
Penalties0.25league 0.31
Home wins49%league 45%
1. FC Heidenheim4 with this referee
Record2-0-2 Cards · opp.0.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W10 May 25A · Union Berlin3–00
  • L25 Jan 25A · FC Augsburg1–20
  • W5 Nov 23H · VfB Stuttgart2–02
  • L19 Aug 23A · VfL Wolfsburg0–20
Bayern München5 with this referee
Record4-0-1 Cards · opp.2.6 · 0.8 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W22 Aug 25H · RB Leipzig6–04
  • W29 Mar 25H · FC St. Pauli3–23
  • W11 Mar 23H · FC Augsburg5–32
  • W26 Feb 22A · Eintracht Frankfurt1–02
  • L3 Oct 21H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–22

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 Heidenheim14 games · scored 13 · conceded 30
1 0-15
1 5 16-30
1 9 31-45
3 7 46-60
3 4 61-75
5 4 76-90
Bayern München14 games · scored 51 · conceded 11
4 2 0-15
10 2 16-30
10 1 31-45
4 1 46-60
7 1 61-75
16 4 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim10 games · scored 11 · conceded 21
1 0-15
4 16-30
1 6 31-45
3 5 46-60
3 3 61-75
4 2 76-90
Bayern München10 games · scored 30 · conceded 12
2 2 0-15
3 3 16-30
7 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
5 3 61-75
11 2 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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