Bundesliga Gameweek 27 Sun, Mar 22 · 18:30 WWK Arena, Augsburg
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Our take

VfB Stuttgart were slight favourites.

VfB Stuttgart were the stronger side on L90 Strength (68 vs 43). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for FC Augsburg. FC Augsburg had 8.2 days of rest, VfB Stuttgart 2.9 and had to travel 135 km.

Away travel135 kmRest days8.2 · 2.9Matches / 14d1 · 3
FC Augsburg31%
Draw25%
VfB Stuttgart44%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.70
FC Augsburg29%
Draw27%
VfB Stuttgart45%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.52
FC Augsburg31%
Draw25%
VfB Stuttgart44%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.70
FC Augsburg24%
Draw23%
VfB Stuttgart52%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.91
FC Augsburg32%
Draw26%
VfB Stuttgart42%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.54
Over 2.5 60% Both score 62% 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 · GermanyFelix Zwayer
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 124

Team strength

FC AugsburgVfB Stuttgart
43 L90 StrengthIn forecast 68
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 68
72 AttackIn forecast 70
23 DefenceIn forecast 58
— 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—

VfB Stuttgart

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC AugsburgVfB Stuttgart
1.19 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.96
1.73 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.31
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.65
1.63 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.40
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.31
69% Scored inContext 92%
19% Clean sheetsContext 38%
12.15 ShotsContext 14.77
4.08 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.65
34% On target shareContext 38%
7.36 Shots in the boxContext 9.73
61% Box shareContext 66%
10% ConversionContext 13%
2.38 OffsidesContext 2.38
13.15 Shots allowedContext 11.96
4.48 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.19
4.39 BlocksContext 3.15
2.91 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.17
63% Save rateContext 72%
45% PossessionIn forecast 59%
396 PassesContext 516
317 Accurate passesContext 435
80% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.94
11.08 FoulsContext 9.54
11.15 Fouls sufferedContext 11.96
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.85
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 26 and 26 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.20 xGVia Att/Def 1.62
1.60 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.28
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.10 ShotsContext 15.10
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.70
38% On target shareContext 38%
7.30 Shots in the boxContext 9.70
60% Box shareContext 64%
12% ConversionContext 13%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.40 Shots allowedContext 10.40
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
4.67 BlocksContext 2.22
3.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
72% Save rateContext 64%
45% PossessionIn forecast 61%
392 PassesContext 541
312 Accurate passesContext 455
80% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.92
10.10 FoulsContext 9.10
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
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
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km854 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
VfB Stuttgart
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel135 km3,262 km in 14d
Schedule load33%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 VfB Stuttgart
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 33
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Mar2.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - Knockout phase, 19 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km135 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways854 km3,262 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 32 / 3 / 7
Next matchdays after this one12.812.9

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)
16C. Zesiger 31K. Schlotterbeck 40N. Banks
13D. Giannoulis 4H. Massengo 8E. Rexhbeçaj 19Robin Fellhauer
20A. Claude-Maurice 32F. Rieder
21Rodrigo Ribeiro
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
VfB Stuttgart Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
33A. Nübel(G)
7M. Mittelstädt 24J. Chabot 29Finn Jeltsch 22L. Assignon
30Chema Andrés 6A. Stiller
10C. Führich 28N. Nartey 8Tiago Tomás
26D. Undav
+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 +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
VfB Stuttgart Scores -0.03 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC Augsburg+0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • VfB Stuttgart-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

FC Augsburg · Home 1.62points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
6-3-4
Scored
1.31
Conceded
1.46
VfB Stuttgart · Away 1.38points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
5-3-5
Scored
2.23
Conceded
1.69

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

1 FC Augsburg wins1 draws7 VfB Stuttgart wins
Goals per game1.11 – 2.11 Over 2.567% Both scored56% Clean sheets0% · 44%
  • 9 Nov 2025VfB Stuttgart3–2FC Augsburg
  • 11 May 2025VfB Stuttgart4–0FC Augsburg
  • 12 Jan 2025FC Augsburg0–1VfB Stuttgart
  • 10 May 2024FC Augsburg0–1VfB Stuttgart
  • 20 Dec 2023VfB Stuttgart3–0FC Augsburg
  • 21 Apr 2023FC Augsburg1–1VfB Stuttgart

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 · Felix Zwayer Germany · 124 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.69league 3.73
Red cards0.15league 0.18
Cards 5+54%league 38%
Fouls21.9league 20.4
Penalties0.31league 0.36
Home wins44%league 45%
FC Augsburg7 with this referee
Record5-0-2 Cards · opp.2.6 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W15 Feb 26H · 1. FC Heidenheim1–00
  • W23 Aug 25A · SC Freiburg3–15
  • L14 Dec 24H · Bayer Leverkusen0–23
  • W15 Sep 24H · FC St. Pauli3–14
  • W2 Mar 24A · SV Darmstadt 986–00
VfB Stuttgart10 with this referee
Record4-2-4 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.2 Pens for · against4 · 3
  • W10 Jan 26A · Bayer Leverkusen4–12
  • W26 Oct 25H · FSV Mainz 052–13
  • W18 Jan 25H · SC Freiburg4–05
  • L10 Nov 24H · Eintracht Frankfurt2–32
  • D27 Apr 24A · Bayer Leverkusen2–23

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 Augsburg26 games · scored 31 · conceded 45
3 5 0-15
3 9 16-30
6 9 31-45
8 8 46-60
2 7 61-75
9 7 76-90
VfB Stuttgart26 games · scored 51 · conceded 34
3 4 0-15
8 4 16-30
11 8 31-45
6 2 46-60
5 2 61-75
18 14 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
2 0-15
1 16-30
3 2 31-45
5 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
5 4 76-90
VfB Stuttgart10 games · scored 19 · conceded 14
3 1 0-15
3 5 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 61-75
8 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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