Bundesliga Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 18 · 16:30 WWK Arena, Augsburg
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Our take

SC Freiburg were slight favourites.

SC Freiburg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (60 vs 37). FC Augsburg had 2.9 days of rest, SC Freiburg 3.9 and had to travel 230 km.

Away travel230 kmRest days2.9 · 3.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
FC Augsburg31%
Draw26%
SC Freiburg44%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.61
FC Augsburg30%
Draw27%
SC Freiburg43%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.49
FC Augsburg30%
Draw26%
SC Freiburg44%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.59
FC Augsburg24%
Draw24%
SC Freiburg52%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.81
FC Augsburg31%
Draw27%
SC Freiburg43%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.51
Over 2.5 56% 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.
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Referee · GermanyMartin Petersen
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 53

Team strength

FC AugsburgSC Freiburg
37 L90 StrengthIn forecast 60
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 64
72 AttackIn forecast 63
23 DefenceIn forecast 73
— 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—

SC Freiburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC AugsburgSC Freiburg
1.06 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.59
1.94 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.71
0.98 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
65% Scored inContext 76%
18% Clean sheetsContext 24%
11.94 ShotsContext 12.71
3.76 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.24
32% On target shareContext 33%
7.25 Shots in the boxContext 9.33
61% Box shareContext 67%
9% ConversionContext 13%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.67
13.18 Shots allowedContext 11.94
4.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.24
4.40 BlocksContext 3.93
2.64 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.65
56% Save rateContext 63%
46% PossessionIn forecast 51%
399 PassesContext 426
319 Accurate passesContext 351
80% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.53 FoulsContext 9.53
12.29 Fouls sufferedContext 12.41
2.76 Yellow cardsContext 1.71
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
0.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.05 xGVia Att/Def 1.66
1.59 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
-0.45 Goals minus xGContext +0.04
40% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.70 ShotsContext 15.10
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
29% On target shareContext 34%
7.89 Shots in the boxContext 10.67
63% Box shareContext 65%
5% ConversionContext 11%
2.20 OffsidesContext 2.78
13.50 Shots allowedContext 12.10
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
5.00 BlocksContext 4.83
2.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
50% Save rateContext 70%
45% PossessionIn forecast 54%
415 PassesContext 455
334 Accurate passesContext 379
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.70 Team ratingContext 6.85
10.30 FoulsContext 10.10
13.60 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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

FC Augsburg
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km895 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
SC Freiburg
Rest3.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel230 km988 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
FC Augsburg SC Freiburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match2.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 15 Jan3.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km230 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways895 km988 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one5.94.1

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

FC Augsburg Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
31K. Schlotterbeck 14Y. Keitel 40N. Banks
13D. Giannoulis 4H. Massengo 17K. Jakić 19Robin Fellhauer
20A. Claude-Maurice 32F. Rieder
38M. Gregoritsch
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
SC Freiburg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1N. Atubolu(G)
33J. Makengo 43B. Ogbus 28M. Ginter 17L. Kübler
44J. Manzambi 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 9L. Höler 29P. Treu
31I. Matanović
+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
SC Freiburg Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC Augsburg+0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • SC Freiburg-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

FC Augsburg · Home 1.22points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
3-2-4
Scored
1.11
Conceded
1.78
SC Freiburg · Away 0.89points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
2-2-5
Scored
1.22
Conceded
2.11

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 9 of 9 meetings

2 FC Augsburg wins1 draws6 SC Freiburg wins
Goals per game0.89 – 2.11 Over 2.578% Both scored56% Clean sheets11% · 44%
  • 23 Aug 2025SC Freiburg1–3FC Augsburg
  • 2 Mar 2025FC Augsburg0–0SC Freiburg
  • 19 Oct 2024SC Freiburg3–1FC Augsburg
  • 25 Feb 2024FC Augsburg2–1SC Freiburg
  • 1 Oct 2023SC Freiburg2–0FC Augsburg
  • 28 Jan 2023SC Freiburg3–1FC 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 · Martin Petersen Germany · 53 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.28league 3.78
Red cards0.19league 0.19
Cards 5+49%league 39%
Fouls24.0league 21.1
Penalties0.23league 0.32
Home wins45%league 46%
FC Augsburg10 with this referee
Record4-4-2 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.2 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • W12 Apr 25A · VfL Bochum2–12
  • W15 Mar 25H · VfL Wolfsburg1–01
  • D10 Nov 24H · 1899 Hoffenheim0–02
  • L1 Sep 24A · 1. FC Heidenheim0–44
  • L19 Apr 24A · Eintracht Frankfurt1–33
SC Freiburg1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W12 Mar 22H · VfL Wolfsburg3–22

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 Augsburg17 games · scored 18 · conceded 33
3 3 0-15
3 8 16-30
4 7 31-45
3 6 46-60
1 5 61-75
4 4 76-90
SC Freiburg17 games · scored 27 · conceded 29
5 2 0-15
2 4 16-30
3 7 31-45
6 10 46-60
3 2 61-75
8 4 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 6 · conceded 19
2 2 0-15
2 6 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 46-60
3 61-75
1 2 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 17 · conceded 16
3 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
5 7 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 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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