Bundesliga Gameweek 4 Sun, Sep 21 · 14:30 Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main
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Our take

Eintracht Frankfurt were clear favourites.

Eintracht Frankfurt were the stronger side on L90 Strength (72 vs 40). Eintracht Frankfurt usually keep the ball (50% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Eintracht Frankfurt had 8.8 days of rest, Union Berlin 8 and had to travel 424 km.

Away travel424 kmRest days8.8 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Eintracht Frankfurt66%
Draw20%
Union Berlin14%
Expected goals 2.19 – 0.90
Eintracht Frankfurt64%
Draw21%
Union Berlin15%
Expected goals 2.04 – 0.88
Eintracht Frankfurt65%
Draw21%
Union Berlin14%
Expected goals 2.13 – 0.89
Eintracht Frankfurt59%
Draw23%
Union Berlin18%
Expected goals 1.95 – 1.01
Eintracht Frankfurt65%
Draw21%
Union Berlin14%
Expected goals 2.09 – 0.88
Over 2.5 60% Both score 53% 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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Referee · GermanySven Jablonski
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 81

Team strength

Eintracht FrankfurtUnion Berlin
72 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
54 AttackIn forecast 42
37 DefenceIn forecast 42
— 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—

Union Berlin

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Eintracht FrankfurtUnion Berlin
2.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.67
1.60 xGVia Att/Def 1.38
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.16
+1.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.05
100% Scored inContext 67%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.33 ShotsContext 12.67
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
33% On target shareContext 32%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
64% Box shareContext 72%
20% ConversionContext 11%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.67
14.67 Shots allowedContext 13.33
5.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.67
1.33 BlocksContext 4.00
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
65% Save rateContext 60%
52% PossessionIn forecast 34%
428 PassesContext 293
356 Accurate passesContext 210
83% Pass accuracyContext 72%
6.97 Team ratingContext 6.69
9.33 FoulsContext 13.67
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.33
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
2.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
1.51 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
1.03 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
+0.79 Goals minus xGContext +0.34
80% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.40 ShotsContext 10.60
4.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
41% On target shareContext 33%
8.33 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
70% Box shareContext 73%
20% ConversionContext 13%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.13
11.20 Shots allowedContext 13.10
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
1.70 BlocksContext 3.11
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
73% Save rateContext 60%
50% PossessionIn forecast 35%
425 PassesContext 308
348 Accurate passesContext 228
82% Pass accuracyContext 74%
7.04 Team ratingContext 6.82
9.90 FoulsContext 11.00
10.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.10
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

Eintracht Frankfurt
Rest8.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km315 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Union Berlin
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel424 km0 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
Eintracht Frankfurt Union Berlin
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 12 Sep8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 13 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km424 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways315 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.17.2

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

Eintracht Frankfurt Confirmed XI
4-3-3
40Kauã Santos(G)
21N. Brown 3A. Theate 4R. Koch 34P. Collins
42C. Uzun 16H. Larsson 8F. Chaïbi
19J. Bahoya 17S. Wahi 20R. Doan
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Union Berlin Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1F. Rønnow(G)
4Diogo Leite 14L. Querfeld 5D. Doekhi
39D. Köhn 19J. Haberer 8R. Khedira 28C. Trimmel
10Ilyas Ansah 7O. Burke
23A. Ilić
+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
Eintracht Frankfurt Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Union Berlin Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Eintracht Frankfurt+1.1 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Union Berlin-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Eintracht Frankfurt · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
4.00
Conceded
1.00
Union Berlin · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
3.00

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

3 Eintracht Frankfurt wins2 draws3 Union Berlin wins
Goals per game1.13 – 1.00 Over 2.538% Both scored38% Clean sheets38% · 38%
  • 9 Mar 2025Eintracht Frankfurt1–2Union Berlin
  • 27 Oct 2024Union Berlin1–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 30 Mar 2024Eintracht Frankfurt0–0Union Berlin
  • 4 Nov 2023Union Berlin0–3Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 19 Mar 2023Union Berlin2–0Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 1 Oct 2022Eintracht Frankfurt2–0Union Berlin

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 · Sven Jablonski Germany · 81 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.90league 4.21
Red cards0.09league 0.33
Cards 5+42%league 48%
Fouls19.9league 22.8
Penalties0.20league 0.55
Home wins42%league 42%
Eintracht Frankfurt7 with this referee
Record2-5-0 Cards · opp.1.4 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W14 Jan 25H · SC Freiburg4–11
  • D10 Feb 24H · VfL Bochum1–12
  • W4 Nov 23A · Union Berlin3–01
  • D15 Apr 23H · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–11
  • D28 Jan 23A · Bayern München1–11
Union Berlin8 with this referee
Record1-1-6 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.9 Pens for · against2 · 2
  • L15 Feb 25H · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–20
  • D14 Sep 24A · RB Leipzig0–03
  • L20 Apr 24H · Bayern München1–50
  • L16 Dec 23A · VfL Bochum0–32
  • L4 Nov 23H · Eintracht Frankfurt0–30

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 Frankfurt3 games · scored 8 · conceded 5
1 0-15
4 16-30
1 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Union Berlin3 games · scored 4 · conceded 8
0-15
1 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
3 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt10 games · scored 23 · conceded 11
1 3 0-15
6 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
4 2 46-60
8 61-75
2 76-90
Union Berlin10 games · scored 14 · conceded 19
1 3 0-15
3 2 16-30
4 6 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 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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