Bundesliga Gameweek 34 Sat, May 16 · 14:30 Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Our take

RB Leipzig were slight favourites.

RB Leipzig were the stronger side on L90 Strength (72 vs 60). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for RB Leipzig. SC Freiburg had 6 days of rest, RB Leipzig 7 and had to travel 494 km.

Away travel494 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d3 · 2
SC Freiburg32%
Draw23%
RB Leipzig45%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.91
SC Freiburg36%
Draw27%
RB Leipzig37%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.34
SC Freiburg32%
Draw23%
RB Leipzig44%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.85
SC Freiburg25%
Draw22%
RB Leipzig53%
Expected goals 1.43 – 2.14
SC Freiburg32%
Draw24%
RB Leipzig43%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.74
Over 2.5 68% Both score 68% 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)

No weather data yet

Referee · GermanySascha Stegemann
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 97

Team strength

SC FreiburgRB Leipzig
60 L90 StrengthIn forecast 72
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
63 AttackIn forecast 76
73 DefenceIn forecast 53
— 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—

RB Leipzig

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgRB Leipzig
1.42 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.97
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.89
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
73% Scored inContext 91%
18% Clean sheetsContext 33%
12.06 ShotsContext 15.30
4.21 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.85
35% On target shareContext 38%
8.60 Shots in the boxContext 11.03
67% Box shareContext 72%
12% ConversionContext 13%
2.31 OffsidesContext 2.20
13.36 Shots allowedContext 11.55
4.52 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.76
4.33 BlocksContext 3.45
2.91 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.66
64% Save rateContext 66%
48% PossessionIn forecast 54%
399 PassesContext 493
326 Accurate passesContext 419
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.78 Team ratingContext 7.05
8.97 FoulsContext 9.15
11.64 Fouls sufferedContext 9.91
1.61 Yellow cardsContext 1.55
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 33 and 33 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 2.03
1.59 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.44
+0.68 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
90% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.90 ShotsContext 14.70
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
40% On target shareContext 44%
7.30 Shots in the boxContext 10.70
65% Box shareContext 72%
17% ConversionContext 14%
1.70 OffsidesContext 2.17
12.80 Shots allowedContext 11.30
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.70
3.90 BlocksContext 3.11
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
62% Save rateContext 67%
48% PossessionIn forecast 55%
389 PassesContext 477
318 Accurate passesContext 403
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.91 Team ratingContext 7.05
10.40 FoulsContext 9.50
13.10 Fouls sufferedContext 8.80
1.60 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
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km1,271 km in 14d
Schedule load15%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
RB Leipzig
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel494 km754 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 RB Leipzig
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 15Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Bundesliga 2025-2026, 10 May7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 9 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km494 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,271 km754 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 61 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one4.2105

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)
33J. Makengo 3P. Lienhart 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
27N. Höfler 8M. Eggestein
7D. Scherhant 44J. Manzambi 19J. Beste
31I. Matanović
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
RB Leipzig Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1P. Gulácsi(G)
35M. Finkgräfe 23C. Lukeba 4V. Orbán 39B. Henrichs
14C. Baumgartner 13N. Seiwald 20F. Ouédraogo
49Y. Diomande 11C. Harder 10B. Gruda
+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 -0.02 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
RB Leipzig Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg-0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • RB Leipzig+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 1.81points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
8-5-3
Scored
1.81
Conceded
1.31
RB Leipzig · Away 1.69points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
8-3-5
Scored
1.56
Conceded
1.44

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

0 SC Freiburg wins3 draws6 RB Leipzig wins
Goals per game0.67 – 2.00 Over 2.544% Both scored67% Clean sheets11% · 33%
  • 14 Jan 2026RB Leipzig2–0SC Freiburg
  • 8 Mar 2025SC Freiburg0–0RB Leipzig
  • 26 Oct 2024RB Leipzig3–1SC Freiburg
  • 6 Apr 2024SC Freiburg1–4RB Leipzig
  • 12 Nov 2023RB Leipzig3–1SC Freiburg
  • 6 May 2023SC Freiburg0–1RB Leipzig

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 · Sascha Stegemann Germany · 97 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.22league 3.69
Red cards0.19league 0.17
Cards 5+47%league 37%
Fouls23.2league 20.2
Penalties0.20league 0.35
Home wins33%league 44%
SC Freiburg11 with this referee
Record8-1-2 Cards · opp.1.9 · 1.2 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds1
  • W20 Dec 25A · VfL Wolfsburg4–31
  • W19 Apr 25H · 1899 Hoffenheim3–23
  • W13 Dec 24H · VfL Wolfsburg3–24
  • W14 Apr 24A · SV Darmstadt 981–01
  • W20 Jan 24H · 1899 Hoffenheim3–23
RB Leipzig11 with this referee
Record4-3-4 Cards · opp.2.4 · 1.5 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds2
  • W11 Apr 26H · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–04
  • L17 Jan 26H · Bayern München1–51
  • D4 Oct 25A · Borussia Dortmund1–13
  • D14 Feb 25A · FC Augsburg0–01
  • L15 Jan 25A · VfB Stuttgart1–27

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 Freiburg33 games · scored 47 · conceded 56
7 6 0-15
4 5 16-30
7 10 31-45
9 17 46-60
8 5 61-75
12 13 76-90
RB Leipzig33 games · scored 65 · conceded 43
7 0-15
11 6 16-30
13 9 31-45
13 8 46-60
11 5 61-75
10 15 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 18 · conceded 16
1 4 0-15
4 16-30
4 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
3 7 76-90
RB Leipzig10 games · scored 21 · conceded 11
1 0-15
6 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 61-75
6 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Beta

Numbers are home · draw · away chances. Pick a scenario to update the forecast at the top of the page.

Next fixtures Bundesliga

View all fixtures →