Bundesliga Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 29 · 14:30 Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Eintracht Frankfurt were the stronger side on L90 Strength (50 vs 41). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Union Berlin. Union Berlin had 105 days of rest, Eintracht Frankfurt 105 and had to travel 424 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel424 kmRest days105 · 105Matches / 14d0 · 0
Union Berlin41%
Draw25%
Eintracht Frankfurt34%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.33
Union Berlin39%
Draw26%
Eintracht Frankfurt35%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.29
Union Berlin41%
Draw25%
Eintracht Frankfurt34%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.32
Union Berlin34%
Draw25%
Eintracht Frankfurt41%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.49
Union Berlin42%
Draw25%
Eintracht Frankfurt33%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.32
Over 2.5 54% Both score 57% 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 (Berlin)
26°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 16 km/h
  • Humidity 32%
Referee · GermanyBastian Dankert
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 80

Team strength

Union BerlinEintracht Frankfurt
41 L90 StrengthIn forecast 50
39 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
42 AttackIn forecast 54
41 DefenceIn forecast 37
— 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

Union Berlin

Attack—
Defense risk—

Eintracht Frankfurt

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Union BerlinEintracht Frankfurt
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This league season, per match
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.30 xGVia Att/Def 1.26
1.83 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.43
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.04
90% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.90 ShotsContext 12.70
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
38% On target shareContext 39%
7.78 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
59% Box shareContext 63%
13% ConversionContext 10%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.43
13.60 Shots allowedContext 12.80
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
4.86 BlocksContext 3.75
2.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
60% Save rateContext 71%
43% PossessionIn forecast 60%
353 PassesContext 505
264 Accurate passesContext 435
75% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.85
9.90 FoulsContext 8.90
8.60 Fouls sufferedContext 9.70
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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

Union Berlin
Rest105 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rest105 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel424 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
Union Berlin Eintracht Frankfurt
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match105Bundesliga 2025-2026, 16 May105Bundesliga 2025-2026, 16 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km424 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one78.1

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

Union Berlin Confirmed XI
4-1-3-2
31Matheo Raab(G)
15T. Rothe 4Z. Van Den Bosch 14L. Querfeld 18J. Juranović
6A. Kemlein
13A. Schäfer 8R. Khedira 20M. Aebischer
29E. Latte Lath 27M. Ljubičić
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Eintracht Frankfurt Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1N. Atubolu(G)
26K. Kosugi 37J. Maluze 4R. Koch 2E. Baum
42C. Uzun 25R. Onyedika 8F. Chaïbi 29Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab
9J. Burkardt 11Y. Ebnoutalib
+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
Union Berlin Absences are shown before kick-off
Eintracht Frankfurt Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Union Berlin+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Eintracht Frankfurt-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Union Berlin · Home No home games yet this season.
Eintracht Frankfurt · 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 last 10 of 10 meetings

4 Union Berlin wins3 draws3 Eintracht Frankfurt wins
Goals per game1.30 – 1.30 Over 2.540% Both scored50% Clean sheets30% · 30%
  • 6 Feb 2026Union Berlin1–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 21 Sep 2025Eintracht Frankfurt3–4Union Berlin
  • 9 Mar 2025Eintracht Frankfurt1–2Union Berlin
  • 27 Oct 2024Union Berlin1–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 30 Mar 2024Eintracht Frankfurt0–0Union Berlin
  • 4 Nov 2023Union Berlin0–3Eintracht Frankfurt

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 · 80 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.34league 4.00
Red cards0.15league 0.00
Cards 5+30%league 0%
Fouls23.0league 27.0
Penalties0.24league 0.00
Home wins45%league 100%
Union Berlin8 with this referee
Record4-2-2 Cards · opp.2.1 · 1.6 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D10 Jan 26H · FSV Mainz 052–22
  • D12 Apr 25A · Bayer Leverkusen0–01
  • L22 Feb 25A · Borussia Dortmund0–62
  • W30 Aug 24H · FC St. Pauli1–03
  • L21 Oct 23H · VfB Stuttgart0–32
Eintracht Frankfurt7 with this referee
Record2-4-1 Cards · opp.1.9 · 1.6 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L18 Apr 26H · RB Leipzig1–30
  • D7 Dec 24H · FC Augsburg2–22
  • W10 Mar 24H · 1899 Hoffenheim3–12
  • D27 Aug 23A · FSV Mainz 051–14
  • W18 Feb 23H · Werder Bremen2–01

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

Union Berlin
No complete event data.
Eintracht Frankfurt
No complete event data.
Union Berlin10 games · scored 15 · conceded 20
1 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 6 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 4 61-75
7 2 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt10 games · scored 13 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
4 3 61-75
2 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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