Bundesliga Gameweek 24 Sun, Mar 1 · 18:30 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
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Our take

RB Leipzig were slight favourites.

RB Leipzig were the stronger side on L90 Strength (66 vs 39). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Hamburger SV. Hamburger SV had 9 days of rest, RB Leipzig 8 and had to travel 294 km.

Away travel294 kmRest days9 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Hamburger SV31%
Draw24%
RB Leipzig45%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.73
Hamburger SV28%
Draw27%
RB Leipzig45%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.53
Hamburger SV32%
Draw25%
RB Leipzig44%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.71
Hamburger SV24%
Draw23%
RB Leipzig53%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.94
Hamburger SV31%
Draw26%
RB Leipzig43%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.57
Over 2.5 61% Both score 63% 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 · GermanyBastian Dankert
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 74

Team strength

Hamburger SVRB Leipzig
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 66
40 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
37 AttackIn forecast 76
43 DefenceIn forecast 53
— 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—

RB Leipzig

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Hamburger SVRB Leipzig
1.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.91
1.45 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.39
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.83
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
+0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
64% Scored inContext 91%
27% Clean sheetsContext 39%
12.73 ShotsContext 15.57
4.77 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.57
38% On target shareContext 36%
8.38 Shots in the boxContext 11.17
64% Box shareContext 72%
9% ConversionContext 12%
2.32 OffsidesContext 2.21
13.45 Shots allowedContext 11.65
4.86 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
3.52 BlocksContext 3.59
3.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.65
64% Save rateContext 65%
47% PossessionIn forecast 54%
404 PassesContext 501
333 Accurate passesContext 426
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.86 Team ratingContext 7.05
12.18 FoulsContext 9.00
12.59 Fouls sufferedContext 10.39
2.18 Yellow cardsContext 1.48
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 22 and 23 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.74
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.70
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext -0.14
80% Scored inContext 100%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.90 ShotsContext 15.00
5.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
40% On target shareContext 36%
8.10 Shots in the boxContext 11.90
63% Box shareContext 78%
11% ConversionContext 11%
1.63 OffsidesContext 2.20
12.00 Shots allowedContext 10.20
4.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.20 BlocksContext 2.56
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
60% Save rateContext 59%
48% PossessionIn forecast 59%
412 PassesContext 548
338 Accurate passesContext 470
82% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.87 Team ratingContext 7.04
11.20 FoulsContext 8.60
12.70 Fouls sufferedContext 9.80
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
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
Rest9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km828 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
RB Leipzig
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel294 km0 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
Hamburger SV RB Leipzig
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 20 Feb8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 21 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km294 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways828 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one35.8

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 24N. Capaldo
28M. Muheim 21N. Remberg 20Fábio Vieira 2W. Mikelbrencis
27P. Otele 11R. Königsdörffer
19D. Downs
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
RB Leipzig Confirmed XI
4-3-3
26M. Vandevoordt(G)
22D. Raum 23C. Lukeba 4V. Orbán 17R. Baku
14C. Baumgartner 13N. Seiwald 10B. Gruda
7A. Nusa 40Rômulo 49Y. Diomande
+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 -0.03 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
RB Leipzig Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Hamburger SV-0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • RB Leipzig+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Hamburger SV · Home 1.73points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
5-4-2
Scored
1.64
Conceded
1.18
RB Leipzig · Away 1.64points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
5-3-3
Scored
1.55
Conceded
1.36

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 wins0 draws1 RB Leipzig wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 18 Oct 2025RB Leipzig2–1Hamburger 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 · Bastian Dankert Germany · 74 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.45league 3.77
Red cards0.16league 0.16
Cards 5+31%league 38%
Fouls23.6league 20.7
Penalties0.24league 0.36
Home wins47%league 47%
Hamburger SV

No previous matches with this referee.

RB Leipzig7 with this referee
Record4-2-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.1 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • D10 May 25A · Werder Bremen0–03
  • D25 Jan 25H · Bayer Leverkusen2–22
  • L4 Nov 23A · FSV Mainz 050–21
  • W27 Aug 22H · VfL Wolfsburg2–03
  • W8 May 22H · FC Augsburg4–01

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 SV22 games · scored 25 · conceded 32
2 4 0-15
2 6 16-30
5 5 31-45
5 6 46-60
5 4 61-75
6 7 76-90
RB Leipzig23 games · scored 44 · conceded 32
6 0-15
5 4 16-30
10 6 31-45
10 7 46-60
9 5 61-75
4 10 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 14 · conceded 14
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
4 3 76-90
RB Leipzig10 games · scored 16 · conceded 19
0-15
3 16-30
3 3 31-45
4 6 46-60
5 2 61-75
1 8 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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