Bundesliga Gameweek 4 Sat, Sep 20 · 14:30 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
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Our take

Hamburger SV were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Hamburger SV had 6.9 days of rest, 1. FC Heidenheim 7 and had to travel 542 km.

Away travel542 kmRest days6.9 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Hamburger SV45%
Draw26%
1. FC Heidenheim28%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.18
Hamburger SV45%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim29%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.17
Hamburger SV45%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim29%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.19
Hamburger SV38%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim35%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.32
Hamburger SV45%
Draw27%
1. FC Heidenheim28%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.16
Over 2.5 51% Both score 55% 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 · GermanyFlorian Exner
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 15

Team strength

Hamburger SV1. FC Heidenheim
30 L90 StrengthIn forecast 29
40 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
37 AttackIn forecast 48
43 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

Hamburger SV

Attack—
Defense risk—

1. FC Heidenheim

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Hamburger SV1. FC Heidenheim
0.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.33
2.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.33
0.49 xGVia Att/Def 0.64
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.32
-0.49 Goals minus xGContext -0.31
0% Scored inContext 33%
33% Clean sheetsContext 0%
7.00 ShotsContext 6.00
2.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.00
29% On target shareContext 33%
2.00 Shots in the boxContext 3.00
34% Box shareContext 53%
0% ConversionContext 6%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.00
18.33 Shots allowedContext 16.00
7.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
4.33 BlocksContext 2.00
5.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
68% Save rateContext 67%
39% PossessionIn forecast 36%
368 PassesContext 294
303 Accurate passesContext 224
82% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.58 Team ratingContext 6.61
12.33 FoulsContext 9.00
13.33 Fouls sufferedContext 8.67
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.33
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
0.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
0.49 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.80
-0.29 Goals minus xGContext -0.27
20% Scored inContext 40%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.20 ShotsContext 8.90
2.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
27% On target shareContext 32%
2.75 Shots in the boxContext 4.80
35% Box shareContext 56%
2% ConversionContext 7%
2.20 OffsidesContext 1.80
15.60 Shots allowedContext 13.70
6.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
4.00 BlocksContext 2.88
4.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
75% Save rateContext 62%
47% PossessionIn forecast 43%
410 PassesContext 389
333 Accurate passesContext 314
81% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.78
11.40 FoulsContext 9.50
13.40 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 5 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

Hamburger SV
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,224 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
1. FC Heidenheim
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel542 km0 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
Hamburger SV 1. FC Heidenheim
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 13 Sep7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 13 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km542 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,224 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.27

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

Hamburger SV Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
8Daniel Elfadli 44L. Vušković 17W. Omari
28M. Muheim 21N. Remberg 20Fábio Vieira 16G. Gocholeishvili
7Jean-Luc Dompe 11R. Königsdörffer 14Rayan Philippe
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
1. FC Heidenheim Confirmed XI
4-3-2-1
41D. Ramaj(G)
19J. Föhrenbach 5B. Gimber 6P. Mainka 23O. Traoré
3J. Schöppner 30N. Dorsch 20L. Kerber
22A. Ibrahimović 31S. Conteh
29M. Kaufmann
+7 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
Hamburger SV Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
1. FC Heidenheim Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Hamburger SV+0.3 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • 1. FC Heidenheim-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Hamburger SV · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00
1. FC Heidenheim · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Florian Exner Germany · 15 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.80league 4.25
Red cards0.33league 0.36
Cards 5+47%league 50%
Fouls22.6league 23.0
Penalties0.27league 0.50
Home wins40%league 43%
Hamburger SV

No previous matches with this referee.

1. FC Heidenheim2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L1 Dec 24H · Eintracht Frankfurt0–40
  • W28 Sep 24A · FSV Mainz 052–05

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

Hamburger SV3 games · scored 0 · conceded 7
2 0-15
3 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
1. FC Heidenheim3 games · scored 1 · conceded 7
0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Hamburger SV5 games · scored 1 · conceded 9
3 0-15
3 16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
1. FC Heidenheim10 games · scored 6 · conceded 19
1 3 0-15
1 2 16-30
5 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 3 61-75
2 4 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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