Bundesliga Gameweek 17 Tue, Jan 13 · 17:30 MHPArena, Stuttgart
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Our take

VfB Stuttgart were slight favourites.

VfB Stuttgart were the stronger side on L90 Strength (70 vs 62). VfB Stuttgart had 3 days of rest, Eintracht Frankfurt 3.9 and had to travel 152 km.

Away travel152 kmRest days3 · 3.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
VfB Stuttgart51%
Draw24%
Eintracht Frankfurt25%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.20
VfB Stuttgart49%
Draw26%
Eintracht Frankfurt25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.10
VfB Stuttgart51%
Draw24%
Eintracht Frankfurt25%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.20
VfB Stuttgart43%
Draw26%
Eintracht Frankfurt31%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.34
VfB Stuttgart49%
Draw26%
Eintracht Frankfurt25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.10
Over 2.5 57% Both score 59% 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.
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Referee · GermanyMatthias Jollenbeck
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 59

Team strength

VfB StuttgartEintracht Frankfurt
70 L90 StrengthIn forecast 62
67 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
70 AttackIn forecast 54
58 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

VfB Stuttgart

Attack—
Defense risk—

Eintracht Frankfurt

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

VfB StuttgartEintracht Frankfurt
1.81 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.06
1.44 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.06
1.53 xGVia Att/Def 1.39
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+0.28 Goals minus xGContext +0.67
88% Scored inContext 88%
38% Clean sheetsContext 19%
14.81 ShotsContext 12.31
5.38 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
36% On target shareContext 37%
9.44 Shots in the boxContext 8.44
64% Box shareContext 69%
12% ConversionContext 17%
2.40 OffsidesContext 1.82
11.69 Shots allowedContext 11.38
4.19 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.53
3.19 BlocksContext 2.31
3.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.36
73% Save rateContext 51%
57% PossessionIn forecast 54%
502 PassesContext 496
424 Accurate passesContext 414
85% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.81
10.50 FoulsContext 10.00
12.19 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
1.88 Yellow cardsContext 1.56
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.90
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.34 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.64
+0.89 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
80% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.40 ShotsContext 9.90
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
38% On target shareContext 38%
9.80 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
68% Box shareContext 71%
17% ConversionContext 12%
2.13 OffsidesContext 3.00
11.20 Shots allowedContext 13.00
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.33
3.60 BlocksContext 3.90
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.11
65% Save rateContext 49%
56% PossessionIn forecast 47%
481 PassesContext 442
404 Accurate passesContext 359
84% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.74
11.60 FoulsContext 10.20
13.10 Fouls sufferedContext 8.80
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 0.90
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

VfB Stuttgart
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km590 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rest3.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel152 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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
VfB Stuttgart Eintracht Frankfurt
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3Bundesliga 2025-2026, 10 Jan3.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 9 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km152 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways590 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one4.93.1

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

VfB Stuttgart Confirmed XI
4-2-2-2
33A. Nübel(G)
7M. Mittelstädt 24J. Chabot 3R. Hendriks 4J. Vagnoman
6A. Stiller 16A. Karazor
10C. Führich 18J. Leweling
9E. Demirović 26D. Undav
Eintracht Frankfurt Confirmed XI
4-4-2
40Kauã Santos(G)
3A. Theate 5A. Amenda 4R. Koch 13R. Kristensen
7A. Knauff 6O. Højlund 15E. Skhiri 20R. Doan
11Y. Ebnoutalib 25A. Kalimuendo

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
VfB Stuttgart Absences are shown before kick-off
Eintracht Frankfurt Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • VfB Stuttgart+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Eintracht Frankfurt+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

VfB Stuttgart · Home 2.29points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
5-1-1
Scored
1.29
Conceded
1.14
Eintracht Frankfurt · Away 1.50points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
3-3-2
Scored
2.25
Conceded
2.63

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 8 of 8 meetings

2 VfB Stuttgart wins2 draws4 Eintracht Frankfurt wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.63 Over 2.563% Both scored75% Clean sheets13% · 13%
  • 29 Mar 2025Eintracht Frankfurt1–0VfB Stuttgart
  • 10 Nov 2024VfB Stuttgart2–3Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 13 Apr 2024VfB Stuttgart3–0Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 25 Nov 2023Eintracht Frankfurt1–2VfB Stuttgart
  • 11 Mar 2023Eintracht Frankfurt1–1VfB Stuttgart
  • 17 Sep 2022VfB Stuttgart1–3Eintracht 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 · Matthias Jollenbeck Germany · 59 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.76league 3.85
Red cards0.17league 0.20
Cards 5+37%league 41%
Fouls23.1league 21.1
Penalties0.31league 0.33
Home wins53%league 44%
VfB Stuttgart7 with this referee
Record4-1-2 Cards · opp.2.4 · 2.6 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • W28 Sep 25A · 1.FC Köln2–12
  • W6 Apr 24A · Borussia Dortmund1–04
  • W22 Sep 23H · SV Darmstadt 983–11
  • L4 Nov 22A · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–31
  • L25 Feb 22A · 1899 Hoffenheim1–22
Eintracht Frankfurt4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 3.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W9 Nov 25H · FSV Mainz 051–00
  • W26 Apr 25H · RB Leipzig4–01
  • W21 Oct 23A · 1899 Hoffenheim3–10
  • D12 Sep 21H · VfB Stuttgart1–11

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

VfB Stuttgart16 games · scored 29 · conceded 23
1 3 0-15
4 3 16-30
8 5 31-45
4 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
9 9 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt16 games · scored 33 · conceded 33
2 7 0-15
7 2 16-30
8 4 31-45
7 5 46-60
4 5 61-75
5 10 76-90
VfB Stuttgart10 games · scored 25 · conceded 14
1 2 0-15
4 2 16-30
7 2 31-45
4 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
8 5 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt10 games · scored 12 · conceded 19
3 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 6 61-75
3 3 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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