Bundesliga Gameweek 32 Sat, May 2 · 14:30 wohninvest WESERSTADION, Bremen
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Our take

Werder Bremen were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen had 6 days of rest, FC Augsburg 7 and had to travel 543 km.

Away travel543 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Werder Bremen48%
Draw24%
FC Augsburg28%
Expected goals 1.81 – 1.35
Werder Bremen44%
Draw27%
FC Augsburg29%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.19
Werder Bremen48%
Draw24%
FC Augsburg28%
Expected goals 1.81 – 1.33
Werder Bremen40%
Draw25%
FC Augsburg35%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.51
Werder Bremen46%
Draw25%
FC Augsburg29%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.29
Over 2.5 61% Both score 62% 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 · GermanyDaniel Siebert
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 125

Team strength

Werder BremenFC Augsburg
44 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
43 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
56 AttackIn forecast 72
45 DefenceIn forecast 23
— 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—

FC Augsburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Werder BremenFC Augsburg
1.16 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.26
1.74 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.77
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.70
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
65% Scored inContext 74%
19% Clean sheetsContext 16%
12.90 ShotsContext 12.61
4.23 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.19
32% On target shareContext 33%
8.28 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
61% Box shareContext 62%
9% ConversionContext 10%
1.81 OffsidesContext 2.29
13.29 Shots allowedContext 14.10
5.03 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.90 BlocksContext 4.63
3.39 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.18
65% Save rateContext 64%
51% PossessionIn forecast 44%
469 PassesContext 382
387 Accurate passesContext 304
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.79
9.97 FoulsContext 10.84
9.87 Fouls sufferedContext 11.26
2.16 Yellow cardsContext 2.45
0.03 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 31 and 31 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.56
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.78
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
80% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.60 ShotsContext 13.50
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
33% On target shareContext 33%
8.56 Shots in the boxContext 9.20
64% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 11%
1.90 OffsidesContext 2.25
11.80 Shots allowedContext 16.30
4.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.30
4.75 BlocksContext 5.38
3.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
70% Save rateContext 74%
51% PossessionIn forecast 41%
468 PassesContext 350
385 Accurate passesContext 274
82% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.85
10.30 FoulsContext 10.10
9.50 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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

Werder Bremen
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km956 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC Augsburg
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel543 km816 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
Werder Bremen FC Augsburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Bundesliga 2025-2026, 26 Apr7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 25 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km543 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways956 km816 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
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

Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
30M. Backhaus(G)
31Karim Coulibaly 32M. Friedl 5A. Pieper
2O. Deman 14S. Lynen 18Cameron Puertas 3Y. Sugawara
20R. Schmid 6J. Stage
19J. Milošević
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
FC Augsburg Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
16C. Zesiger 6J. Gouweleeuw 5C. Matsima
13D. Giannoulis 32F. Rieder 4H. Massengo 19Robin Fellhauer
20A. Claude-Maurice 30A. Kade
38M. Gregoritsch
+1 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
Werder Bremen Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC Augsburg Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Werder Bremen-0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • FC Augsburg+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Werder Bremen · Home 1.27points per game · 15 home games
W-D-L
5-4-6
Scored
1.20
Conceded
1.73
FC Augsburg · Away 0.93points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
4-2-9
Scored
1.13
Conceded
1.87

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

2 Werder Bremen wins2 draws3 FC Augsburg wins
Goals per game1.14 – 1.00 Over 2.543% Both scored29% Clean sheets43% · 43%
  • 20 Dec 2025FC Augsburg0–0Werder Bremen
  • 19 Jan 2025Werder Bremen0–2FC Augsburg
  • 24 Aug 2024FC Augsburg2–2Werder Bremen
  • 27 Apr 2024FC Augsburg0–3Werder Bremen
  • 9 Dec 2023Werder Bremen2–0FC Augsburg
  • 4 Mar 2023FC Augsburg2–1Werder 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 · Daniel Siebert Germany · 125 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.42league 3.71
Red cards0.22league 0.17
Cards 5+50%league 38%
Fouls23.1league 20.3
Penalties0.28league 0.37
Home wins43%league 44%
Werder Bremen4 with this referee
Record3-0-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L13 Jan 26A · Borussia Dortmund0–30
  • W5 Apr 25H · Eintracht Frankfurt2–03
  • W16 Feb 24A · 1.FC Köln1–04
  • W28 Jan 23H · VfL Wolfsburg2–13
FC Augsburg7 with this referee
Record1-1-5 Cards · opp.2.7 · 1.1 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • L25 Oct 25H · RB Leipzig0–63
  • L28 Sep 24A · RB Leipzig0–42
  • L20 Dec 23A · VfB Stuttgart0–34
  • L27 Aug 23A · Bayern München1–32
  • D8 Oct 22H · VfL Wolfsburg1–15

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 Bremen31 games · scored 36 · conceded 54
2 7 0-15
4 7 16-30
5 9 31-45
4 7 46-60
7 13 61-75
14 11 76-90
FC Augsburg31 games · scored 39 · conceded 55
6 7 0-15
4 10 16-30
7 12 31-45
9 10 46-60
3 8 61-75
10 8 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
3 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 4 61-75
4 1 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
3 3 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
3 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
5 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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