Bundesliga Gameweek 3 Sun, Sep 13 · 14:30 Leipzig Stadium, Leipzig
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Our take

RB Leipzig were clear favourites.

RB Leipzig were the stronger side on L90 Strength (66 vs 35). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig had 2.8 days of rest, Hamburger SV 7 and had to travel 294 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel294 kmRest days2.8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
RB Leipzig69%
Draw17%
Hamburger SV14%
Expected goals 2.44 – 0.99
RB Leipzig63%
Draw21%
Hamburger SV16%
Expected goals 2.00 – 0.90
RB Leipzig68%
Draw18%
Hamburger SV14%
Expected goals 2.38 – 0.99
RB Leipzig62%
Draw20%
Hamburger SV18%
Expected goals 2.18 – 1.11
RB Leipzig68%
Draw18%
Hamburger SV14%
Expected goals 2.40 – 1.00
Over 2.5 67% Both score 57% 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)
20°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 11 km/h
  • Humidity 76%
Referee · GermanyFlorian Badstubner
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 76

Team strength

RB LeipzigHamburger SV
66 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
67 Current StrengthIn forecast 40
76 AttackIn forecast 37
53 DefenceIn forecast 43
42 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
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 3.50
2.73 xGVia Att/Def 0.55
1.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.15
-0.73 Goals minus xGContext -0.55
100% Scored inContext 0%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
22.00 ShotsContext 8.00
8.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.00
36% On target shareContext 25%
16.50 Shots in the boxContext 3.50
75% Box shareContext 44%
9% ConversionContext 0%
— OffsidesContext 1.50
13.50 Shots allowedContext 18.50
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.00
4.00 BlocksContext 3.00
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
73% Save rateContext 57%
59% PossessionIn forecast 50%
559 PassesContext 420
485 Accurate passesContext 343
87% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.15 Team ratingContext 6.39
9.00 FoulsContext 16.50
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 16.00
0.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.40
2.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
1.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.30
-0.23 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
100% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
16.50 ShotsContext 10.80
6.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
39% On target shareContext 35%
11.80 Shots in the boxContext 6.40
70% Box shareContext 59%
11% ConversionContext 10%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.43
12.50 Shots allowedContext 16.80
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.40
3.33 BlocksContext 3.56
2.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.10
56% Save rateContext 64%
56% PossessionIn forecast 43%
503 PassesContext 351
434 Accurate passesContext 279
86% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.74
8.70 FoulsContext 12.00
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest2.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,942 km in 14d
Schedule load13%Low
Form 42 · 3 pts vs 3.9 for an average club · -2.0 vs expected
  • L10 SepA · Como1–41.1 xPts
  • L5 SepA · Werder Bremen1–32.0 xPts
  • W29 AugH · Borussia Mönchengladbach3–02.0 xPts
Hamburger SV
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel294 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 32 · 0 pts vs 2.2 for an average club · -1.9 vs expected
  • L6 SepH · FSV Mainz 050–51.4 xPts
  • L29 AugA · Borussia Dortmund0–20.5 xPts

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 · 13Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match2.8UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 10 Sep7Bundesliga 2026-2027, 6 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km294 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,942 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one76

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
26M. Vandevoordt(G)
22D. Raum 23C. Lukeba 4V. Orbán 39B. Henrichs
8F. Ouédraogo 21N. El Aynaoui 6E. Banzuzi
7A. Nusa 27Tidiam Gomis 10B. Gruda
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Hamburger SV Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
24N. Capaldo 23J. Torunarigha 43S. Nandja
3D. Møller Wolfe 21N. Remberg 6A. Sambi Lokonga 7Z. El Ouahdi
11A. Grønbæk 27P. Daka
15Y. Poulsen
+4 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Hamburger SV 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 · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
0.00
Hamburger SV · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
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.

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

2 RB Leipzig wins0 draws0 Hamburger SV wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 1 Mar 2026Hamburger SV1–2RB Leipzig
  • 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 · Florian Badstubner Germany · 76 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.39league 3.20
Red cards0.17league 0.12
Cards 5+29%league 20%
Fouls22.3league 22.6
Penalties0.29league 0.12
Home wins49%league 52%
RB Leipzig9 with this referee
Record7-1-1 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.8 Pens for · against3 · 1 Reds1
  • L22 Aug 25A · Bayern München0–61
  • W9 Feb 25H · FC St. Pauli2–03
  • W7 Dec 24A · Holstein Kiel2–03
  • W15 Mar 24A · 1.FC Köln5–12
  • W14 May 23H · Werder Bremen2–12
Hamburger SV1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W14 Feb 26H · Union Berlin3–23

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 Leipzig2 games · scored 4 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Hamburger SV2 games · scored 0 · conceded 7
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
2 76-90
RB Leipzig10 games · scored 18 · conceded 19
1 2 0-15
4 3 16-30
2 3 31-45
4 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
4 7 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 11 · conceded 24
1 1 0-15
1 5 16-30
3 5 31-45
3 4 46-60
3 1 61-75
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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