Bundesliga Gameweek 14 Sat, Dec 13 · 14:30 PreZero Arena, Sinsheim
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Our take

1899 Hoffenheim were slight favourites.

1899 Hoffenheim were the stronger side on L90 Strength (52 vs 35). 1899 Hoffenheim had 5.9 days of rest, Hamburger SV 6 and had to travel 484 km.

Away travel484 kmRest days5.9 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 2
1899 Hoffenheim57%
Draw23%
Hamburger SV21%
Expected goals 1.96 – 1.11
1899 Hoffenheim54%
Draw25%
Hamburger SV21%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.02
1899 Hoffenheim56%
Draw23%
Hamburger SV21%
Expected goals 1.91 – 1.09
1899 Hoffenheim49%
Draw25%
Hamburger SV27%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.24
1899 Hoffenheim55%
Draw24%
Hamburger SV21%
Expected goals 1.81 – 1.03
Over 2.5 59% 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 (Sinsheim)

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Referee · GermanyMartin Petersen
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 52

Team strength

1899 HoffenheimHamburger SV
52 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 40
46 AttackIn forecast 37
43 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

1899 Hoffenheim

Attack—
Defense risk—

Hamburger SV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

1899 HoffenheimHamburger SV
1.92 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.08
1.46 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.54
1.62 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
+0.30 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
85% Scored inContext 54%
15% Clean sheetsContext 23%
13.15 ShotsContext 12.54
4.46 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.54
34% On target shareContext 36%
9.42 Shots in the boxContext 8.58
69% Box shareContext 66%
15% ConversionContext 9%
2.18 OffsidesContext 2.67
11.85 Shots allowedContext 14.31
4.15 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.77 BlocksContext 3.83
3.36 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
74% Save rateContext 66%
54% PossessionIn forecast 47%
456 PassesContext 401
367 Accurate passesContext 334
80% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.86
14.23 FoulsContext 12.62
9.31 Fouls sufferedContext 12.54
1.92 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 13 and 13 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.68 xGVia Att/Def 1.28
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
80% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.60 ShotsContext 14.20
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
30% On target shareContext 37%
9.70 Shots in the boxContext 9.90
70% Box shareContext 72%
13% ConversionContext 10%
2.22 OffsidesContext 2.78
11.80 Shots allowedContext 13.10
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
4.00 BlocksContext 3.67
3.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
77% Save rateContext 64%
54% PossessionIn forecast 50%
460 PassesContext 412
370 Accurate passesContext 343
80% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.95
14.20 FoulsContext 12.70
8.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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

1899 Hoffenheim
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km541 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Hamburger SV
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel484 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
1899 Hoffenheim Hamburger SV
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 7 Dec6Bundesliga 2025-2026, 7 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km484 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways541 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
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

1899 Hoffenheim Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1O. Baumann(G)
21A. Hajdari 5O. Kabak 2R. Hranáč 34V. Coufal
29B. Toure 18W. Burger 7L. Avdullahu 6G. Prömel
27A. Kramarić 19T. Lemperle
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Hamburger SV Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
25J. Torunarigha 44L. Vušković 24N. Capaldo
28M. Muheim 23J. Meffert 6A. Sambi Lokonga 16G. Gocholeishvili
45F. Balde 11R. Königsdörffer 20Fábio Vieira
+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
1899 Hoffenheim Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Hamburger SV Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • 1899 Hoffenheim+0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Hamburger SV-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

1899 Hoffenheim · Home 1.50points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
3-0-3
Scored
1.83
Conceded
1.67
Hamburger SV · Away 0.33points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
0-2-4
Scored
0.33
Conceded
2.00

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 10 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Martin Petersen Germany · 52 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.29league 3.94
Red cards0.19league 0.20
Cards 5+50%league 42%
Fouls24.0league 21.3
Penalties0.21league 0.33
Home wins44%league 47%
1899 Hoffenheim4 with this referee
Record0-1-3 Cards · opp.3.3 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D10 Nov 24A · FC Augsburg0–03
  • L25 Feb 23H · Borussia Dortmund0–13
  • L5 Nov 22H · RB Leipzig1–34
  • L15 Jan 22A · Union Berlin1–23
Hamburger SV1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 5.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L25 Oct 25H · VfL Wolfsburg0–11

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 Hoffenheim13 games · scored 25 · conceded 19
2 4 0-15
5 3 16-30
6 2 31-45
5 5 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 3 76-90
Hamburger SV13 games · scored 14 · conceded 20
2 3 0-15
1 4 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 4 46-60
4 2 61-75
3 5 76-90
1899 Hoffenheim10 games · scored 18 · conceded 13
2 3 0-15
4 1 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 3 46-60
4 1 61-75
3 5 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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