Bundesliga Gameweek 7 Sat, Oct 18 · 14:30 Voith-Arena, Heidenheim an der Brenz
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Our take

Werder Bremen were slight favourites.

Werder Bremen were the stronger side on L90 Strength (53 vs 29). 1. FC Heidenheim had 13 days of rest, Werder Bremen 14 and had to travel 498 km.

Away travel498 kmRest days13 · 14Matches / 14d1 · 1
1. FC Heidenheim29%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen45%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.60
1. FC Heidenheim29%
Draw27%
Werder Bremen44%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.52
1. FC Heidenheim29%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen45%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.59
1. FC Heidenheim23%
Draw24%
Werder Bremen52%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.79
1. FC Heidenheim30%
Draw27%
Werder Bremen44%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.52
Over 2.5 54% Both score 58% Likeliest score 1–1
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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RefereePatrick Ittrich
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 35

Team strength

1. FC HeidenheimWerder Bremen
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 53
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
48 AttackIn forecast 56
39 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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—

Werder Bremen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

1. FC HeidenheimWerder Bremen
0.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.83 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.33
0.98 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.73 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.99
-0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.27
50% Scored inContext 67%
0% Clean sheetsContext 33%
8.50 ShotsContext 11.67
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.83
35% On target shareContext 41%
5.67 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
64% Box shareContext 63%
8% ConversionContext 13%
1.83 OffsidesContext 1.83
15.83 Shots allowedContext 15.67
5.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
3.00 BlocksContext 4.17
4.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
74% Save rateContext 55%
40% PossessionIn forecast 47%
328 PassesContext 456
252 Accurate passesContext 373
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.64
10.50 FoulsContext 9.00
11.67 Fouls sufferedContext 9.33
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.17 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.97 xGVia Att/Def 1.41
1.54 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
60% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
9.50 ShotsContext 12.70
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
36% On target shareContext 39%
5.60 Shots in the boxContext 9.20
59% Box shareContext 71%
10% ConversionContext 12%
1.60 OffsidesContext 1.89
14.30 Shots allowedContext 15.50
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
3.22 BlocksContext 4.30
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.80
70% Save rateContext 69%
42% PossessionIn forecast 49%
357 PassesContext 470
281 Accurate passesContext 388
79% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.87
10.30 FoulsContext 8.60
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest13 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km145 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Werder Bremen
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel498 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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 Werder Bremen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13Bundesliga 2025-2026, 5 Oct14Bundesliga 2025-2026, 4 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km498 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways145 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one76.2

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
4-4-2
41D. Ramaj(G)
19J. Föhrenbach 4T. Siersleben 6P. Mainka 23O. Traoré
22A. Ibrahimović 30N. Dorsch 3J. Schöppner 21A. Beck
11B. Zivzivadze 29M. Kaufmann
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
4-3-3
30M. Backhaus(G)
32M. Friedl 31Karim Coulibaly 5A. Pieper 3Y. Sugawara
18Cameron Puertas 6J. Stage 24Patrice Čović
7S. Mbangula 20R. Schmid 17M. Grüll
+7 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 +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Werder Bremen Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • 1. FC Heidenheim+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Werder Bremen-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

1. FC Heidenheim · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00
Werder Bremen · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.67
Conceded
2.67

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

2 1. FC Heidenheim wins1 draws1 Werder Bremen wins
Goals per game2.50 – 2.50 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 17 May 20251. FC Heidenheim1–4Werder Bremen
  • 15 Jan 2025Werder Bremen3–31. FC Heidenheim
  • 10 Feb 2024Werder Bremen1–21. FC Heidenheim
  • 17 Sep 20231. FC Heidenheim4–2Werder Bremen

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 · Patrick Ittrich 35 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.83league 4.25
Red cards0.06league 0.25
Cards 5+34%league 44%
Fouls26.6league 22.8
Penalties0.31league 0.42
Home wins51%league 42%
1. FC Heidenheim2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D13 Apr 24A · VfL Bochum1–11
  • W17 Sep 23H · Werder Bremen4–21
Werder Bremen3 with this referee
Record0-0-3 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • L17 Sep 23A · 1. FC Heidenheim2–41
  • L27 May 23A · Union Berlin0–13
  • L28 Aug 22H · Eintracht Frankfurt3–41

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 Heidenheim6 games · scored 4 · conceded 11
0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Werder Bremen6 games · scored 9 · conceded 14
2 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 1 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim10 games · scored 9 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 4 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 15 · conceded 17
5 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 3 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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