Bundesliga Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 30 · 14:30 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
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Our take

RB Leipzig were clear favourites.

RB Leipzig were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 30). RB Leipzig had 7.8 days of rest, 1. FC Heidenheim 7 and had to travel 336 km.

Away travel336 kmRest days7.8 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
RB Leipzig64%
Draw21%
1. FC Heidenheim15%
Expected goals 2.13 – 0.94
RB Leipzig63%
Draw22%
1. FC Heidenheim15%
Expected goals 2.01 – 0.89
RB Leipzig64%
Draw21%
1. FC Heidenheim15%
Expected goals 2.13 – 0.94
RB Leipzig57%
Draw23%
1. FC Heidenheim20%
Expected goals 1.90 – 1.05
RB Leipzig63%
Draw22%
1. FC Heidenheim15%
Expected goals 2.01 – 0.89
Over 2.5 59% Both score 54% Likeliest score 2–0
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 (Leipzig)

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RefereeFrank Willenborg
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 47

Team strength

RB Leipzig1. FC Heidenheim
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 30
67 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
76 AttackIn forecast 48
53 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

RB Leipzig

Attack—
Defense risk—

1. FC Heidenheim

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Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RB Leipzig1. FC Heidenheim
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This league season, per match
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
1.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
+0.23 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
60% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.50 ShotsContext 10.30
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.30
33% On target shareContext 32%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 5.70
57% Box shareContext 56%
11% ConversionContext 10%
2.56 OffsidesContext 1.60
16.20 Shots allowedContext 13.00
5.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
5.00 BlocksContext 3.38
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
59% Save rateContext 61%
50% PossessionIn forecast 44%
462 PassesContext 405
385 Accurate passesContext 328
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.88
10.60 FoulsContext 10.20
9.40 Fouls sufferedContext 10.70
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
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

RB Leipzig
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km721 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
1. FC Heidenheim
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel336 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
RB Leipzig 1. FC Heidenheim
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 22 Aug7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 23 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km336 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways721 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one1414

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

RB Leipzig Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1P. Gulácsi(G)
22D. Raum 23C. Lukeba 4V. Orbán 17R. Baku
14C. Baumgartner 24X. Schlager 6E. Banzuzi
7A. Nusa 40Rômulo 9S. Bakayoko
1. FC Heidenheim Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
41D. Ramaj(G)
19J. Föhrenbach 5B. Gimber 6P. Mainka 2M. Busch
30N. Dorsch 20L. Kerber
17M. Honsak 8Léo Scienza 22A. Ibrahimović
29M. Kaufmann

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
RB Leipzig Absences are shown before kick-off
1. FC Heidenheim Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • RB Leipzig+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • 1. FC Heidenheim+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

RB Leipzig · Home No home games yet this season.
1. FC Heidenheim · Away No away games yet this season.

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 last 4 of 4 meetings

3 RB Leipzig wins1 draws0 1. FC Heidenheim wins
Goals per game1.75 – 1.00 Over 2.575% Both scored75% Clean sheets25% · 0%
  • 23 Feb 2025RB Leipzig2–21. FC Heidenheim
  • 6 Oct 20241. FC Heidenheim0–1RB Leipzig
  • 20 Apr 20241. FC Heidenheim1–2RB Leipzig
  • 2 Dec 2023RB Leipzig2–11. FC Heidenheim

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 · Frank Willenborg 47 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.51league 5.10
Red cards0.17league 0.30
Cards 5+51%league 60%
Fouls22.3league 24.7
Penalties0.23league 0.40
Home wins36%league 30%
RB Leipzig5 with this referee
Record1-1-3 Cards · opp.0.8 · 2.6 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L23 Nov 24A · 1899 Hoffenheim3–41
  • D30 Mar 24H · FSV Mainz 050–02
  • L13 Jan 24H · Eintracht Frankfurt0–10
  • W25 Aug 23H · VfB Stuttgart5–11
  • L18 Dec 21H · Arminia Bielefeld0–20
1. FC Heidenheim4 with this referee
Record0-0-4 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L19 Apr 25H · Bayern München0–43
  • L1 Feb 25H · Borussia Dortmund1–21
  • L2 Nov 24A · Holstein Kiel0–15
  • L9 Mar 24A · FC Augsburg0–13

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

RB Leipzig1 games · scored 0 · conceded 6
0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim1 games · scored 1 · conceded 3
0-15
1 1 16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
RB Leipzig10 games · scored 14 · conceded 21
3 1 0-15
3 3 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 4 46-60
1 7 61-75
2 3 76-90
1. FC Heidenheim10 games · scored 10 · conceded 16
1 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 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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