Bundesliga Gameweek 4 Sat, Sep 19 · 14:30 Weser-Stadion, Bremen
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Our take

FC Augsburg were slight favourites.

FC Augsburg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (51 vs 41). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for FC Augsburg. Werder Bremen had 6.9 days of rest, FC Augsburg 7 and had to travel 543 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel543 kmRest days6.9 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Werder Bremen33%
Draw24%
FC Augsburg43%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.62
Werder Bremen38%
Draw26%
FC Augsburg36%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.31
Werder Bremen35%
Draw24%
FC Augsburg41%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.57
Werder Bremen26%
Draw23%
FC Augsburg50%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.81
Werder Bremen33%
Draw24%
FC Augsburg43%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.68
Over 2.5 58% Both score 61% 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)
20°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 20 km/h
  • Humidity 67%
Referee · GermanyBastian Dankert
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 81

Team strength

Werder BremenFC Augsburg
41 L90 StrengthIn forecast 51
43 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
56 AttackIn forecast 72
45 DefenceIn forecast 23
53 Form indexContext 75
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
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.00
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.87 xGVia Att/Def 1.99
1.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.32
+0.80 Goals minus xGContext +1.01
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 33%
11.67 ShotsContext 16.33
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 8.33
43% On target shareContext 51%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 10.67
62% Box shareContext 63%
14% ConversionContext 18%
2.00 OffsidesContext —
17.67 Shots allowedContext 21.00
5.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
6.67 BlocksContext 6.33
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.67
56% Save rateContext 78%
43% PossessionIn forecast 42%
416 PassesContext 377
347 Accurate passesContext 292
83% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.96 Team ratingContext 7.31
13.67 FoulsContext 8.00
10.67 Fouls sufferedContext 9.33
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.02 xGVia Att/Def 1.80
1.88 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.73
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
80% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.50 ShotsContext 15.10
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
38% On target shareContext 40%
6.56 Shots in the boxContext 10.60
55% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 14%
2.56 OffsidesContext 2.14
16.10 Shots allowedContext 18.60
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
5.30 BlocksContext 5.70
3.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.20
68% Save rateContext 75%
46% PossessionIn forecast 40%
430 PassesContext 335
354 Accurate passesContext 258
82% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.92 Team ratingContext 7.05
10.60 FoulsContext 8.30
9.50 Fouls sufferedContext 9.80
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.20 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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km540 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 53 · 4 pts vs 3.6 for an average club · +1.2 vs expected
  • D12 SepA · 1.FC Köln1–11.1 xPts
  • W5 SepH · RB Leipzig3–10.8 xPts
  • L30 AugA · SC Freiburg1–40.8 xPts
FC Augsburg
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel543 km504 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 75 · 7 pts vs 3.9 for an average club · +2.9 vs expected
  • D12 SepH · Bayer Leverkusen2–21.3 xPts
  • W6 SepA · Eintracht Frankfurt4–11.3 xPts
  • W30 AugH · FC Schalke 043–01.6 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
Werder Bremen FC Augsburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Bundesliga 2026-2027, 12 Sep7Bundesliga 2026-2027, 12 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km543 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways540 km504 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one20.221

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
3-4-3
1K. Hein(G)
2O. Deman 32M. Friedl 5A. Pieper
17M. Grüll 44Y. Regeer 15L. Reis 13Arthur
20Chuky 10N. Füllkrug 18E. Dinkçi
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
FC Augsburg Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
2C. Brackelmann 5C. Matsima 40N. Banks
16Hennes Behrens 32F. Rieder 4H. Massengo 27M. Wolf
10M. Kömür 19Robin Fellhauer
11M. Gregoritsch
+6 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
FC Augsburg Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Werder Bremen-1.7 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • FC Augsburg+1.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Werder Bremen · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
1.00
FC Augsburg · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
4.00
Conceded
1.00

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 8 of 8 meetings

2 Werder Bremen wins2 draws4 FC Augsburg wins
Goals per game1.13 – 1.25 Over 2.550% Both scored38% Clean sheets38% · 38%
  • 2 May 2026Werder Bremen1–3FC Augsburg
  • 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

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 · 81 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.37league 3.18
Red cards0.15league 0.11
Cards 5+31%league 18%
Fouls23.0league 22.4
Penalties0.23league 0.14
Home wins44%league 54%
Werder Bremen12 with this referee
Record1-2-9 Cards · opp.1.6 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 3 Reds3
  • L16 May 26H · Borussia Dortmund0–20
  • L14 Feb 26H · Bayern München0–33
  • D29 Nov 25H · 1.FC Köln1–12
  • D10 May 25H · RB Leipzig0–01
  • L3 Nov 24A · Borussia Mönchengladbach1–44
FC Augsburg7 with this referee
Record2-1-4 Cards · opp.1.6 · 0.9 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • L14 Mar 26A · Borussia Dortmund0–20
  • D7 Dec 24A · Eintracht Frankfurt2–22
  • L19 Oct 24A · SC Freiburg1–31
  • W25 Feb 24H · SC Freiburg2–13
  • L6 Aug 22H · SC Freiburg0–40

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 Bremen3 games · scored 5 · conceded 6
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
2 1 76-90
FC Augsburg3 games · scored 9 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
31-45
4 46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 12 · conceded 19
1 3 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 4 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 3 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 21 · conceded 14
3 3 0-15
4 1 16-30
3 3 31-45
4 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
4 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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