Bundesliga Gameweek 16 Sat, Jan 10 · 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 (61 vs 34). SC Freiburg had 21 days of rest, Hamburger SV 21 and had to travel 636 km.

Away travel636 kmRest days21 · 21Matches / 14d0 · 0
SC Freiburg62%
Draw21%
Hamburger SV17%
Expected goals 2.07 – 0.98
SC Freiburg60%
Draw23%
Hamburger SV17%
Expected goals 1.93 – 0.93
SC Freiburg62%
Draw21%
Hamburger SV17%
Expected goals 2.07 – 0.98
SC Freiburg54%
Draw24%
Hamburger SV22%
Expected goals 1.85 – 1.10
SC Freiburg60%
Draw23%
Hamburger SV17%
Expected goals 1.93 – 0.93
Over 2.5 59% Both score 55% 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)

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Referee · GermanyTimo Gerach
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.46
  • Matches 26

Team strength

SC FreiburgHamburger SV
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 34
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 40
63 AttackIn forecast 37
73 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

SC Freiburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Hamburger SV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgHamburger SV
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.07
1.73 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.22 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.42
+0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.04
80% Scored inContext 60%
27% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.87 ShotsContext 12.33
4.27 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.47
33% On target shareContext 36%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.50
67% Box shareContext 67%
13% ConversionContext 9%
2.85 OffsidesContext 2.43
11.53 Shots allowedContext 13.67
3.93 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.93
3.69 BlocksContext 3.71
2.27 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.21
58% Save rateContext 62%
51% PossessionIn forecast 46%
429 PassesContext 398
354 Accurate passesContext 329
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.84
9.07 FoulsContext 12.13
12.53 Fouls sufferedContext 12.60
1.53 Yellow cardsContext 1.93
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.69 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.32
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
15.60 ShotsContext 12.60
5.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
35% On target shareContext 37%
10.10 Shots in the boxContext 9.20
65% Box shareContext 75%
12% ConversionContext 11%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.56
11.80 Shots allowedContext 11.90
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
4.14 BlocksContext 3.44
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.44
67% Save rateContext 54%
54% PossessionIn forecast 46%
449 PassesContext 395
375 Accurate passesContext 322
84% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.86
10.00 FoulsContext 11.40
11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Hamburger SV
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all 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 Hamburger SV
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match21Bundesliga 2025-2026, 20 Dec21Bundesliga 2025-2026, 20 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km636 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one4.27

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 17L. Kübler
44J. Manzambi 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 14Y. Suzuki 29P. Treu
9L. Höler
Hamburger SV Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1D. Heuer Fernandes(G)
8Daniel Elfadli 44L. Vušković 24N. Capaldo
28M. Muheim 21N. Remberg 6A. Sambi Lokonga 18B. Jatta
7Jean-Luc Dompe 19D. Downs 20Fábio Vieira

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
Hamburger SV Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Hamburger SV+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 1.71points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
3-3-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.29
Hamburger SV · Away 0.29points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
0-2-5
Scored
0.43
Conceded
2.29

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 14 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 · Timo Gerach Germany · 26 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.81league 3.88
Red cards0.27league 0.21
Cards 5+46%league 41%
Fouls20.5league 21.2
Penalties0.46league 0.32
Home wins38%league 44%
SC Freiburg2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 4.0 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • W20 Sep 25A · Werder Bremen3–02
  • L28 Sep 24H · FC St. Pauli0–33
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

SC Freiburg15 games · scored 25 · conceded 26
5 2 0-15
2 4 16-30
3 7 31-45
5 7 46-60
3 2 61-75
7 4 76-90
Hamburger SV15 games · scored 16 · conceded 25
2 4 0-15
2 5 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 4 46-60
4 4 61-75
4 5 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 18 · conceded 14
3 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
4 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Hamburger SV10 games · scored 14 · conceded 17
2 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 4 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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