Bundesliga Gameweek 20 Sat, Jan 31 · 14:30 WWK Arena, Augsburg
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Our take

FC Augsburg were slight favourites.

FC Augsburg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (40 vs 25). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for FC Augsburg. FC Augsburg had 7 days of rest, FC St. Pauli 3.8 and had to travel 579 km.

Away travel579 kmRest days7 · 3.8Matches / 14d2 · 3
FC Augsburg57%
Draw23%
FC St. Pauli20%
Expected goals 1.88 – 1.03
FC Augsburg54%
Draw25%
FC St. Pauli21%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.02
FC Augsburg57%
Draw23%
FC St. Pauli20%
Expected goals 1.87 – 1.02
FC Augsburg49%
Draw25%
FC St. Pauli26%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.15
FC Augsburg56%
Draw24%
FC St. Pauli20%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.99
Over 2.5 56% Both score 55% 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 · GermanySascha Stegemann
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 90

Team strength

FC AugsburgFC St. Pauli
40 L90 StrengthIn forecast 25
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 24
72 AttackIn forecast 20
23 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

FC Augsburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

FC St. Pauli

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC AugsburgFC St. Pauli
1.16 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.89
1.89 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.68
0.97 xGVia Att/Def 0.77
1.62 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.19 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
68% Scored inContext 58%
16% Clean sheetsContext 16%
12.21 ShotsContext 9.68
3.95 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.44
32% On target shareContext 34%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 5.42
61% Box shareContext 55%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.44 OffsidesContext 2.64
13.16 Shots allowedContext 11.16
4.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.95
4.35 BlocksContext 3.47
2.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
57% Save rateContext 68%
45% PossessionIn forecast 46%
392 PassesContext 439
313 Accurate passesContext 348
80% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.73
11.16 FoulsContext 10.11
12.26 Fouls sufferedContext 9.95
2.63 Yellow cardsContext 1.42
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.05
This league season, per match · 19 and 19 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 0.60
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
60% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.30 ShotsContext 7.80
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.78
34% On target shareContext 32%
8.44 Shots in the boxContext 4.50
64% Box shareContext 55%
8% ConversionContext 12%
2.30 OffsidesContext 2.57
14.10 Shots allowedContext 11.50
4.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
4.90 BlocksContext 3.56
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
59% Save rateContext 69%
43% PossessionIn forecast 41%
386 PassesContext 389
310 Accurate passesContext 295
80% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.77
9.60 FoulsContext 8.90
13.50 Fouls sufferedContext 8.60
1.90 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

FC Augsburg
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km113 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC St. Pauli
Rest3.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel579 km567 km in 14d
Schedule load21%Moderate
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 FC St. Pauli
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 21
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 24 Jan3.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 27 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km579 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways113 km567 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 3 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

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
3-4-2-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
40N. Banks 31K. Schlotterbeck 34Arthur Chaves
27M. Wolf 8E. Rexhbeçaj 4H. Massengo 19Robin Fellhauer
20A. Claude-Maurice 32F. Rieder
38M. Gregoritsch
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
FC St. Pauli Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
22N. Vasilj(G)
3K. Mets 8E. Smith 15Tomoya Ando
11Arkadiusz Pyrka 20M. Rasmussen 6J. Sands 2E. Saliakas
16J. Fujita 10D. Sinani
26R. Jones
+3 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 +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC St. Pauli Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC Augsburg-0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • FC St. Pauli+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

FC Augsburg · Home 1.20points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
3-3-4
Scored
1.20
Conceded
1.80
FC St. Pauli · Away 0.50points per game · 10 away games
W-D-L
1-2-7
Scored
0.80
Conceded
1.60

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 3 of 3 meetings

1 FC Augsburg wins1 draws1 FC St. Pauli wins
Goals per game1.67 – 1.33 Over 2.567% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 14 Sep 2025FC St. Pauli2–1FC Augsburg
  • 1 Feb 2025FC St. Pauli1–1FC Augsburg
  • 15 Sep 2024FC Augsburg3–1FC St. Pauli

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 · Sascha Stegemann Germany · 90 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.19league 3.73
Red cards0.19league 0.18
Cards 5+47%league 39%
Fouls23.3league 21.0
Penalties0.18league 0.33
Home wins33%league 44%
FC Augsburg8 with this referee
Record1-4-3 Cards · opp.2.1 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D14 Feb 25H · RB Leipzig0–02
  • D24 Aug 24H · Werder Bremen2–23
  • L9 Dec 23A · Werder Bremen0–22
  • L16 Sep 23A · RB Leipzig0–30
  • D9 Nov 22A · Union Berlin2–24
FC St. Pauli2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L19 Sep 25A · VfB Stuttgart0–22
  • W2 Nov 24A · 1899 Hoffenheim2–01

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

FC Augsburg19 games · scored 22 · conceded 36
3 3 0-15
3 9 16-30
4 7 31-45
5 7 46-60
2 6 61-75
5 4 76-90
FC St. Pauli19 games · scored 17 · conceded 32
1 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 8 31-45
3 8 46-60
3 5 61-75
5 6 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 10 · conceded 15
2 1 0-15
2 5 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
2 2 76-90
FC St. Pauli10 games · scored 9 · conceded 14
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 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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