Bundesliga Gameweek 32 Sun, May 3 · 18:30 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 35). SC Freiburg had 2.9 days of rest, VfL Wolfsburg 8.2 and had to travel 535 km.

Away travel535 kmRest days2.9 · 8.2Matches / 14d2 · 1
SC Freiburg64%
Draw20%
VfL Wolfsburg16%
Expected goals 2.26 – 1.08
SC Freiburg60%
Draw23%
VfL Wolfsburg17%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.93
SC Freiburg63%
Draw20%
VfL Wolfsburg17%
Expected goals 2.24 – 1.08
SC Freiburg56%
Draw22%
VfL Wolfsburg22%
Expected goals 2.02 – 1.21
SC Freiburg63%
Draw21%
VfL Wolfsburg17%
Expected goals 2.16 – 1.03
Over 2.5 65% Both score 59% Likeliest score 2–1
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 · GermanyBastian Dankert
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 78

Team strength

SC FreiburgVfL Wolfsburg
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 36
63 AttackIn forecast 50
73 DefenceIn forecast 42
— 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—

VfL Wolfsburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgVfL Wolfsburg
1.42 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.32
1.68 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.13
1.40 xGVia Att/Def 1.21
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.78
+0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
71% Scored inContext 77%
19% Clean sheetsContext 6%
12.32 ShotsContext 11.10
4.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.87
35% On target shareContext 35%
8.86 Shots in the boxContext 6.90
67% Box shareContext 61%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.37 OffsidesContext 1.65
13.39 Shots allowedContext 15.03
4.52 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.52
4.39 BlocksContext 4.10
2.94 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
65% Save rateContext 64%
48% PossessionIn forecast 46%
394 PassesContext 398
321 Accurate passesContext 316
82% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.78
9.13 FoulsContext 11.29
11.58 Fouls sufferedContext 8.84
1.61 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 31 and 31 games
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.20
1.30 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.90
+0.60 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
80% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.90 ShotsContext 10.40
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
40% On target shareContext 36%
8.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.20
69% Box shareContext 60%
16% ConversionContext 12%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.13
12.20 Shots allowedContext 16.10
4.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.50
3.50 BlocksContext 3.60
2.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
68% Save rateContext 69%
47% PossessionIn forecast 43%
392 PassesContext 375
323 Accurate passesContext 290
82% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.78
9.90 FoulsContext 12.40
13.10 Fouls sufferedContext 7.70
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
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 / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km3,718 km in 14d
Schedule load18%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
VfL Wolfsburg
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel535 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 VfL Wolfsburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 18Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match2.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - Knockout phase, 30 Apr8.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 25 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km535 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways3,718 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 60 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.16

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
44J. Manzambi 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 14Y. Suzuki 19J. Beste
9L. Höler
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
VfL Wolfsburg Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1K. Grabara(G)
4K. Koulierakis 3D. Vavro 6J. Belocian
21J. Mæhle 24C. Eriksen 5Vinicius Souza 39P. Wimmer 26S. Kumbedi
17D. Pejčinović 11A. Daghim
+7 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 +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
VfL Wolfsburg Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • VfL Wolfsburg-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 1.87points per game · 15 home games
W-D-L
8-4-3
Scored
1.87
Conceded
1.33
VfL Wolfsburg · Away 1.00points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
4-3-8
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.33

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

7 SC Freiburg wins0 draws2 VfL Wolfsburg wins
Goals per game1.89 – 1.67 Over 2.556% Both scored44% Clean sheets44% · 11%
  • 20 Dec 2025VfL Wolfsburg3–4SC Freiburg
  • 26 Apr 2025VfL Wolfsburg0–1SC Freiburg
  • 13 Dec 2024SC Freiburg3–2VfL Wolfsburg
  • 27 Apr 2024SC Freiburg1–2VfL Wolfsburg
  • 9 Dec 2023VfL Wolfsburg0–1SC Freiburg
  • 19 May 2023SC Freiburg2–0VfL Wolfsburg

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 · Bastian Dankert Germany · 78 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.40league 3.72
Red cards0.15league 0.17
Cards 5+31%league 38%
Fouls23.2league 20.3
Penalties0.24league 0.36
Home wins46%league 43%
SC Freiburg8 with this referee
Record5-2-1 Cards · opp.1.6 · 1.9 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds1
  • W25 Jan 26H · 1.FC Köln2–11
  • D28 Sep 25H · 1899 Hoffenheim1–13
  • W19 Oct 24H · FC Augsburg3–11
  • L25 Feb 24A · FC Augsburg1–21
  • W19 May 23H · VfL Wolfsburg2–02
VfL Wolfsburg6 with this referee
Record0-1-5 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • D13 Sep 25H · 1.FC Köln3–32
  • L29 Mar 25H · 1. FC Heidenheim0–12
  • L12 May 24A · Bayern München0–22
  • L7 Apr 24H · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–32
  • L19 May 23A · SC Freiburg0–23

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 Freiburg31 games · scored 44 · conceded 52
7 5 0-15
3 5 16-30
7 10 31-45
9 16 46-60
7 3 61-75
11 13 76-90
VfL Wolfsburg31 games · scored 41 · conceded 66
9 6 0-15
7 10 16-30
5 10 31-45
7 9 46-60
7 12 61-75
6 19 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 19 · conceded 14
1 3 0-15
4 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
5 1 46-60
2 61-75
4 7 76-90
VfL Wolfsburg10 games · scored 12 · conceded 22
1 0-15
2 4 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 4 61-75
2 7 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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