Bundesliga Gameweek 9 Fri, Oct 31 · 19:30 WWK Arena, Augsburg
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Our take

Borussia Dortmund were clear favourites.

Borussia Dortmund were the stronger side on L90 Strength (82 vs 38). FC Augsburg had 6.3 days of rest, Borussia Dortmund 6.1 and had to travel 427 km.

Away travel427 kmRest days6.3 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
FC Augsburg18%
Draw22%
Borussia Dortmund61%
Expected goals 1.05 – 2.09
FC Augsburg18%
Draw23%
Borussia Dortmund59%
Expected goals 0.95 – 1.88
FC Augsburg17%
Draw22%
Borussia Dortmund61%
Expected goals 1.02 – 2.06
FC Augsburg13%
Draw19%
Borussia Dortmund68%
Expected goals 0.94 – 2.34
FC Augsburg18%
Draw23%
Borussia Dortmund58%
Expected goals 0.98 – 1.91
Over 2.5 61% Both score 58% 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.
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Referee · GermanyTobias Stieler
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 91

Team strength

FC AugsburgBorussia Dortmund
38 L90 StrengthIn forecast 82
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 80
72 AttackIn forecast 69
23 DefenceIn forecast 80
— 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

FC Augsburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Borussia Dortmund

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC AugsburgBorussia Dortmund
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.75
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
0.84 xGVia Att/Def 1.60
1.77 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.89
+0.66 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
88% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 63%
11.25 ShotsContext 13.38
3.63 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.13
32% On target shareContext 38%
6.25 Shots in the boxContext 9.25
56% Box shareContext 71%
13% ConversionContext 13%
2.86 OffsidesContext 1.86
13.00 Shots allowedContext 9.38
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.29
3.57 BlocksContext 2.29
2.86 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
56% Save rateContext 77%
47% PossessionIn forecast 57%
396 PassesContext 539
317 Accurate passesContext 466
80% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.68 Team ratingContext 7.02
12.75 FoulsContext 11.25
10.25 Fouls sufferedContext 10.25
3.38 Yellow cardsContext 1.88
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.30
2.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.88 xGVia Att/Def 1.57
1.96 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.91
+0.42 Goals minus xGContext +0.73
80% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.50 ShotsContext 13.00
3.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
29% On target shareContext 39%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 8.40
57% Box shareContext 65%
11% ConversionContext 18%
2.67 OffsidesContext 1.71
13.70 Shots allowedContext 9.90
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.22
3.88 BlocksContext 3.13
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
55% Save rateContext 75%
47% PossessionIn forecast 57%
403 PassesContext 542
325 Accurate passesContext 466
81% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.71 Team ratingContext 7.03
11.50 FoulsContext 10.70
9.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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

FC Augsburg
Rest6.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km805 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Borussia Dortmund
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel427 km955 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
FC Augsburg Borussia Dortmund
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.3Bundesliga 2025-2026, 25 Oct6.1Bundesliga 2025-2026, 25 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km427 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways805 km955 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.97.8

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

FC Augsburg Confirmed XI
5-4-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
13D. Giannoulis 31K. Schlotterbeck 5C. Matsima 40N. Banks 19Robin Fellhauer
20A. Claude-Maurice 4H. Massengo 8E. Rexhbeçaj 32F. Rieder
36M. Kömür
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Borussia Dortmund Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1G. Kobel(G)
5A. Bensebaini 3W. Anton 28A. Anselmino
14M. Beier 8F. Nmecha 13P. Groß 2Yan Couto
10J. Brandt 9S. Guirassy 17C. Chukwuemeka
+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
FC Augsburg Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Borussia Dortmund Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC Augsburg+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Borussia Dortmund-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

FC Augsburg · Home 0.75points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-0-3
Scored
1.50
Conceded
3.50
Borussia Dortmund · Away 1.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.25

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 7 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

2 FC Augsburg wins2 draws4 Borussia Dortmund wins
Goals per game1.25 – 2.13 Over 2.563% Both scored75% Clean sheets13% · 13%
  • 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
  • 22 Jan 2023Borussia Dortmund4–3FC Augsburg

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 · Tobias Stieler Germany · 91 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.66league 4.22
Red cards0.19league 0.22
Cards 5+32%league 43%
Fouls22.1league 22.5
Penalties0.32league 0.40
Home wins54%league 43%
FC Augsburg3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W12 Apr 24H · Union Berlin2–01
  • W22 Oct 23A · 1. FC Heidenheim5–22
  • L29 Oct 22A · VfB Stuttgart1–22
Borussia Dortmund13 with this referee
Record8-1-4 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.9 Pens for · against4 · 3
  • W1 Mar 25A · FC St. Pauli2–02
  • L10 Jan 25H · Bayer Leverkusen2–31
  • D7 Dec 24A · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–12
  • W2 Nov 24H · RB Leipzig2–13
  • L11 May 24A · FSV Mainz 050–32

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

FC Augsburg8 games · scored 12 · conceded 20
1 2 0-15
1 4 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 6 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 2 76-90
Borussia Dortmund8 games · scored 14 · conceded 6
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
5 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 61-75
3 3 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 13 · conceded 26
1 3 0-15
1 4 16-30
4 3 31-45
3 7 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 5 76-90
Borussia Dortmund10 games · scored 23 · conceded 10
1 0-15
5 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
3 46-60
3 3 61-75
8 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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