Bundesliga Gameweek 10 Sun, Nov 9 · 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 (58 vs 25). Absences weigh more on FC St. Pauli. SC Freiburg had 2.9 days of rest, FC St. Pauli 8 and had to travel 636 km.

Away travel636 kmRest days2.9 · 8Matches / 14d3 · 1
SC Freiburg68%
Draw19%
FC St. Pauli13%
Expected goals 2.27 – 0.90
SC Freiburg65%
Draw21%
FC St. Pauli14%
Expected goals 2.09 – 0.86
SC Freiburg67%
Draw20%
FC St. Pauli14%
Expected goals 2.23 – 0.92
SC Freiburg60%
Draw22%
FC St. Pauli18%
Expected goals 2.03 – 1.01
SC Freiburg66%
Draw20%
FC St. Pauli13%
Expected goals 2.13 – 0.84
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 · GermanyBenjamin Brand
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 49

Team strength

SC FreiburgFC St. Pauli
58 L90 StrengthIn forecast 25
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 24
63 AttackIn forecast 20
73 DefenceIn forecast 23
— 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—

FC St. Pauli

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgFC St. Pauli
1.22 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.89
1.44 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.33 xGVia Att/Def 0.95
1.22 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.40
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
67% Scored inContext 44%
33% Clean sheetsContext 11%
11.44 ShotsContext 11.78
3.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.11
31% On target shareContext 35%
8.25 Shots in the boxContext 6.44
67% Box shareContext 54%
11% ConversionContext 8%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.71
11.89 Shots allowedContext 10.78
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.78
3.44 BlocksContext 3.33
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.89
64% Save rateContext 67%
49% PossessionIn forecast 52%
397 PassesContext 496
321 Accurate passesContext 406
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.69
9.22 FoulsContext 11.44
13.44 Fouls sufferedContext 11.44
1.78 Yellow cardsContext 1.78
0.11 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 9 and 9 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.41 xGVia Att/Def 0.93
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext -0.13
70% Scored inContext 40%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.80 ShotsContext 11.60
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
38% On target shareContext 34%
8.44 Shots in the boxContext 6.30
68% Box shareContext 54%
12% ConversionContext 7%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.50
12.00 Shots allowedContext 10.60
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.80
3.80 BlocksContext 3.33
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
78% Save rateContext 67%
46% PossessionIn forecast 53%
375 PassesContext 500
302 Accurate passesContext 411
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.69
10.40 FoulsContext 10.60
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 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
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km2,925 km in 14d
Schedule load28%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC St. Pauli
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel636 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
SC Freiburg FC St. Pauli
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 28Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match2.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 6 Nov8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 1 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km636 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,925 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 50 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one1314.1

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 3P. Lienhart 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
44J. Manzambi 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 14Y. Suzuki 19J. Beste
20C. Adamu
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
FC St. Pauli Confirmed XI
3-4-3
22N. Vasilj(G)
3K. Mets 8E. Smith 5H. Wahl
23Louis Oppie 16J. Fujita 6J. Sands 11Arkadiusz Pyrka
28M. Pereira Lage 19M. Kaars 24C. Metcalfe
+3 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 -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC St. Pauli Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg+1.2 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • FC St. Pauli-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 1.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-2-1
Scored
1.75
Conceded
1.75
FC St. Pauli · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-0-3
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.25

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 7 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 SC Freiburg wins0 draws1 FC St. Pauli wins
Goals per game0.50 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 15 Feb 2025FC St. Pauli0–1SC Freiburg
  • 28 Sep 2024SC Freiburg0–3FC St. Pauli

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 · Benjamin Brand Germany · 49 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.10league 4.11
Red cards0.20league 0.21
Cards 5+45%league 43%
Fouls23.4league 22.2
Penalties0.37league 0.37
Home wins33%league 44%
SC Freiburg10 with this referee
Record3-5-2 Cards · opp.1.6 · 2.6 Pens for · against3 · 1
  • L17 May 25H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–32
  • D15 Mar 25A · FSV Mainz 052–22
  • W15 Feb 25A · FC St. Pauli1–00
  • D3 Nov 24H · FSV Mainz 050–01
  • W21 Sep 24A · 1. FC Heidenheim3–01
FC St. Pauli2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W12 Apr 25A · Holstein Kiel2–14
  • L15 Feb 25H · SC Freiburg0–11

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 Freiburg9 games · scored 11 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
3 16-30
1 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 61-75
5 1 76-90
FC St. Pauli9 games · scored 8 · conceded 18
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
2 5 46-60
3 61-75
3 2 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 14 · conceded 8
2 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
5 1 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
FC St. Pauli10 games · scored 8 · conceded 20
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
2 5 46-60
4 61-75
3 2 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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