Bundesliga Gameweek 18 Fri, Jan 16 · 19:30 wohninvest WESERSTADION, Bremen
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Our take

It was too close to call.

Eintracht Frankfurt were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 47). Werder Bremen had 3 days of rest, Eintracht Frankfurt 3.1 and had to travel 329 km.

Away travel329 kmRest days3 · 3.1Matches / 14d1 · 2
Werder Bremen36%
Draw26%
Eintracht Frankfurt38%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.44
Werder Bremen36%
Draw27%
Eintracht Frankfurt37%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.35
Werder Bremen36%
Draw26%
Eintracht Frankfurt38%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.44
Werder Bremen29%
Draw26%
Eintracht Frankfurt45%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.61
Werder Bremen36%
Draw27%
Eintracht Frankfurt37%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.35
Over 2.5 54% Both score 58% 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 (Bremen)

No weather data yet

Referee · GermanyBenjamin Brand
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 54

Team strength

Werder BremenEintracht Frankfurt
47 L90 StrengthIn forecast 61
43 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
56 AttackIn forecast 54
45 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

Werder Bremen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Eintracht Frankfurt

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Werder BremenEintracht Frankfurt
1.13 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.06
1.94 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.12
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 1.35
1.64 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.71
63% Scored inContext 88%
25% Clean sheetsContext 18%
11.56 ShotsContext 12.24
4.27 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.53
35% On target shareContext 37%
7.07 Shots in the boxContext 8.41
57% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 17%
1.83 OffsidesContext 1.75
15.44 Shots allowedContext 11.88
6.19 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.94
4.06 BlocksContext 2.47
4.06 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.73
66% Save rateContext 54%
48% PossessionIn forecast 54%
450 PassesContext 486
369 Accurate passesContext 404
82% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.79
10.19 FoulsContext 10.24
9.88 Fouls sufferedContext 9.41
2.31 Yellow cardsContext 1.59
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 16 and 17 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.20
0.84 xGVia Att/Def 1.11
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.73
+0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.29
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.50 ShotsContext 10.30
3.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
30% On target shareContext 39%
6.78 Shots in the boxContext 7.40
54% Box shareContext 72%
8% ConversionContext 14%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.75
15.30 Shots allowedContext 13.40
6.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.44
4.00 BlocksContext 3.70
4.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
71% Save rateContext 53%
49% PossessionIn forecast 47%
447 PassesContext 438
367 Accurate passesContext 353
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.70
10.90 FoulsContext 10.70
10.20 Fouls sufferedContext 8.50
2.30 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

Werder Bremen
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km392 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rest3.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel329 km305 km in 14d
Schedule load14%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
Werder Bremen Eintracht Frankfurt
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 14
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3Bundesliga 2025-2026, 13 Jan3.1Bundesliga 2025-2026, 13 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km329 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways392 km305 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 22 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.87.8

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

Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
30M. Backhaus(G)
31Karim Coulibaly 32M. Friedl 5A. Pieper
23I. Schmidt 6J. Stage 14S. Lynen 3Y. Sugawara
17M. Grüll 20R. Schmid
11J. Njinmah
Eintracht Frankfurt Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
40Kauã Santos(G)
3A. Theate 4R. Koch 34P. Collins 13R. Kristensen
15E. Skhiri 18M. Dahoud
21N. Brown 8F. Chaïbi 20R. Doan
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
Werder Bremen Absences are shown before kick-off
Eintracht Frankfurt Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Werder Bremen+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Eintracht Frankfurt+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Werder Bremen · Home 1.57points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
3-2-2
Scored
1.14
Conceded
1.71
Eintracht Frankfurt · Away 1.33points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
3-3-3
Scored
2.22
Conceded
2.67

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 15 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

1 Werder Bremen wins2 draws4 Eintracht Frankfurt wins
Goals per game1.29 – 2.00 Over 2.543% Both scored57% Clean sheets14% · 29%
  • 23 Aug 2025Eintracht Frankfurt4–1Werder Bremen
  • 5 Apr 2025Werder Bremen2–0Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 23 Nov 2024Eintracht Frankfurt1–0Werder Bremen
  • 5 Apr 2024Eintracht Frankfurt1–1Werder Bremen
  • 12 Nov 2023Werder Bremen2–2Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 18 Feb 2023Eintracht Frankfurt2–0Werder Bremen

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 · Benjamin Brand Germany · 54 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.96league 3.77
Red cards0.19league 0.20
Cards 5+41%league 39%
Fouls23.0league 21.1
Penalties0.35league 0.33
Home wins31%league 46%
Werder Bremen6 with this referee
Record2-2-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.5 Pens for · against2 · 0 Reds1
  • L19 Jan 25H · FC Augsburg0–21
  • W15 Sep 24A · FSV Mainz 052–12
  • W3 Feb 24A · FSV Mainz 051–03
  • D12 Nov 23H · Eintracht Frankfurt2–21
  • L26 Aug 23A · SC Freiburg0–12
Eintracht Frankfurt6 with this referee
Record1-4-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • W17 May 25A · SC Freiburg3–14
  • D2 Feb 25H · VfL Wolfsburg1–11
  • L15 Dec 24A · RB Leipzig1–23
  • D6 Oct 24H · Bayern München3–31
  • D12 Nov 23A · Werder Bremen2–23

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

Werder Bremen16 games · scored 18 · conceded 31
2 2 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 6 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 8 61-75
7 9 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt17 games · scored 35 · conceded 36
3 7 0-15
7 3 16-30
8 5 31-45
7 5 46-60
4 5 61-75
6 11 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 9 · conceded 17
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 8 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt10 games · scored 14 · conceded 22
1 3 0-15
3 2 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 6 61-75
4 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Beta

Numbers are home · draw · away chances. Pick a scenario to update the forecast at the top of the page.