Bundesliga Gameweek 3 Sat, Sep 12 · 14:30 Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
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Our take

SC Freiburg were clear favourites.

SC Freiburg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (63 vs 42). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for SC Freiburg. SC Freiburg had 7 days of rest, Borussia Mönchengladbach 7 and had to travel 369 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel369 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
SC Freiburg62%
Draw20%
Borussia Mönchengladbach18%
Expected goals 2.09 – 1.03
SC Freiburg57%
Draw23%
Borussia Mönchengladbach20%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.99
SC Freiburg62%
Draw20%
Borussia Mönchengladbach18%
Expected goals 2.09 – 1.03
SC Freiburg54%
Draw23%
Borussia Mönchengladbach23%
Expected goals 1.87 – 1.16
SC Freiburg62%
Draw20%
Borussia Mönchengladbach18%
Expected goals 2.11 – 1.04
Over 2.5 60% Both score 57% 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 (Freiburg im Breisgau)
25°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 5 km/h
  • Humidity 33%
Referee · GermanyRichard Hempel
  • Cards per match 5.6
  • Penalties per match 0.10
  • Matches 10

Team strength

SC FreiburgBorussia Mönchengladbach
63 L90 StrengthIn forecast 42
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
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 3.50
1.81 xGVia Att/Def 1.73
0.66 xG allowedVia Att/Def 3.14
+0.69 Goals minus xGContext -0.23
100% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
17.50 ShotsContext 20.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
29% On target shareContext 25%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 14.50
49% Box shareContext 71%
14% ConversionContext 8%
— OffsidesContext 5.00
11.50 Shots allowedContext 19.50
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 10.50
5.00 BlocksContext —
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 7.00
83% Save rateContext 67%
47% PossessionIn forecast 52%
427 PassesContext 421
356 Accurate passesContext 355
83% Pass accuracyContext 84%
7.29 Team ratingContext 6.68
11.50 FoulsContext 15.50
16.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.18 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.59 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.78
+0.62 Goals minus xGContext +0.33
80% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.80 ShotsContext 12.60
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
35% On target shareContext 31%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.70
63% Box shareContext 70%
15% ConversionContext 12%
1.78 OffsidesContext 2.78
13.30 Shots allowedContext 14.50
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.70
4.30 BlocksContext 3.25
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.10
59% Save rateContext 76%
50% PossessionIn forecast 50%
404 PassesContext 435
332 Accurate passesContext 358
82% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.89
11.20 FoulsContext 10.90
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.70
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km838 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 74 · 6 pts vs 3.1 for an average club · +2.5 vs expected
  • W5 SepA · SC Paderborn 071–01.5 xPts
  • W30 AugH · Werder Bremen4–12.0 xPts
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel369 km826 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 28 · 0 pts vs 2.6 for an average club · -2.4 vs expected
  • L5 SepH · SV Elversberg3–41.6 xPts
  • L29 AugA · RB Leipzig0–30.8 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
SC Freiburg Borussia Mönchengladbach
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2026-2027, 5 Sep7Bundesliga 2026-2027, 5 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km369 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways838 km826 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
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

SC Freiburg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Backhaus(G)
33J. Makengo 3P. Lienhart 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
16Y. Engelhardt 8M. Eggestein
7D. Scherhant 14Y. Suzuki 19J. Beste
31I. Matanović
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Borussia Mönchengladbach Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1M. Nicolas(G)
20D. Herold 4K. Diks 6K. Itakura 29J. Scally
25R. Hack 7K. Stöger 16P. Sander 9F. Honorat
11T. Kleindienst 38A. Bolin
+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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Borussia Mönchengladbach Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg-0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
4.00
Conceded
1.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
3.00

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 10 of 10 meetings

5 SC Freiburg wins5 draws0 Borussia Mönchengladbach wins
Goals per game2.20 – 0.90 Over 2.570% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 30%
  • 22 Feb 2026SC Freiburg2–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • 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

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 · Richard Hempel Germany · 10 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.20league 3.47
Red cards0.40league 0.11
Cards 5+70%league 21%
Fouls26.7league 23.2
Penalties0.10league 0.05
Home wins60%league 53%
SC Freiburg

No previous matches with this referee.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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

SC Freiburg2 games · scored 5 · conceded 1
0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach2 games · scored 3 · conceded 7
1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 61-75
2 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 18 · conceded 17
4 0-15
8 16-30
2 4 31-45
3 3 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 4 76-90
Borussia Mönchengladbach10 games · scored 15 · conceded 17
4 2 0-15
3 4 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 4 61-75
4 5 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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