Bundesliga Gameweek 18 Sat, Jan 17 · 14:30 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Borussia Mönchengladbach were the stronger side on L90 Strength (44 vs 34). Hamburger SV had 7 days of rest, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.8 and had to travel 357 km.

Away travel357 kmRest days7 · 2.8Matches / 14d1 · 2
Hamburger SV37%
Draw26%
Borussia Mönchengladbach36%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.40
Hamburger SV37%
Draw27%
Borussia Mönchengladbach35%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.32
Hamburger SV38%
Draw27%
Borussia Mönchengladbach36%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.37
Hamburger SV30%
Draw26%
Borussia Mönchengladbach44%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.57
Hamburger SV37%
Draw27%
Borussia Mönchengladbach36%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.34
Over 2.5 54% Both score 58% 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 · GermanyRobert Schröder
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 63

Team strength

Hamburger SVBorussia Mönchengladbach
34 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
40 Current StrengthIn forecast 36
37 AttackIn forecast 34
43 DefenceIn forecast 21
— 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—

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Hamburger SVBorussia Mönchengladbach
1.06 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.35
1.69 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.71
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.35
1.51 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.51
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
63% Scored inContext 59%
19% Clean sheetsContext 41%
12.19 ShotsContext 11.12
4.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.69
37% On target shareContext 40%
8.27 Shots in the boxContext 8.06
66% Box shareContext 69%
9% ConversionContext 12%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.36
14.06 Shots allowedContext 13.94
5.06 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.94
3.87 BlocksContext 3.29
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.18
63% Save rateContext 64%
46% PossessionIn forecast 46%
394 PassesContext 431
324 Accurate passesContext 358
82% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.84
12.06 FoulsContext 10.47
12.63 Fouls sufferedContext 10.47
2.06 Yellow cardsContext 1.24
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 16 and 17 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
0.95 xGVia Att/Def 1.51
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.61
+0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.19
80% Scored inContext 70%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.10 ShotsContext 9.70
4.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.56
36% On target shareContext 42%
8.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.56
73% Box shareContext 71%
9% ConversionContext 18%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.11
12.80 Shots allowedContext 14.40
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.78 BlocksContext 3.40
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
52% Save rateContext 73%
47% PossessionIn forecast 42%
400 PassesContext 412
327 Accurate passesContext 336
82% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.95
11.20 FoulsContext 9.20
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.20
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 0.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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

Hamburger SV
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,271 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Rest2.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel357 km552 km in 14d
Schedule load14%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 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 14
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 10 Jan2.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km357 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,271 km552 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 22 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.28

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)
25J. Torunarigha 44L. Vušković 24N. Capaldo
28M. Muheim 21N. Remberg 20Fábio Vieira 18B. Jatta
7Jean-Luc Dompe 19D. Downs 11R. Königsdörffer
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Borussia Mönchengladbach Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
33M. Nicolas(G)
4K. Diks 30N. Elvedi 16P. Sander
20L. Netz 6Y. Engelhardt 27R. Reitz 29J. Scally
10F. Neuhaus 9F. Honorat
15H. Tabaković
+6 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 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Borussia Mönchengladbach Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Hamburger SV-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Hamburger SV · Home 1.75points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
4-2-2
Scored
1.63
Conceded
1.13
Borussia Mönchengladbach · Away 1.25points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
3-1-4
Scored
1.38
Conceded
1.50

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 15 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

0 Hamburger SV wins1 draws0 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins
Goals per game0.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 100%
  • 24 Aug 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach0–0Hamburger SV

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 · Robert Schröder Germany · 63 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.06league 3.78
Red cards0.17league 0.20
Cards 5+46%league 39%
Fouls23.5league 21.1
Penalties0.35league 0.32
Home wins49%league 46%
Hamburger SV

No previous matches with this referee.

Borussia Mönchengladbach7 with this referee
Record1-3-3 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.6 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L23 Aug 24H · Bayer Leverkusen2–31
  • D11 May 24H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–11
  • D2 Mar 24A · FSV Mainz 051–11
  • L23 Sep 23H · RB Leipzig0–11
  • W6 May 23H · VfL Bochum2–02

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 SV16 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
Borussia Mönchengladbach17 games · scored 23 · conceded 29
2 6 0-15
2 5 16-30
5 6 31-45
2 1 46-60
6 4 61-75
6 7 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 11 · conceded 19
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 31-45
2 4 46-60
3 3 61-75
4 5 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 17 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 3 31-45
2 46-60
5 2 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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