Bundesliga Gameweek 2 Sat, Sep 5 · 14:30 Home Deluxe Arena, Paderborn
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Our take

SC Freiburg were slight favourites.

SC Freiburg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 39). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for SC Paderborn 07. SC Paderborn 07 had 7 days of rest, SC Freiburg 6 and had to travel 419 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel419 kmRest days7 · 6Matches / 14d1 · 1
SC Paderborn 0733%
Draw25%
SC Freiburg42%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.50
SC Paderborn 0731%
Draw26%
SC Freiburg43%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.47
SC Paderborn 0733%
Draw25%
SC Freiburg41%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.47
SC Paderborn 0726%
Draw24%
SC Freiburg50%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.68
SC Paderborn 0733%
Draw25%
SC Freiburg42%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.50
Over 2.5 53% 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 (Paderborn)
19°CLight rain
  • Precipitation 0.2 mm
  • Wind 23 km/h
  • Humidity 59%
Referee · GermanyMax Burda
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.56
  • Matches 16

Team strength

SC Paderborn 07SC Freiburg
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 61
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 64
34 AttackIn forecast 63
33 DefenceIn forecast 73
— 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 Paderborn 07

Attack—
Defense risk—

SC Freiburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SC Paderborn 07SC Freiburg
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.40 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.32 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.64
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.84
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.70 ShotsContext 11.10
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
33% On target shareContext 38%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.10
69% Box shareContext 64%
12% ConversionContext 18%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.78
12.40 Shots allowedContext 13.30
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
2.89 BlocksContext 4.30
4.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
79% Save rateContext 58%
47% PossessionIn forecast 50%
410 PassesContext 400
331 Accurate passesContext 331
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.86
11.80 FoulsContext 11.40
9.80 Fouls sufferedContext 13.40
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.10
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 Paderborn 07
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km392 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 49 · 1 pts vs 1.1 for an average club · +0.1 vs expected
  • D29 AugA · FSV Mainz 050–00.9 xPts
SC Freiburg
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel419 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 61 · 3 pts vs 1.8 for an average club · +1.1 vs expected
  • W30 AugH · Werder Bremen4–12.0 xPts

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 Paderborn 07 SC Freiburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2026-2027, 29 Aug6Bundesliga 2026-2027, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km419 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways392 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
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 Paderborn 07 Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
15N. Noll(G)
22M. Hansen 25T. Scheller 21J. ter Horst
5S. Castañeda
23R. Obermair 40G. Vidović 28L. Ulrich 17L. Curda
9Rayan Philippe 18M. Pieringer
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
SC Freiburg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Backhaus(G)
33J. Makengo 3P. Lienhart 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
16Y. Engelhardt 8M. Eggestein
7D. Scherhant 14Y. Suzuki 19J. Beste
31I. Matanović
+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 Paderborn 07 Absences are shown before kick-off
SC Freiburg Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • SC Paderborn 07-0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • SC Freiburg+0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

SC Paderborn 07 · Home No home games yet this season.
SC Freiburg · Away No away games yet this season.

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Max Burda Germany · 16 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.06league 3.10
Red cards0.06league 0.20
Cards 5+56%league 20%
Fouls23.4league 23.0
Penalties0.56league 0.10
Home wins56%league 80%
SC Paderborn 072 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • D18 Apr 26A · Hannover 961–11
  • W18 Oct 25H · Arminia Bielefeld4–35
SC Freiburg1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W21 Feb 25H · Werder Bremen5–03

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 Paderborn 071 games · scored 0 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
SC Freiburg1 games · scored 4 · conceded 1
0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
SC Paderborn 0710 games · scored 16 · conceded 15
2 2 0-15
4 3 16-30
3 4 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
5 4 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 20 · conceded 18
4 0-15
7 16-30
4 4 31-45
4 3 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 5 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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