Bundesliga Gameweek 21 Sat, Feb 7 · 14:30 Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau
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Our take

SC Freiburg were slight favourites.

SC Freiburg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 44). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Werder Bremen. SC Freiburg had 6 days of rest, Werder Bremen 7 and had to travel 569 km.

Away travel569 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d3 · 3
SC Freiburg51%
Draw25%
Werder Bremen24%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.12
SC Freiburg53%
Draw25%
Werder Bremen22%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.04
SC Freiburg51%
Draw25%
Werder Bremen24%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.08
SC Freiburg43%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen30%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.25
SC Freiburg50%
Draw26%
Werder Bremen24%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.03
Over 2.5 54% Both score 56% 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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RefereeDeniz Aytekin
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 69

Team strength

SC FreiburgWerder Bremen
59 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
64 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
63 AttackIn forecast 56
73 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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—

Werder Bremen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC FreiburgWerder Bremen
1.55 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.65 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
1.50 xGVia Att/Def 1.05
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
75% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.60 ShotsContext 12.85
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.21
33% On target shareContext 31%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.11
66% Box shareContext 59%
12% ConversionContext 9%
2.47 OffsidesContext 1.75
12.60 Shots allowedContext 14.35
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
4.06 BlocksContext 3.70
2.85 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.55
65% Save rateContext 63%
50% PossessionIn forecast 50%
412 PassesContext 466
338 Accurate passesContext 384
82% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.77
9.70 FoulsContext 9.80
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.15
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.15
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 20 and 20 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.74 xGVia Att/Def 0.91
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
-0.44 Goals minus xGContext -0.21
70% Scored inContext 40%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.70 ShotsContext 13.50
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.78
31% On target shareContext 25%
10.67 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
67% Box shareContext 57%
9% ConversionContext 5%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.75
12.00 Shots allowedContext 13.40
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
4.33 BlocksContext 3.20
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
79% Save rateContext 64%
49% PossessionIn forecast 51%
394 PassesContext 467
323 Accurate passesContext 387
82% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.75
11.10 FoulsContext 10.10
11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 9.80
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.10 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 km1,157 km in 14d
Schedule load15%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Werder Bremen
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel569 km519 km in 14d
Schedule load21%Moderate
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 Werder Bremen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 15Moderate · 21
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Bundesliga 2025-2026, 1 Feb7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 31 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km569 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,157 km519 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 71 / 3 / 5
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
1N. Atubolu(G)
30C. Günter 37M. Rosenfelder 28M. Ginter 43B. Ogbus
6P. Osterhage 8M. Eggestein
32V. Grifo 44J. Manzambi 19J. Beste
31I. Matanović
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
3-5-2
30M. Backhaus(G)
31Karim Coulibaly 32M. Friedl 22J. Malatini
2O. Deman 20R. Schmid 14S. Lynen 6J. Stage 3Y. Sugawara
9K. Topp 11J. Njinmah
+5 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 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Werder Bremen Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Freiburg+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Werder Bremen+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Freiburg · Home 2.00points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
5-3-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.22
Werder Bremen · Away 0.60points per game · 10 away games
W-D-L
1-3-6
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

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 7 of 7 meetings

6 SC Freiburg wins0 draws1 Werder Bremen wins
Goals per game2.14 – 0.57 Over 2.557% Both scored29% Clean sheets71% · 0%
  • 20 Sep 2025Werder Bremen0–3SC Freiburg
  • 21 Feb 2025SC Freiburg5–0Werder Bremen
  • 5 Oct 2024Werder Bremen0–1SC Freiburg
  • 27 Jan 2024Werder Bremen3–1SC Freiburg
  • 26 Aug 2023SC Freiburg1–0Werder Bremen
  • 16 Apr 2023Werder Bremen1–2SC Freiburg

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 · Deniz Aytekin 69 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.62league 3.76
Red cards0.22league 0.18
Cards 5+38%league 38%
Fouls22.7league 21.0
Penalties0.33league 0.35
Home wins36%league 44%
SC Freiburg8 with this referee
Record2-5-1 Cards · opp.1.4 · 2.0 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • D19 Oct 25H · Eintracht Frankfurt2–22
  • W12 Apr 25A · Borussia Mönchengladbach2–11
  • L27 May 23A · Eintracht Frankfurt1–22
  • D25 Jan 23H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–13
  • W13 Nov 22H · Union Berlin4–10
Werder Bremen2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L9 Mar 24H · Borussia Dortmund1–21
  • L12 Mar 23H · Bayer Leverkusen2–32

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 Freiburg20 games · scored 31 · conceded 33
6 3 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 7 31-45
7 12 46-60
4 2 61-75
8 5 76-90
Werder Bremen20 games · scored 22 · conceded 38
2 3 0-15
3 4 16-30
2 8 31-45
2 4 46-60
3 9 61-75
10 10 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 13 · conceded 12
2 2 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
4 6 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 7 · conceded 20
2 0-15
2 16-30
1 4 31-45
2 46-60
4 61-75
4 8 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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