Bundesliga Gameweek 33 Sat, May 9 · 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 (61 vs 41). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for 1899 Hoffenheim. 1899 Hoffenheim had 7 days of rest, Werder Bremen 7 and had to travel 425 km.

Away travel425 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
1899 Hoffenheim62%
Draw20%
Werder Bremen18%
Expected goals 2.28 – 1.18
1899 Hoffenheim56%
Draw24%
Werder Bremen20%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.99
1899 Hoffenheim62%
Draw20%
Werder Bremen18%
Expected goals 2.25 – 1.15
1899 Hoffenheim53%
Draw22%
Werder Bremen24%
Expected goals 2.03 – 1.32
1899 Hoffenheim60%
Draw22%
Werder Bremen18%
Expected goals 2.06 – 1.07
Over 2.5 67% Both score 63% 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.
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Referee · GermanySören Storks
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 33

Team strength

1899 HoffenheimWerder Bremen
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
49 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
46 AttackIn forecast 56
43 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

1899 Hoffenheim

Attack—
Defense risk—

Werder Bremen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

1899 HoffenheimWerder Bremen
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.16
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.78
1.60 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.39 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.48
+0.40 Goals minus xGContext +0.04
84% Scored inContext 66%
19% Clean sheetsContext 19%
13.91 ShotsContext 12.94
5.09 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.23
37% On target shareContext 32%
9.65 Shots in the boxContext 8.23
68% Box shareContext 60%
14% ConversionContext 9%
2.23 OffsidesContext 1.89
11.88 Shots allowedContext 13.31
4.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
3.40 BlocksContext 3.80
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.41
68% Save rateContext 64%
55% PossessionIn forecast 52%
456 PassesContext 474
368 Accurate passesContext 392
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.79
13.69 FoulsContext 9.97
8.78 Fouls sufferedContext 9.69
2.09 Yellow cardsContext 2.13
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 32 and 32 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.70 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
80% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.90 ShotsContext 12.60
5.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
37% On target shareContext 34%
10.80 Shots in the boxContext 8.22
68% Box shareContext 62%
11% ConversionContext 12%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.10
9.90 Shots allowedContext 12.10
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.78 BlocksContext 4.63
2.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.14
55% Save rateContext 69%
58% PossessionIn forecast 55%
455 PassesContext 494
366 Accurate passesContext 411
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.87
14.00 FoulsContext 10.40
7.80 Fouls sufferedContext 9.60
2.30 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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km968 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Werder Bremen
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel425 km956 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 Werder Bremen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 2 May7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 2 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km425 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways968 km956 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 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

1899 Hoffenheim Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1O. Baumann(G)
13Bernardo 21A. Hajdari 5O. Kabak 34V. Coufal
18W. Burger 7L. Avdullahu
29B. Toure 11F. Asllani 27A. Kramarić
19T. Lemperle
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
30M. Backhaus(G)
2O. Deman 32M. Friedl 5A. Pieper 3Y. Sugawara
14S. Lynen
20R. Schmid 18Cameron Puertas 6J. Stage 11J. Njinmah
29Salim Musah
+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
1899 Hoffenheim Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Werder Bremen Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • 1899 Hoffenheim+0.0 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Werder Bremen+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

1899 Hoffenheim · Home 1.81points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
9-2-5
Scored
2.13
Conceded
1.31
Werder Bremen · Away 0.81points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
3-4-9
Scored
1.13
Conceded
1.75

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 7 of 7 meetings

5 1899 Hoffenheim wins0 draws2 Werder Bremen wins
Goals per game2.29 – 1.57 Over 2.586% Both scored86% Clean sheets14% · 0%
  • 27 Jan 2026Werder Bremen0–21899 Hoffenheim
  • 16 Feb 2025Werder Bremen1–31899 Hoffenheim
  • 29 Sep 20241899 Hoffenheim3–4Werder Bremen
  • 3 Mar 20241899 Hoffenheim2–1Werder Bremen
  • 7 Oct 2023Werder Bremen2–31899 Hoffenheim
  • 2 Apr 2023Werder Bremen1–21899 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 · Sören Storks Germany · 33 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.33league 3.71
Red cards0.21league 0.17
Cards 5+55%league 38%
Fouls21.0league 20.2
Penalties0.24league 0.35
Home wins42%league 43%
1899 Hoffenheim2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W19 Oct 24H · VfL Bochum3–11
  • W20 Apr 24H · Borussia Mönchengladbach4–31
Werder Bremen5 with this referee
Record2-1-2 Cards · opp.3.6 · 1.2 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • L22 Feb 26A · FC St. Pauli1–25
  • W4 Oct 25H · FC St. Pauli1–03
  • D3 May 25A · Union Berlin2–24
  • L7 Feb 25A · Bayern München0–33
  • W9 Nov 24H · Holstein Kiel2–13

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 Hoffenheim32 games · scored 64 · conceded 48
5 8 0-15
11 9 16-30
19 7 31-45
14 5 46-60
5 9 61-75
10 10 76-90
Werder Bremen32 games · scored 37 · conceded 57
2 7 0-15
4 8 16-30
5 10 31-45
4 7 46-60
8 14 61-75
14 11 76-90
1899 Hoffenheim10 games · scored 17 · conceded 20
1 4 0-15
4 4 16-30
6 3 31-45
3 46-60
4 61-75
3 5 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 15 · conceded 15
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
5 4 61-75
4 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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