Bundesliga Gameweek 14 Sat, Dec 13 · 14:30 Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. FC St. Pauli had 7 days of rest, 1. FC Heidenheim 7 and had to travel 542 km.

Away travel542 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
FC St. Pauli40%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim33%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.31
FC St. Pauli39%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim33%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.27
FC St. Pauli40%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim33%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.32
FC St. Pauli33%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim40%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.47
FC St. Pauli40%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim33%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.27
Over 2.5 52% Both score 57% 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 · GermanySören Storks
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 24

Team strength

FC St. Pauli1. FC Heidenheim
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 29
24 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
20 AttackIn forecast 48
23 DefenceIn forecast 39
— 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 St. Pauli

Attack—
Defense risk—

1. FC Heidenheim

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC St. Pauli1. FC Heidenheim
0.85 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.92
1.92 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.15
0.80 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
1.34 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.69
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
54% Scored inContext 62%
8% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.69 ShotsContext 10.38
3.58 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
31% On target shareContext 31%
5.77 Shots in the boxContext 6.83
52% Box shareContext 62%
8% ConversionContext 9%
2.55 OffsidesContext 1.80
10.77 Shots allowedContext 15.31
5.23 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.33 BlocksContext 3.85
3.58 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
66% Save rateContext 60%
48% PossessionIn forecast 41%
460 PassesContext 345
371 Accurate passesContext 268
81% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.67 Team ratingContext 6.71
10.54 FoulsContext 10.15
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.15
1.54 Yellow cardsContext 1.62
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 13 and 13 games
0.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.10
0.62 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.51
-0.22 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
40% Scored inContext 70%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
9.90 ShotsContext 11.70
2.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
23% On target shareContext 31%
4.90 Shots in the boxContext 8.11
48% Box shareContext 65%
4% ConversionContext 9%
2.44 OffsidesContext 1.71
11.70 Shots allowedContext 15.10
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
4.00 BlocksContext 4.40
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
65% Save rateContext 57%
47% PossessionIn forecast 43%
450 PassesContext 361
362 Accurate passesContext 282
81% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.60 Team ratingContext 6.74
9.50 FoulsContext 10.50
9.30 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
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 St. Pauli
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,938 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
1. FC Heidenheim
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel542 km971 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 St. Pauli 1. FC Heidenheim
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 6 Dec7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 6 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km542 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,938 km971 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one88.1

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 St. Pauli Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
22N. Vasilj(G)
3K. Mets 8E. Smith 5H. Wahl
23Louis Oppie 7J. Irvine 6J. Sands 11Arkadiusz Pyrka
28M. Pereira Lage 16J. Fujita
19M. Kaars
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
1. FC Heidenheim Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
41D. Ramaj(G)
4T. Siersleben 6P. Mainka 27T. Keller
19J. Föhrenbach 16J. Niehues 3J. Schöppner 2M. Busch
22A. Ibrahimović 21A. Beck
18M. Pieringer
+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 St. Pauli Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
1. FC Heidenheim Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC St. Pauli+0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • 1. FC Heidenheim-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

FC St. Pauli · Home 0.67points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
1-1-4
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.33
1. FC Heidenheim · Away 0.50points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
1-0-5
Scored
0.67
Conceded
2.50

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 11 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 FC St. Pauli wins0 draws1 1. FC Heidenheim wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 18 Jan 20251. FC Heidenheim0–2FC St. Pauli
  • 25 Aug 2024FC St. Pauli0–21. FC Heidenheim

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 · Sören Storks Germany · 24 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.50league 3.94
Red cards0.17league 0.20
Cards 5+58%league 42%
Fouls21.6league 21.3
Penalties0.25league 0.33
Home wins42%league 47%
FC St. Pauli3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.0.3 · 3.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L4 Oct 25A · Werder Bremen0–10
  • D20 Apr 25H · Bayer Leverkusen1–11
  • W26 Jan 25H · Union Berlin3–00
1. FC Heidenheim3 with this referee
Record0-0-3 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.7 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L1 Mar 25H · Borussia Mönchengladbach0–32
  • L7 Dec 24A · Bayern München2–40
  • L2 Mar 24H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–21

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 St. Pauli13 games · scored 11 · conceded 25
1 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 7 31-45
2 7 46-60
1 3 61-75
4 4 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim13 games · scored 12 · conceded 28
1 0-15
1 5 16-30
1 8 31-45
3 6 46-60
2 4 61-75
5 4 76-90
FC St. Pauli10 games · scored 4 · conceded 21
1 2 0-15
1 16-30
1 6 31-45
7 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 4 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim10 games · scored 11 · conceded 21
1 0-15
4 16-30
1 6 31-45
3 5 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 2 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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