Bundesliga Gameweek 27 Sat, Mar 21 · 17:30 SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Dortmund
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Our take

Borussia Dortmund were clear favourites.

Borussia Dortmund were the stronger side on L90 Strength (81 vs 39). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Hamburger SV. Borussia Dortmund had 7.1 days of rest, Hamburger SV 7 and had to travel 284 km.

Away travel284 kmRest days7.1 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Borussia Dortmund72%
Draw17%
Hamburger SV11%
Expected goals 2.46 – 0.87
Borussia Dortmund71%
Draw18%
Hamburger SV10%
Expected goals 2.31 – 0.77
Borussia Dortmund71%
Draw18%
Hamburger SV11%
Expected goals 2.43 – 0.87
Borussia Dortmund64%
Draw20%
Hamburger SV15%
Expected goals 2.19 – 0.98
Borussia Dortmund70%
Draw19%
Hamburger SV12%
Expected goals 2.27 – 0.82
Over 2.5 65% 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.
Weather (Dortmund)

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Referee · GermanyMatthias Jollenbeck
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 66

Team strength

Borussia DortmundHamburger SV
81 L90 StrengthIn forecast 39
80 Current StrengthIn forecast 40
69 AttackIn forecast 37
80 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

Borussia Dortmund

Attack—
Defense risk—

Hamburger SV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Borussia DortmundHamburger SV
2.12 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.12
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.42
1.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.51
+0.45 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
100% Scored inContext 65%
46% Clean sheetsContext 23%
12.85 ShotsContext 11.77
4.58 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.54
36% On target shareContext 39%
9.35 Shots in the boxContext 7.83
74% Box shareContext 63%
17% ConversionContext 10%
1.94 OffsidesContext 2.29
10.38 Shots allowedContext 13.31
3.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.68
2.87 BlocksContext 3.52
2.58 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.13
73% Save rateContext 65%
53% PossessionIn forecast 47%
488 PassesContext 397
412 Accurate passesContext 324
84% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.85
11.08 FoulsContext 11.69
10.23 Fouls sufferedContext 12.69
1.81 Yellow cardsContext 2.12
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 26 and 26 games
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.05
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
+0.33 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
90% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.70 ShotsContext 11.10
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
31% On target shareContext 41%
9.89 Shots in the boxContext 7.11
74% Box shareContext 58%
16% ConversionContext 11%
2.17 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.20 Shots allowedContext 12.10
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.00 BlocksContext 3.00
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
67% Save rateContext 69%
53% PossessionIn forecast 48%
469 PassesContext 401
390 Accurate passesContext 323
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.88
11.20 FoulsContext 11.10
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.80
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
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
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km148 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Hamburger SV
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel284 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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 Hamburger SV
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Mar7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km284 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways148 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one1413.8

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

Borussia Dortmund Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1G. Kobel(G)
4N. Schlotterbeck 3W. Anton 49Luca Reggiani
24D. Svensson 8F. Nmecha 7J. Bellingham 20M. Sabitzer 26J. Ryerson
27K. Adeyemi 14M. Beier
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Hamburger SV Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
25J. Torunarigha 44L. Vušković 17W. Omari
21N. Remberg
28M. Muheim 6A. Sambi Lokonga 20Fábio Vieira 2W. Mikelbrencis
27P. Otele 11R. Königsdörffer
+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 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Hamburger SV Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Borussia Dortmund+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Hamburger SV-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Borussia Dortmund · Home 2.46points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
10-2-1
Scored
2.31
Conceded
0.85
Hamburger SV · Away 0.83points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
2-4-6
Scored
0.75
Conceded
1.67

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 1 of 1 meetings

0 Borussia Dortmund wins1 draws0 Hamburger SV wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 8 Nov 2025Hamburger SV1–1Borussia 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 · Matthias Jollenbeck Germany · 66 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.79league 3.73
Red cards0.17league 0.18
Cards 5+35%league 38%
Fouls22.8league 20.5
Penalties0.32league 0.36
Home wins53%league 45%
Borussia Dortmund9 with this referee
Record4-3-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against3 · 2 Reds2
  • W1 Feb 26H · 1. FC Heidenheim3–22
  • D23 Aug 25A · FC St. Pauli3–34
  • L15 Mar 25A · RB Leipzig0–23
  • W22 Dec 24A · VfL Wolfsburg3–13
  • W18 Oct 24H · FC St. Pauli2–12
Hamburger SV

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

Borussia Dortmund26 games · scored 55 · conceded 26
7 1 0-15
5 3 16-30
15 2 31-45
7 5 46-60
7 6 61-75
14 9 76-90
Hamburger SV26 games · scored 29 · conceded 37
2 4 0-15
3 7 16-30
7 7 31-45
6 7 46-60
5 5 61-75
6 7 76-90
Borussia Dortmund10 games · scored 20 · conceded 15
4 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 3 31-45
3 4 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 5 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 12 · conceded 10
0-15
1 2 16-30
6 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 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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