Bundesliga Gameweek 6 Sat, Oct 4 · 14:30 wohninvest WESERSTADION, Bremen
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Our take

Werder Bremen were slight favourites.

Werder Bremen were the stronger side on L90 Strength (53 vs 31). Werder Bremen had 7.8 days of rest, FC St. Pauli 7 and had to travel 95 km.

Away travel95 kmRest days7.8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Werder Bremen58%
Draw22%
FC St. Pauli19%
Expected goals 1.99 – 1.06
Werder Bremen57%
Draw24%
FC St. Pauli19%
Expected goals 1.84 – 0.97
Werder Bremen58%
Draw23%
FC St. Pauli19%
Expected goals 1.96 – 1.04
Werder Bremen50%
Draw24%
FC St. Pauli25%
Expected goals 1.77 – 1.19
Werder Bremen57%
Draw24%
FC St. Pauli19%
Expected goals 1.87 – 1.00
Over 2.5 59% 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.
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Referee · GermanySören Storks
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 20

Team strength

Werder BremenFC St. Pauli
53 L90 StrengthIn forecast 31
43 Current StrengthIn forecast 24
56 AttackIn forecast 20
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 St. Pauli

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Werder BremenFC St. Pauli
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
2.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.18 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
2.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.96
+0.42 Goals minus xGContext +0.43
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.00 ShotsContext 12.20
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
44% On target shareContext 46%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.80
63% Box shareContext 65%
15% ConversionContext 13%
1.60 OffsidesContext 2.67
16.20 Shots allowedContext 8.60
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
4.20 BlocksContext 2.67
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
50% Save rateContext 68%
48% PossessionIn forecast 51%
455 PassesContext 471
375 Accurate passesContext 383
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.55 Team ratingContext 6.78
9.20 FoulsContext 13.60
9.40 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.48 xGVia Att/Def 0.94
1.62 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
60% Scored inContext 60%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.40 ShotsContext 10.10
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
39% On target shareContext 42%
9.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.44
72% Box shareContext 61%
12% ConversionContext 11%
1.78 OffsidesContext 1.88
15.20 Shots allowedContext 9.90
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
4.40 BlocksContext 3.33
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
68% Save rateContext 77%
50% PossessionIn forecast 46%
461 PassesContext 426
379 Accurate passesContext 345
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.81
8.60 FoulsContext 12.70
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.30
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,165 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC St. Pauli
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel95 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
Werder Bremen FC St. Pauli
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 26 Sep7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 27 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km95 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,165 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one1415.1

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

Werder Bremen Confirmed XI
4-3-3
13K. Hein(G)
27F. Agu 31Karim Coulibaly 32M. Friedl 3Y. Sugawara
18Cameron Puertas 14S. Lynen 6J. Stage
7S. Mbangula 20R. Schmid 11J. Njinmah
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
FC St. Pauli Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
22N. Vasilj(G)
21L. Ritzka 8E. Smith 5H. Wahl
23Louis Oppie 16J. Fujita 6J. Sands 11Arkadiusz Pyrka
10D. Sinani
28M. Pereira Lage 19M. Kaars
+3 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 +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC St. Pauli Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Werder Bremen-0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • FC St. Pauli+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Werder Bremen · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
3.00
FC St. Pauli · Away 1.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.00
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.

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 Werder Bremen wins1 draws0 FC St. Pauli wins
Goals per game1.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 50%
  • 27 Apr 2025Werder Bremen0–0FC St. Pauli
  • 14 Dec 2024FC St. Pauli0–2Werder 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 · Sören Storks Germany · 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.30league 4.28
Red cards0.15league 0.30
Cards 5+55%league 46%
Fouls20.6league 22.9
Penalties0.20league 0.50
Home wins40%league 37%
Werder Bremen3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.3.3 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • D3 May 25A · Union Berlin2–24
  • L7 Feb 25A · Bayern München0–33
  • W9 Nov 24H · Holstein Kiel2–13
FC St. Pauli2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 3.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D20 Apr 25H · Bayer Leverkusen1–11
  • W26 Jan 25H · Union Berlin3–00

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 Bremen5 games · scored 8 · conceded 14
1 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 1 76-90
FC St. Pauli5 games · scored 8 · conceded 8
0-15
1 2 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 61-75
3 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 15 · conceded 17
4 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
5 3 76-90
FC St. Pauli10 games · scored 11 · conceded 14
1 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 2 46-60
4 61-75
4 1 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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