Bundesliga Gameweek 23 Sun, Feb 22 · 14:30 Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
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Our take

SC Freiburg were slight favourites.

SC Freiburg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (58 vs 41). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Borussia Mönchengladbach. SC Freiburg had 8 days of rest, Borussia Mönchengladbach 8 and had to travel 369 km.

Away travel369 kmRest days8 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
SC Freiburg50%
Draw26%
Borussia Mönchengladbach24%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.09
SC Freiburg54%
Draw25%
Borussia Mönchengladbach21%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.02
SC Freiburg50%
Draw26%
Borussia Mönchengladbach24%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.07
SC Freiburg42%
Draw27%
Borussia Mönchengladbach31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.22
SC Freiburg49%
Draw27%
Borussia Mönchengladbach24%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.04
Over 2.5 52% Both score 54% 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 · GermanyDaniel Siebert
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 117

Team strength

SC FreiburgBorussia Mönchengladbach
58 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 36
63 AttackIn forecast 34
73 DefenceIn forecast 21
— 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

SC Freiburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgBorussia Mönchengladbach
1.45 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.14
1.64 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.68
1.41 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.46
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
73% Scored inContext 55%
23% Clean sheetsContext 36%
12.32 ShotsContext 11.05
4.05 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.45
33% On target shareContext 37%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 7.71
67% Box shareContext 67%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.44 OffsidesContext 2.24
13.36 Shots allowedContext 14.41
4.55 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.45
4.53 BlocksContext 3.32
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.82
66% Save rateContext 70%
49% PossessionIn forecast 45%
401 PassesContext 425
326 Accurate passesContext 352
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.79
9.32 FoulsContext 10.82
11.77 Fouls sufferedContext 10.41
1.64 Yellow cardsContext 1.36
0.09 Red cardsContext 0.05
This league season, per match · 22 and 22 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.51 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.57
-0.31 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
60% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.70 ShotsContext 10.30
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
33% On target shareContext 34%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.70
70% Box shareContext 64%
10% ConversionContext 9%
1.86 OffsidesContext 1.86
14.70 Shots allowedContext 14.20
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.90
5.38 BlocksContext 2.50
4.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
77% Save rateContext 76%
44% PossessionIn forecast 45%
351 PassesContext 433
278 Accurate passesContext 353
79% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.70
10.00 FoulsContext 10.80
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
0.20 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

SC Freiburg
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km318 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel369 km396 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
SC Freiburg Borussia Mönchengladbach
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Feb8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km369 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways318 km396 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 50 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.16

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

SC Freiburg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1N. Atubolu(G)
30C. Günter 43B. Ogbus 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
6P. Osterhage 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 14Y. Suzuki 19J. Beste
31I. Matanović
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Borussia Mönchengladbach Confirmed XI
3-5-2
33M. Nicolas(G)
4K. Diks 30N. Elvedi 14K. Takai
26L. Ullrich 38A. Bolin 6Y. Engelhardt 16P. Sander 29J. Scally
15H. Tabaković 9F. Honorat
+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
SC Freiburg Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Borussia Mönchengladbach Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg-0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 2.10points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
6-3-1
Scored
1.90
Conceded
1.10
Borussia Mönchengladbach · Away 1.09points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
3-3-5
Scored
1.09
Conceded
1.45

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

4 SC Freiburg wins5 draws0 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins
Goals per game2.22 – 0.89 Over 2.567% Both scored44% Clean sheets56% · 33%
  • 5 Oct 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach0–0SC Freiburg
  • 12 Apr 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach1–2SC Freiburg
  • 30 Nov 2024SC Freiburg3–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 30 Mar 2024Borussia Mönchengladbach0–3SC Freiburg
  • 4 Nov 2023SC Freiburg3–3Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 4 Mar 2023Borussia Mönchengladbach0–0SC Freiburg

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 · Daniel Siebert Germany · 117 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.44league 3.78
Red cards0.21league 0.17
Cards 5+50%league 39%
Fouls23.3league 20.7
Penalties0.26league 0.36
Home wins43%league 46%
SC Freiburg12 with this referee
Record3-4-5 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.9 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds2
  • W13 Sep 25H · VfB Stuttgart3–11
  • D4 May 25H · Bayer Leverkusen2–21
  • L25 Jan 25H · Bayern München1–24
  • W14 Sep 24H · VfL Bochum2–10
  • D11 May 24H · 1. FC Heidenheim1–11
Borussia Mönchengladbach6 with this referee
Record3-1-2 Cards · opp.2.2 · 2.3 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • L20 Apr 25A · Borussia Dortmund2–32
  • W19 Oct 24H · 1. FC Heidenheim3–23
  • D21 May 23A · Bayer Leverkusen2–23
  • L22 Oct 22H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–33
  • W6 Aug 22H · 1899 Hoffenheim3–11

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

SC Freiburg22 games · scored 32 · conceded 36
7 3 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 7 31-45
7 14 46-60
4 2 61-75
8 6 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach22 games · scored 25 · conceded 37
3 6 0-15
2 7 16-30
5 8 31-45
2 1 46-60
7 7 61-75
6 8 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
3 2 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
3 8 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 9 · conceded 18
2 2 0-15
2 5 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 46-60
3 3 61-75
3 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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