Bundesliga Gameweek 28 Sat, Apr 4 · 14:30 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards FC Augsburg. Hamburger SV had 13.8 days of rest, FC Augsburg 12.8 and had to travel 579 km.

Away travel579 kmRest days13.8 · 12.8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Hamburger SV39%
Draw25%
FC Augsburg36%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.57
Hamburger SV42%
Draw27%
FC Augsburg31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.22
Hamburger SV41%
Draw24%
FC Augsburg35%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.54
Hamburger SV31%
Draw24%
FC Augsburg44%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.76
Hamburger SV39%
Draw25%
FC Augsburg36%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.51
Over 2.5 62% Both score 64% 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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RefereeDeniz Aytekin
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 73

Team strength

Hamburger SVFC Augsburg
38 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
40 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
37 AttackIn forecast 72
43 DefenceIn forecast 23
— 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—

FC Augsburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Hamburger SVFC Augsburg
1.15 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.22
1.48 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.85
1.04 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.66 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.71
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
67% Scored inContext 70%
22% Clean sheetsContext 19%
11.48 ShotsContext 12.19
4.52 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.19
39% On target shareContext 34%
7.64 Shots in the boxContext 7.35
63% Box shareContext 60%
10% ConversionContext 10%
2.27 OffsidesContext 2.36
13.67 Shots allowedContext 13.15
4.77 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.62
3.58 BlocksContext 4.39
3.16 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.92
64% Save rateContext 61%
46% PossessionIn forecast 45%
391 PassesContext 395
318 Accurate passesContext 315
81% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.75
11.56 FoulsContext 11.07
12.52 Fouls sufferedContext 11.26
2.15 Yellow cardsContext 2.44
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
2.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.80
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.00 ShotsContext 12.60
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
41% On target shareContext 39%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
61% Box shareContext 59%
16% ConversionContext 12%
2.14 OffsidesContext 2.11
13.80 Shots allowedContext 13.10
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.90
3.30 BlocksContext 4.38
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.30
67% Save rateContext 67%
45% PossessionIn forecast 44%
373 PassesContext 387
295 Accurate passesContext 308
79% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.80
10.30 FoulsContext 10.30
11.80 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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

Hamburger SV
Rest13.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km567 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC Augsburg
Rest12.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel579 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 FC Augsburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 21 Mar12.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 22 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km579 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways567 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.16.2

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

Hamburger SV Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
25J. Torunarigha 44L. Vušković 17W. Omari
28M. Muheim 20Fábio Vieira 6A. Sambi Lokonga 2W. Mikelbrencis
27P. Otele 11R. Königsdörffer
9R. Glatzel
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
FC Augsburg Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
16C. Zesiger 31K. Schlotterbeck 34Arthur Chaves
13D. Giannoulis 32F. Rieder 19Robin Fellhauer 27M. Wolf
20A. Claude-Maurice 30A. Kade
38M. Gregoritsch
+3 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 -0.06 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC Augsburg Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Hamburger SV-1.5 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • FC Augsburg+1.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Hamburger SV · Home 1.43points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
5-5-4
Scored
1.43
Conceded
1.21
FC Augsburg · Away 0.77points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
3-1-9
Scored
1.08
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.

Common opponents 16 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 wins0 draws1 FC Augsburg wins
Goals per game0.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets0% · 100%
  • 22 Nov 2025FC Augsburg1–0Hamburger 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 · Deniz Aytekin 73 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.62league 3.73
Red cards0.23league 0.18
Cards 5+37%league 37%
Fouls22.6league 20.5
Penalties0.32league 0.36
Home wins38%league 45%
Hamburger SV2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • D28 Sep 25A · Union Berlin0–03
  • L23 May 22H · Hertha BSC0–20
FC Augsburg5 with this referee
Record1-1-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.4 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W8 Mar 25A · Borussia Dortmund1–04
  • L7 Oct 23H · SV Darmstadt 981–24
  • L5 Nov 22H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–20
  • D27 Feb 22H · Borussia Dortmund1–12
  • L4 Dec 21H · VfL Bochum2–30

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 SV27 games · scored 31 · conceded 40
2 4 0-15
4 7 16-30
8 7 31-45
6 7 46-60
5 6 61-75
6 9 76-90
FC Augsburg27 games · scored 33 · conceded 50
3 6 0-15
3 10 16-30
6 10 31-45
9 9 46-60
3 7 61-75
9 8 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
0-15
2 2 16-30
7 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 15 · conceded 17
3 0-15
2 16-30
2 3 31-45
6 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 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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