Bundesliga Gameweek 7 Sat, Oct 18 · 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 (67 vs 35). Absences weigh more on Hamburger SV. RB Leipzig had 14 days of rest, Hamburger SV 12.9 and had to travel 294 km.

Away travel294 kmRest days14 · 12.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
RB Leipzig66%
Draw20%
Hamburger SV14%
Expected goals 2.20 – 0.93
RB Leipzig63%
Draw22%
Hamburger SV15%
Expected goals 2.01 – 0.89
RB Leipzig65%
Draw21%
Hamburger SV15%
Expected goals 2.14 – 0.94
RB Leipzig58%
Draw23%
Hamburger SV19%
Expected goals 1.96 – 1.05
RB Leipzig64%
Draw21%
Hamburger SV15%
Expected goals 2.06 – 0.89
Over 2.5 61% 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.
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Referee · GermanyTobias Welz
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 41

Team strength

RB LeipzigHamburger SV
67 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
67 Current StrengthIn forecast 40
76 AttackIn forecast 37
53 DefenceIn forecast 43
— 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—

Hamburger SV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RB LeipzigHamburger SV
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.33
1.88 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.62
-0.55 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
83% Scored inContext 33%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
16.33 ShotsContext 12.33
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
27% On target shareContext 41%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
67% Box shareContext 52%
8% ConversionContext 8%
2.40 OffsidesContext 2.33
14.33 Shots allowedContext 16.17
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
5.17 BlocksContext 4.00
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
68% Save rateContext 75%
49% PossessionIn forecast 45%
433 PassesContext 384
360 Accurate passesContext 318
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.67 FoulsContext 13.50
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.33
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.17
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.88
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.25
1.44 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.62
-0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.22
70% Scored inContext 38%
40% Clean sheetsContext 50%
13.50 ShotsContext 11.75
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.38
33% On target shareContext 37%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.43
61% Box shareContext 47%
10% ConversionContext 7%
2.22 OffsidesContext 2.25
15.00 Shots allowedContext 15.00
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.75
5.20 BlocksContext 3.86
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
59% Save rateContext 78%
48% PossessionIn forecast 48%
441 PassesContext 406
368 Accurate passesContext 332
84% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.94 Team ratingContext 6.93
10.70 FoulsContext 12.63
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 13.38
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.13
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 8 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
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km681 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Hamburger SV
Rest12.9 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
RB Leipzig Hamburger SV
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Bundesliga 2025-2026, 4 Oct12.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 5 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km294 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways681 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77

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 13N. Seiwald 20F. Ouédraogo
7A. Nusa 40Rômulo 9S. Bakayoko
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Hamburger SV Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
8Daniel Elfadli 44L. Vušković 24N. Capaldo
28M. Muheim 21N. Remberg 6A. Sambi Lokonga 2W. Mikelbrencis
7Jean-Luc Dompe 11R. Königsdörffer 14Rayan Philippe
+2 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
RB Leipzig Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Hamburger SV Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • RB Leipzig+1.1 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Hamburger SV-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

RB Leipzig · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
2.50
Conceded
0.50
Hamburger SV · Away 0.67points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-2-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.67

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 3 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 · Tobias Welz Germany · 41 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.05league 4.25
Red cards0.17league 0.25
Cards 5+37%league 44%
Fouls23.6league 22.8
Penalties0.27league 0.42
Home wins49%league 42%
RB Leipzig3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W20 Apr 24A · 1. FC Heidenheim2–11
  • W6 May 23A · SC Freiburg1–04
  • L20 Nov 21A · 1899 Hoffenheim0–22
Hamburger SV

No previous matches with this referee.

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 Leipzig6 games · scored 8 · conceded 8
3 0-15
3 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
1 1 76-90
Hamburger SV6 games · scored 6 · conceded 8
2 2 0-15
3 16-30
1 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 76-90
RB Leipzig10 games · scored 13 · conceded 18
5 0-15
5 16-30
5 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
6 61-75
2 3 76-90
Hamburger SV8 games · scored 7 · conceded 10
2 3 0-15
3 16-30
1 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 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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