Bundesliga Gameweek 20 Sat, Jan 31 · 14:30 Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main
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Our take

Bayer Leverkusen were slight favourites.

Bayer Leverkusen were the stronger side on L90 Strength (77 vs 54). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Bayer Leverkusen. Eintracht Frankfurt had 7 days of rest, Bayer Leverkusen 7 and had to travel 157 km.

Away travel157 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 2
Eintracht Frankfurt23%
Draw23%
Bayer Leverkusen54%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.91
Eintracht Frankfurt29%
Draw27%
Bayer Leverkusen44%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.52
Eintracht Frankfurt23%
Draw23%
Bayer Leverkusen54%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.90
Eintracht Frankfurt17%
Draw21%
Bayer Leverkusen62%
Expected goals 1.05 – 2.14
Eintracht Frankfurt23%
Draw25%
Bayer Leverkusen52%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.72
Over 2.5 59% Both score 59% 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 (Frankfurt am Main)

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Referee · GermanyRobert Schröder
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 64

Team strength

Eintracht FrankfurtBayer Leverkusen
54 L90 StrengthIn forecast 77
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 78
54 AttackIn forecast 87
37 DefenceIn forecast 79
— 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

Eintracht Frankfurt

Attack—
Defense risk—

Bayer Leverkusen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Eintracht FrankfurtBayer Leverkusen
2.05 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.94
2.21 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.39
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.74
1.39 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.10
+0.77 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
89% Scored inContext 83%
16% Clean sheetsContext 28%
11.84 ShotsContext 13.72
4.42 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.78
37% On target shareContext 35%
8.16 Shots in the boxContext 8.72
69% Box shareContext 63%
17% ConversionContext 14%
1.69 OffsidesContext 1.36
11.84 Shots allowedContext 12.06
4.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
2.50 BlocksContext 3.13
2.65 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.59
53% Save rateContext 72%
53% PossessionIn forecast 59%
475 PassesContext 595
391 Accurate passesContext 528
82% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.99
10.32 FoulsContext 8.89
9.63 Fouls sufferedContext 10.72
1.63 Yellow cardsContext 2.22
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 19 and 18 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
2.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.86
1.74 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
+0.37 Goals minus xGContext -0.56
80% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.40 ShotsContext 15.00
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
44% On target shareContext 33%
6.40 Shots in the boxContext 9.70
74% Box shareContext 64%
17% ConversionContext 9%
2.80 OffsidesContext 1.25
13.80 Shots allowedContext 11.00
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.78 BlocksContext 3.29
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.78
56% Save rateContext 77%
44% PossessionIn forecast 61%
410 PassesContext 596
324 Accurate passesContext 527
79% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.59 Team ratingContext 6.92
12.50 FoulsContext 7.90
8.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.80
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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

Eintracht Frankfurt
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bayer Leverkusen
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel157 km479 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
Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 24 Jan7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 24 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km157 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km479 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.27.1

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

Eintracht Frankfurt Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
40Kauã Santos(G)
3A. Theate 4R. Koch 5A. Amenda
21N. Brown 15E. Skhiri 16H. Larsson 13R. Kristensen
27M. Götze 20R. Doan
25A. Kalimuendo
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Bayer Leverkusen Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
28J. Blaswich(G)
12E. Tapsoba 8R. Andrich 4J. Quansah
20Álex Grimaldo 24Aleix García 6E. Fernández 13Arthur
11M. Terrier 10M. Tillman
35Christian Kofane
+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
Eintracht Frankfurt Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bayer Leverkusen Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Eintracht Frankfurt+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Bayer Leverkusen-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Eintracht Frankfurt · Home 1.56points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
4-2-3
Scored
1.78
Conceded
1.67
Bayer Leverkusen · Away 1.63points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
4-1-3
Scored
1.88
Conceded
1.88

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 15 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

2 Eintracht Frankfurt wins0 draws7 Bayer Leverkusen wins
Goals per game1.67 – 2.78 Over 2.589% Both scored78% Clean sheets0% · 22%
  • 12 Sep 2025Bayer Leverkusen3–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 1 Mar 2025Eintracht Frankfurt1–4Bayer Leverkusen
  • 19 Oct 2024Bayer Leverkusen2–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 5 May 2024Eintracht Frankfurt1–5Bayer Leverkusen
  • 17 Dec 2023Bayer Leverkusen3–0Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 8 Apr 2023Bayer Leverkusen3–1Eintracht Frankfurt

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 · Robert Schröder Germany · 64 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.05league 3.73
Red cards0.17league 0.18
Cards 5+45%league 39%
Fouls23.7league 21.0
Penalties0.34league 0.33
Home wins48%league 44%
Eintracht Frankfurt4 with this referee
Record0-3-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D11 May 24A · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–10
  • D29 Oct 23H · Borussia Dortmund3–33
  • D13 Nov 22A · FSV Mainz 051–12
  • L8 Jan 22H · Borussia Dortmund2–33
Bayer Leverkusen3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 3.3 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds1
  • W23 Aug 24A · Borussia Mönchengladbach3–20
  • L19 Feb 23H · FSV Mainz 052–36
  • W6 Nov 22H · Union Berlin5–01

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

Eintracht Frankfurt19 games · scored 39 · conceded 42
4 7 0-15
8 4 16-30
8 5 31-45
8 7 46-60
4 6 61-75
7 13 76-90
Bayer Leverkusen18 games · scored 35 · conceded 25
6 3 0-15
7 4 16-30
9 9 31-45
4 3 46-60
5 2 61-75
4 4 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt10 games · scored 14 · conceded 26
3 3 0-15
4 3 16-30
2 31-45
1 7 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 7 76-90
Bayer Leverkusen10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
2 4 0-15
2 16-30
4 5 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
3 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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