Bundesliga Gameweek 19 Fri, Jan 23 · 19:30 Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Hamburger SV were the stronger side on L90 Strength (33 vs 25). FC St. Pauli had 6.2 days of rest, Hamburger SV 6.2 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days6.2 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
FC St. Pauli38%
Draw27%
Hamburger SV35%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.37
FC St. Pauli38%
Draw27%
Hamburger SV35%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.31
FC St. Pauli38%
Draw27%
Hamburger SV36%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.37
FC St. Pauli31%
Draw26%
Hamburger SV43%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.54
FC St. Pauli38%
Draw27%
Hamburger SV35%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.31
Over 2.5 53% 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.
Weather (Hamburg)

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Referee · GermanyTobias Welz
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 46

Team strength

FC St. PauliHamburger SV
25 L90 StrengthIn forecast 33
24 Current StrengthIn forecast 40
20 AttackIn forecast 37
23 DefenceIn forecast 43
— 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—

Hamburger SV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC St. PauliHamburger SV
0.94 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.82 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.59
0.76 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.45
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
59% Scored inContext 59%
12% Clean sheetsContext 24%
9.94 ShotsContext 12.94
3.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
34% On target shareContext 39%
5.59 Shots in the boxContext 8.56
55% Box shareContext 65%
10% ConversionContext 8%
2.46 OffsidesContext 2.33
11.47 Shots allowedContext 13.59
5.12 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.06
3.69 BlocksContext 3.75
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
66% Save rateContext 63%
46% PossessionIn forecast 47%
437 PassesContext 401
346 Accurate passesContext 331
79% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.83
10.06 FoulsContext 12.29
9.88 Fouls sufferedContext 12.94
1.53 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.54 xGVia Att/Def 0.98
1.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.26 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
60% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 10%
8.50 ShotsContext 13.30
2.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
28% On target shareContext 40%
4.60 Shots in the boxContext 9.10
52% Box shareContext 72%
9% ConversionContext 8%
2.38 OffsidesContext 2.50
12.30 Shots allowedContext 12.50
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.56
3.75 BlocksContext 3.78
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
63% Save rateContext 53%
42% PossessionIn forecast 47%
402 PassesContext 406
313 Accurate passesContext 333
78% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.81
8.40 FoulsContext 11.60
8.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.10 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
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km839 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Hamburger SV
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,271 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 St. Pauli Hamburger SV
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 17 Jan6.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 17 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways839 km1,271 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one47.9

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 St. Pauli Confirmed XI
3-4-3
22N. Vasilj(G)
3K. Mets 5H. Wahl 25A. Dźwigała
23Louis Oppie 8E. Smith 6J. Sands 11Arkadiusz Pyrka
28M. Pereira Lage 19M. Kaars 16J. Fujita
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Hamburger SV Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
28M. Muheim 25J. Torunarigha 44L. Vušković 24N. Capaldo
21N. Remberg 20Fábio Vieira
38Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit 11R. Königsdörffer 18B. Jatta
19D. Downs
+5 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 -0.04 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Hamburger SV Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC St. Pauli+0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Hamburger SV-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

FC St. Pauli · Home 1.00points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
2-1-4
Scored
1.14
Conceded
2.14
Hamburger SV · Away 0.25points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
0-2-6
Scored
0.50
Conceded
2.25

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 14 this season

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

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

1 FC St. Pauli wins0 draws0 Hamburger SV wins
Goals per game2.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 0%
  • 29 Aug 2025Hamburger SV0–2FC 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 · Tobias Welz Germany · 46 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.24league 3.79
Red cards0.15league 0.19
Cards 5+41%league 39%
Fouls23.5league 21.1
Penalties0.24league 0.31
Home wins46%league 45%
FC St. Pauli

No previous matches with this referee.

Hamburger SV1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L18 Oct 25A · RB Leipzig1–21

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. Pauli17 games · scored 16 · conceded 31
1 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 8 31-45
3 8 46-60
3 4 61-75
4 6 76-90
Hamburger SV17 games · scored 17 · conceded 27
2 4 0-15
2 5 16-30
1 3 31-45
4 5 46-60
4 4 61-75
4 6 76-90
FC St. Pauli10 games · scored 8 · conceded 19
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 6 31-45
1 4 46-60
3 2 61-75
1 5 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 3 61-75
4 5 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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