Bundesliga Gameweek 5 Fri, Sep 26 · 19:30 Allianz Arena, München
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Our take

Bayern München were clear favourites.

Bayern München were the stronger side on L90 Strength (91 vs 53). Bayern München usually keep the ball (64% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Bayern München had 6.2 days of rest, Werder Bremen 6.2 and had to travel 583 km.

Away travel583 kmRest days6.2 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Bayern München78%
Draw14%
Werder Bremen8%
Expected goals 2.88 – 0.85
Bayern München75%
Draw17%
Werder Bremen9%
Expected goals 2.44 – 0.73
Bayern München78%
Draw14%
Werder Bremen8%
Expected goals 2.77 – 0.81
Bayern München72%
Draw17%
Werder Bremen11%
Expected goals 2.57 – 0.95
Bayern München75%
Draw16%
Werder Bremen9%
Expected goals 2.53 – 0.77
Over 2.5 72% Both score 54% Likeliest score 2–0
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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RefereeFrank Willenborg
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 48

Team strength

Bayern MünchenWerder Bremen
91 L90 StrengthIn forecast 53
93 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
96 AttackIn forecast 56
90 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

Bayern München

Attack—
Defense risk—

Werder Bremen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Bayern MünchenWerder Bremen
4.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.50
2.47 xGVia Att/Def 1.39
0.64 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.06
+2.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.61
100% Scored inContext 75%
50% Clean sheetsContext 25%
18.00 ShotsContext 11.75
9.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
53% On target shareContext 47%
11.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
64% Box shareContext 63%
25% ConversionContext 17%
1.75 OffsidesContext 1.50
10.75 Shots allowedContext 14.25
2.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.50 BlocksContext 3.75
1.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
70% Save rateContext 44%
64% PossessionIn forecast 50%
620 PassesContext 458
555 Accurate passesContext 381
90% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.42 Team ratingContext 6.55
11.00 FoulsContext 10.50
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
3.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
2.11 xGVia Att/Def 1.60
0.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.49
+1.59 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
100% Scored inContext 70%
60% Clean sheetsContext 40%
17.20 ShotsContext 13.00
7.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
44% On target shareContext 39%
10.90 Shots in the boxContext 9.70
63% Box shareContext 73%
22% ConversionContext 13%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.89
9.10 Shots allowedContext 14.00
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.56 BlocksContext 4.20
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
83% Save rateContext 71%
63% PossessionIn forecast 51%
617 PassesContext 469
554 Accurate passesContext 387
90% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.34 Team ratingContext 6.94
9.00 FoulsContext 9.50
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 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

Bayern München
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km467 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Werder Bremen
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel583 km530 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
Bayern München Werder Bremen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 20 Sep6.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 20 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km583 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways467 km530 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.97.8

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

Bayern München Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Neuer(G)
27K. Laimer 4J. Tah 2D. Upamecano 23S. Boey
20T. Bischof 8L. Goretzka
14L. Díaz 7S. Gnabry 17M. Olise
9H. Kane
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13K. Hein(G)
27F. Agu 31Karim Coulibaly 32M. Friedl 3Y. Sugawara
14S. Lynen 6J. Stage
7S. Mbangula 18Cameron Puertas 20R. Schmid
11J. Njinmah
+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
Bayern München Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Werder Bremen Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.11 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bayern München+0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Werder Bremen-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Bayern München · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
5.50
Conceded
0.00
Werder Bremen · Away 1.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
2.50
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.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

5 Bayern München wins0 draws1 Werder Bremen wins
Goals per game3.33 – 0.50 Over 2.583% Both scored33% Clean sheets50% · 17%
  • 7 Feb 2025Bayern München3–0Werder Bremen
  • 21 Sep 2024Werder Bremen0–5Bayern München
  • 21 Jan 2024Bayern München0–1Werder Bremen
  • 18 Aug 2023Werder Bremen0–4Bayern München
  • 6 May 2023Werder Bremen1–2Bayern München
  • 8 Nov 2022Bayern München6–1Werder 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 · Frank Willenborg 48 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.56league 4.28
Red cards0.17league 0.33
Cards 5+52%league 50%
Fouls22.3league 22.8
Penalties0.23league 0.53
Home wins38%league 42%
Bayern München5 with this referee
Record3-1-1 Cards · opp.1.4 · 2.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W19 Apr 25A · 1. FC Heidenheim4–01
  • L14 Dec 24A · FSV Mainz 051–22
  • W13 Apr 24H · 1.FC Köln2–00
  • W24 Jan 24H · Union Berlin1–02
  • D3 Sep 22A · Union Berlin1–12
Werder Bremen2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.3.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L16 Feb 25H · 1899 Hoffenheim1–32
  • W5 Feb 23A · VfB Stuttgart2–05

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

Bayern München4 games · scored 18 · conceded 3
2 0-15
4 16-30
4 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 61-75
3 2 76-90
Werder Bremen4 games · scored 8 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 76-90
Bayern München10 games · scored 37 · conceded 7
3 1 0-15
8 1 16-30
8 1 31-45
4 1 46-60
6 61-75
8 3 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 17 · conceded 14
4 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
6 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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