Bundesliga Gameweek 15 Sat, Dec 20 · 14:30 WWK Arena, Augsburg
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Werder Bremen were the stronger side on L90 Strength (48 vs 39). FC Augsburg had 7 days of rest, Werder Bremen 5.8 and had to travel 543 km.

Away travel543 kmRest days7 · 5.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
FC Augsburg40%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen34%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.39
FC Augsburg38%
Draw27%
Werder Bremen34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
FC Augsburg39%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen35%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.36
FC Augsburg32%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen42%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.56
FC Augsburg39%
Draw27%
Werder Bremen34%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.32
Over 2.5 55% 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 · GermanyTobias Welz
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 44

Team strength

FC AugsburgWerder Bremen
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 48
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
72 AttackIn forecast 56
23 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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—

Werder Bremen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC AugsburgWerder Bremen
1.21 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.29
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
0.96 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.64 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.68
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
71% Scored inContext 71%
14% Clean sheetsContext 21%
11.86 ShotsContext 12.21
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.36
31% On target shareContext 36%
7.23 Shots in the boxContext 7.69
61% Box shareContext 60%
10% ConversionContext 11%
2.69 OffsidesContext 1.82
13.36 Shots allowedContext 15.64
4.43 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.21
4.42 BlocksContext 3.93
2.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
60% Save rateContext 64%
45% PossessionIn forecast 48%
389 PassesContext 449
309 Accurate passesContext 369
79% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.77
12.00 FoulsContext 9.71
11.14 Fouls sufferedContext 9.64
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.43
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 14 and 14 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.04 xGVia Att/Def 0.96
1.33 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.53
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.04
60% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.60 ShotsContext 12.40
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
29% On target shareContext 32%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.78
60% Box shareContext 58%
9% ConversionContext 8%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.80 Shots allowedContext 16.20
3.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.90
4.50 BlocksContext 4.00
2.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.80
54% Save rateContext 70%
44% PossessionIn forecast 48%
391 PassesContext 446
309 Accurate passesContext 364
79% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.86
11.20 FoulsContext 9.40
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 9.70
2.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km504 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Werder Bremen
Rest5.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel543 km190 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 Werder Bremen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 13 Dec5.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km543 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways504 km190 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one2224.2

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

FC Augsburg Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
16C. Zesiger 31K. Schlotterbeck 40N. Banks
13D. Giannoulis 4H. Massengo 17K. Jakić 19Robin Fellhauer
20A. Claude-Maurice 32F. Rieder
27M. Wolf
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
3-5-2
30M. Backhaus(G)
5A. Pieper 32M. Friedl 4N. Stark
23I. Schmidt 18Cameron Puertas 14S. Lynen 6J. Stage 3Y. Sugawara
20R. Schmid 11J. Njinmah
+9 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Werder Bremen Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.07 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC Augsburg+0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Werder Bremen-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

FC Augsburg · Home 1.29points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
3-0-4
Scored
1.29
Conceded
2.14
Werder Bremen · Away 0.71points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
1-2-4
Scored
1.43
Conceded
2.29

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 12 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

3 FC Augsburg wins1 draws2 Werder Bremen wins
Goals per game1.17 – 1.33 Over 2.550% Both scored33% Clean sheets33% · 33%
  • 19 Jan 2025Werder Bremen0–2FC Augsburg
  • 24 Aug 2024FC Augsburg2–2Werder Bremen
  • 27 Apr 2024FC Augsburg0–3Werder Bremen
  • 9 Dec 2023Werder Bremen2–0FC Augsburg
  • 4 Mar 2023FC Augsburg2–1Werder Bremen
  • 9 Sep 2022Werder Bremen0–1FC 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 · Tobias Welz Germany · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.14league 3.91
Red cards0.16league 0.21
Cards 5+39%league 41%
Fouls23.4league 21.2
Penalties0.25league 0.32
Home wins48%league 47%
FC Augsburg8 with this referee
Record1-0-7 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.6 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds1
  • L27 Sep 25A · 1. FC Heidenheim1–26
  • L21 Dec 24A · Holstein Kiel1–54
  • W26 Oct 24H · Borussia Dortmund2–13
  • L27 Apr 24H · Werder Bremen0–31
  • L21 May 23H · Borussia Dortmund0–34
Werder Bremen5 with this referee
Record3-1-1 Cards · opp.2.4 · 2.0 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • W17 May 25A · 1. FC Heidenheim4–12
  • W8 Mar 25A · Bayer Leverkusen2–04
  • L5 Oct 24H · SC Freiburg0–11
  • W27 Apr 24A · FC Augsburg3–02
  • D17 Sep 22A · Bayer Leverkusen1–13

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 Augsburg14 games · scored 17 · conceded 28
3 2 0-15
3 7 16-30
3 6 31-45
3 6 46-60
1 4 61-75
4 3 76-90
Werder Bremen14 games · scored 18 · conceded 28
2 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 6 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 8 61-75
7 7 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 10 · conceded 18
3 1 0-15
2 5 16-30
4 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 3 61-75
2 2 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 10 · conceded 18
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 46-60
2 5 61-75
4 7 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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