Bundesliga Gameweek 13 Sun, Dec 7 · 14:30 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
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Our take

Werder Bremen were slight favourites.

Werder Bremen were the stronger side on L90 Strength (53 vs 33). Hamburger SV had 7 days of rest, Werder Bremen 8 and had to travel 95 km.

Away travel95 kmRest days7 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 2
Hamburger SV33%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen41%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.55
Hamburger SV32%
Draw27%
Werder Bremen41%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.44
Hamburger SV32%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen42%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.53
Hamburger SV26%
Draw25%
Werder Bremen49%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.74
Hamburger SV33%
Draw27%
Werder Bremen40%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.45
Over 2.5 56% Both score 59% 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 · GermanySascha Stegemann
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.17
  • Matches 86

Team strength

Hamburger SVWerder Bremen
33 L90 StrengthIn forecast 53
40 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
37 AttackIn forecast 56
43 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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—

Werder Bremen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Hamburger SVWerder Bremen
0.92 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.75
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.68
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
50% Scored inContext 75%
25% Clean sheetsContext 25%
12.58 ShotsContext 12.67
4.42 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.58
35% On target shareContext 36%
8.64 Shots in the boxContext 8.27
65% Box shareContext 62%
7% ConversionContext 11%
2.82 OffsidesContext 1.80
14.67 Shots allowedContext 15.33
5.17 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.83
3.82 BlocksContext 4.00
3.73 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.75
67% Save rateContext 64%
47% PossessionIn forecast 49%
397 PassesContext 464
328 Accurate passesContext 382
83% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.82
13.00 FoulsContext 9.33
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.08
2.08 Yellow cardsContext 2.42
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 12 and 12 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.20 xGVia Att/Def 1.15
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.56
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
60% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.90 ShotsContext 13.00
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
35% On target shareContext 35%
10.11 Shots in the boxContext 8.78
72% Box shareContext 64%
8% ConversionContext 9%
2.89 OffsidesContext 1.75
14.30 Shots allowedContext 15.60
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.10
3.67 BlocksContext 4.10
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.30
65% Save rateContext 71%
47% PossessionIn forecast 50%
398 PassesContext 468
329 Accurate passesContext 385
83% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.92
13.30 FoulsContext 9.20
12.10 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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

Hamburger SV
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Werder Bremen
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel95 km620 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 Werder Bremen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 30 Nov8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 29 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km95 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km620 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one67.2

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
3-4-3
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
25J. Torunarigha 44L. Vušković 24N. Capaldo
22Aboubaka Soumahoro 21N. Remberg 6A. Sambi Lokonga 18B. Jatta
7Jean-Luc Dompe 14Rayan Philippe 20Fábio Vieira
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30M. Backhaus(G)
32M. Friedl 31Karim Coulibaly 5A. Pieper 3Y. Sugawara
6J. Stage 14S. Lynen
17M. Grüll 20R. Schmid 18Cameron Puertas
9K. Topp
+9 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 +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Werder Bremen Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Hamburger SV+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Werder Bremen-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Hamburger SV · Home 1.67points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
3-1-2
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.00
Werder Bremen · Away 0.83points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
1-2-3
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.17

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 9 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Sascha Stegemann Germany · 86 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.26league 3.95
Red cards0.20league 0.21
Cards 5+48%league 42%
Fouls23.5league 21.5
Penalties0.17league 0.34
Home wins34%league 45%
Hamburger SV1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D24 Aug 25A · Borussia Mönchengladbach0–01
Werder Bremen7 with this referee
Record2-3-2 Cards · opp.1.9 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W29 Mar 25A · Holstein Kiel3–01
  • D24 Aug 24A · FC Augsburg2–21
  • D11 May 24A · RB Leipzig1–10
  • L30 Mar 24H · VfL Wolfsburg0–25
  • W9 Dec 23H · FC Augsburg2–01

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 SV12 games · scored 11 · conceded 18
2 3 0-15
1 4 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 4 76-90
Werder Bremen12 games · scored 16 · conceded 21
2 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
1 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 6 61-75
6 4 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 11 · conceded 16
2 3 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 4 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 4 61-75
4 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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