Bundesliga Gameweek 24 Sat, Feb 28 · 14:30 PreZero Arena, Sinsheim
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Our take

1899 Hoffenheim were clear favourites.

1899 Hoffenheim were the stronger side on L90 Strength (65 vs 28). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for FC St. Pauli. 1899 Hoffenheim had 7 days of rest, FC St. Pauli 5.9 and had to travel 484 km.

Away travel484 kmRest days7 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
1899 Hoffenheim63%
Draw20%
FC St. Pauli17%
Expected goals 2.22 – 1.07
1899 Hoffenheim67%
Draw20%
FC St. Pauli13%
Expected goals 2.15 – 0.83
1899 Hoffenheim64%
Draw20%
FC St. Pauli16%
Expected goals 2.25 – 1.04
1899 Hoffenheim55%
Draw23%
FC St. Pauli22%
Expected goals 1.98 – 1.20
1899 Hoffenheim61%
Draw22%
FC St. Pauli17%
Expected goals 2.05 – 1.02
Over 2.5 64% Both score 59% Likeliest score 2–1
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 (Sinsheim)

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RefereeDeniz Aytekin
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 70

Team strength

1899 HoffenheimFC St. Pauli
65 L90 StrengthIn forecast 28
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 24
46 AttackIn forecast 20
43 DefenceIn forecast 23
— 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

1899 Hoffenheim

Attack—
Defense risk—

FC St. Pauli

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

1899 HoffenheimFC St. Pauli
2.13 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.96
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.74
1.55 xGVia Att/Def 0.84
1.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.58 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
87% Scored inContext 61%
26% Clean sheetsContext 13%
13.22 ShotsContext 9.96
4.83 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.55
37% On target shareContext 34%
9.36 Shots in the boxContext 5.86
69% Box shareContext 56%
16% ConversionContext 10%
2.22 OffsidesContext 2.71
12.61 Shots allowedContext 10.96
4.26 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.91
3.64 BlocksContext 3.39
3.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.32
73% Save rateContext 66%
54% PossessionIn forecast 45%
457 PassesContext 429
369 Accurate passesContext 339
81% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.73
13.43 FoulsContext 9.78
9.09 Fouls sufferedContext 9.87
2.04 Yellow cardsContext 1.35
0.09 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 23 and 23 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.45 xGVia Att/Def 0.89
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.44
+0.95 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
90% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.30 ShotsContext 9.00
5.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
40% On target shareContext 39%
9.30 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
69% Box shareContext 61%
18% ConversionContext 12%
2.29 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.60 Shots allowedContext 11.20
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.44 BlocksContext 3.44
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
73% Save rateContext 67%
55% PossessionIn forecast 41%
460 PassesContext 390
372 Accurate passesContext 298
81% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.81
12.40 FoulsContext 8.80
8.80 Fouls sufferedContext 9.70
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.10
0.20 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

1899 Hoffenheim
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km464 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC St. Pauli
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel484 km694 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
1899 Hoffenheim FC St. Pauli
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 21 Feb5.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 22 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km484 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways464 km694 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one78

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

1899 Hoffenheim Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
1O. Baumann(G)
21A. Hajdari 5O. Kabak 2R. Hranáč
7L. Avdullahu
29B. Toure 18W. Burger 6G. Prömel 34V. Coufal
11F. Asllani 27A. Kramarić
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
FC St. Pauli Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
22N. Vasilj(G)
3K. Mets 8E. Smith 5H. Wahl
11Arkadiusz Pyrka 6J. Sands 7J. Irvine 2E. Saliakas
28M. Pereira Lage 16J. Fujita
10D. Sinani
+4 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
1899 Hoffenheim Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC St. Pauli Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • 1899 Hoffenheim-1.3 pp
  • Draw+0.4 pp
  • FC St. Pauli+0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

1899 Hoffenheim · Home 2.18points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
8-0-3
Scored
2.45
Conceded
1.18
FC St. Pauli · Away 0.42points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
1-2-9
Scored
0.75
Conceded
1.83

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

1 1899 Hoffenheim wins0 draws2 FC St. Pauli wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.533% Both scored0% Clean sheets33% · 67%
  • 19 Oct 2025FC St. Pauli0–31899 Hoffenheim
  • 14 Mar 2025FC St. Pauli1–01899 Hoffenheim
  • 2 Nov 20241899 Hoffenheim0–2FC St. Pauli

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 · Deniz Aytekin 70 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.60league 3.79
Red cards0.23league 0.17
Cards 5+37%league 39%
Fouls22.7league 20.6
Penalties0.33league 0.36
Home wins37%league 46%
1899 Hoffenheim5 with this referee
Record1-2-2 Cards · opp.2.2 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L30 Mar 24A · Bayer Leverkusen1–21
  • D26 Nov 23H · FSV Mainz 051–14
  • W23 Sep 23A · Union Berlin2–03
  • D18 Sep 22H · SC Freiburg0–01
  • L22 Jan 22H · Borussia Dortmund2–32
FC St. Pauli

No previous matches with this referee.

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

1899 Hoffenheim23 games · scored 49 · conceded 30
4 5 0-15
7 5 16-30
14 4 31-45
12 5 46-60
5 6 61-75
7 5 76-90
FC St. Pauli23 games · scored 22 · conceded 40
1 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
6 9 31-45
5 10 46-60
4 6 61-75
5 8 76-90
1899 Hoffenheim10 games · scored 24 · conceded 11
2 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
8 2 31-45
7 46-60
3 4 61-75
2 2 76-90
FC St. Pauli10 games · scored 11 · conceded 15
2 0-15
1 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 3 46-60
3 3 61-75
1 4 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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