Bundesliga Gameweek 26 Sat, Mar 14 · 14:30 SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Dortmund
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Our take

Borussia Dortmund were clear favourites.

Borussia Dortmund were the stronger side on L90 Strength (80 vs 43). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for FC Augsburg. Borussia Dortmund had 6.9 days of rest, FC Augsburg 7 and had to travel 427 km.

Away travel427 kmRest days6.9 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Borussia Dortmund63%
Draw20%
FC Augsburg17%
Expected goals 2.24 – 1.09
Borussia Dortmund69%
Draw19%
FC Augsburg12%
Expected goals 2.20 – 0.81
Borussia Dortmund63%
Draw20%
FC Augsburg17%
Expected goals 2.22 – 1.07
Borussia Dortmund55%
Draw23%
FC Augsburg23%
Expected goals 1.99 – 1.22
Borussia Dortmund61%
Draw22%
FC Augsburg17%
Expected goals 2.08 – 1.03
Over 2.5 65% Both score 60% 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 · GermanyBastian Dankert
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 75

Team strength

Borussia DortmundFC Augsburg
80 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
80 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
69 AttackIn forecast 72
80 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

Borussia Dortmund

Attack—
Defense risk—

FC Augsburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Borussia DortmundFC Augsburg
2.12 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.24
1.04 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.72
1.65 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.61
+0.47 Goals minus xGContext +0.14
100% Scored inContext 72%
44% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.72 ShotsContext 12.40
4.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.16
36% On target shareContext 34%
9.16 Shots in the boxContext 7.54
73% Box shareContext 61%
17% ConversionContext 10%
1.94 OffsidesContext 2.35
10.56 Shots allowedContext 13.04
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.46
2.87 BlocksContext 4.41
2.61 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.91
72% Save rateContext 63%
53% PossessionIn forecast 46%
484 PassesContext 398
408 Accurate passesContext 318
84% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.77
11.24 FoulsContext 11.24
10.36 Fouls sufferedContext 11.32
1.88 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.64 xGVia Att/Def 1.34
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.70
+0.46 Goals minus xGContext +0.06
90% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.50 ShotsContext 13.10
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
31% On target shareContext 35%
9.44 Shots in the boxContext 7.70
72% Box shareContext 60%
17% ConversionContext 11%
2.17 OffsidesContext 1.89
11.60 Shots allowedContext 13.00
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.80 BlocksContext 4.44
2.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
68% Save rateContext 67%
51% PossessionIn forecast 46%
441 PassesContext 407
361 Accurate passesContext 328
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.83
12.00 FoulsContext 10.30
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.80
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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

Borussia Dortmund
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km148 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC Augsburg
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel427 km693 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
Borussia Dortmund FC Augsburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 7 Mar7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 7 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km427 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways148 km693 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.18.2

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

Borussia Dortmund Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1G. Kobel(G)
4N. Schlotterbeck 3W. Anton 49Luca Reggiani
24D. Svensson 8F. Nmecha 7J. Bellingham 26J. Ryerson
27K. Adeyemi 20M. Sabitzer
14M. Beier
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
FC Augsburg Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
16C. Zesiger 31K. Schlotterbeck 34Arthur Chaves
13D. Giannoulis 4H. Massengo 17K. Jakić 19Robin Fellhauer
20A. Claude-Maurice 32F. Rieder
21Rodrigo Ribeiro
+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
Borussia Dortmund Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC Augsburg Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Borussia Dortmund-0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • FC Augsburg+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Borussia Dortmund · Home 2.42points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
9-2-1
Scored
2.33
Conceded
0.92
FC Augsburg · Away 0.83points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
3-1-8
Scored
1.17
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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

5 Borussia Dortmund wins2 draws2 FC Augsburg wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.11 Over 2.556% Both scored67% Clean sheets22% · 11%
  • 31 Oct 2025FC Augsburg0–1Borussia Dortmund
  • 8 Mar 2025Borussia Dortmund0–1FC Augsburg
  • 26 Oct 2024FC Augsburg2–1Borussia Dortmund
  • 4 May 2024Borussia Dortmund5–1FC Augsburg
  • 16 Dec 2023FC Augsburg1–1Borussia Dortmund
  • 21 May 2023FC Augsburg0–3Borussia Dortmund

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 · Bastian Dankert Germany · 75 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.47league 3.72
Red cards0.16league 0.17
Cards 5+32%league 38%
Fouls23.5league 20.6
Penalties0.25league 0.37
Home wins47%league 46%
Borussia Dortmund4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L18 Oct 25A · Bayern München1–24
  • W22 Feb 25H · Union Berlin6–02
  • D2 Feb 24A · 1. FC Heidenheim0–02
  • W13 Mar 22H · Arminia Bielefeld1–01
FC Augsburg6 with this referee
Record2-1-3 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.0 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • D7 Dec 24A · Eintracht Frankfurt2–22
  • L19 Oct 24A · SC Freiburg1–31
  • W25 Feb 24H · SC Freiburg2–13
  • L6 Aug 22H · SC Freiburg0–40
  • L8 May 22A · RB Leipzig0–42

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

Borussia Dortmund25 games · scored 53 · conceded 26
6 1 0-15
5 3 16-30
15 2 31-45
6 5 46-60
7 6 61-75
14 9 76-90
FC Augsburg25 games · scored 31 · conceded 43
3 4 0-15
3 9 16-30
6 9 31-45
8 7 46-60
2 7 61-75
9 7 76-90
Borussia Dortmund10 games · scored 21 · conceded 15
4 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 3 31-45
3 4 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 5 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
2 0-15
2 16-30
3 3 31-45
5 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
5 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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