Bundesliga Gameweek 18 Sat, Jan 23 · 14:30 wohninvest WESERSTADION, Bremen
Werder Bremen 8th · 9 pts · 6 played
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SC Freiburg 3rd · 13 pts · 6 played
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Away travel569 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d3 · 3
Real contextStrength only
Werder Bremen—%
Draw—%
SC Freiburg—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Bremen)

Forecast from 8 Jan

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Werder Bremen and SC Freiburg. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

Werder BremenSC Freiburg
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
43 Current StrengthIn forecast 64
56 AttackIn forecast 63
45 DefenceIn forecast 73
71 Form indexContext 78
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—

SC Freiburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Werder BremenSC Freiburg
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.58 xGVia Att/Def 1.87
1.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.94
+0.42 Goals minus xGContext +0.63
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 33%
14.00 ShotsContext 16.00
6.83 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.33
49% On target shareContext 33%
9.67 Shots in the boxContext 10.00
66% Box shareContext 63%
14% ConversionContext 16%
2.17 OffsidesContext 1.33
15.33 Shots allowedContext 9.17
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
4.50 BlocksContext 3.33
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.25
61% Save rateContext 64%
47% PossessionIn forecast 53%
476 PassesContext 465
400 Accurate passesContext 390
84% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.96 Team ratingContext 7.06
12.00 FoulsContext 9.50
11.17 Fouls sufferedContext 14.17
1.17 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.40
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
1.81 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.88
80% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.70 ShotsContext 13.50
5.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
42% On target shareContext 37%
8.44 Shots in the boxContext 8.70
62% Box shareContext 64%
11% ConversionContext 18%
2.44 OffsidesContext 1.71
15.70 Shots allowedContext 11.00
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.40 BlocksContext 3.80
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
66% Save rateContext 60%
46% PossessionIn forecast 53%
458 PassesContext 445
380 Accurate passesContext 373
83% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.98
10.30 FoulsContext 10.80
8.80 Fouls sufferedContext 13.10
1.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km420 km in 14d
Schedule load15%Low
Form 71 · 9 pts vs 6.6 for an average club · +3.6 vs expected
  • D17 OctH · SC Paderborn 072–21.7 xPts
  • D9 OctA · Borussia Dortmund2–20.5 xPts
  • W19 SepH · FC Augsburg3–21.2 xPts
  • D12 SepA · 1.FC Köln1–11.1 xPts
  • W5 SepH · RB Leipzig3–10.8 xPts
SC Freiburg
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel569 km1,451 km in 14d
Schedule load21%Moderate
Form 78 · 10 pts vs 6.5 for an average club · +2.2 vs expected
  • L18 OctA · Bayer Leverkusen1–20.8 xPts
  • W11 OctH · FC Schalke 042–12.0 xPts
  • D19 SepA · Eintracht Frankfurt2–21.5 xPts
  • W12 SepH · Borussia Mönchengladbach5–02.1 xPts
  • W5 SepA · SC Paderborn 071–01.5 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 SC Freiburg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 15Moderate · 21
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2026-2027, 16 Jan7Bundesliga 2026-2027, 16 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km569 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways420 km1,451 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 31 / 3 / 3
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 Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs SC Paderborn 07 (H) 2–2, 17 Oct
1K. Hein(G)
2O. Deman 32M. Friedl 5A. Pieper 13Arthur
44Y. Regeer 15L. Reis
17M. Grüll 20Chuky 18E. Dinkçi
10N. Füllkrug
SC Freiburg Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Bayer Leverkusen (A) 1–2, 18 Oct
1M. Backhaus(G)
33J. Makengo 3P. Lienhart 28M. Ginter 29P. Treu
16Y. Engelhardt 8M. Eggestein
7D. Scherhant 42Keisuke Goto 19J. Beste
31I. Matanović

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 Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
SC Freiburg Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Werder Bremen · Home 2.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-1-0
Scored
2.67
Conceded
1.67
SC Freiburg · Away 1.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.33

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

OpponentWerder BremenSC Freiburg
SC Paderborn 07 D 2–2 H W 1–0 A
Points1 of 3 · 1.00 per game3 of 3 · 3.00 per game

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

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

1 Werder Bremen wins0 draws8 SC Freiburg wins
Goals per game0.56 – 2.22 Over 2.556% Both scored33% Clean sheets0% · 67%
  • 30 Aug 2026SC Freiburg4–1Werder Bremen
  • 7 Feb 2026SC Freiburg1–0Werder Bremen
  • 20 Sep 2025Werder Bremen0–3SC Freiburg
  • 21 Feb 2025SC Freiburg5–0Werder Bremen
  • 5 Oct 2024Werder Bremen0–1SC Freiburg
  • 27 Jan 2024Werder Bremen3–1SC Freiburg

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.

Goals & match trends

Werder BremenSC FreiburgForecast
Scored per game 2.002.50
Conceded per game 2.001.00
Match goals 4.003.50
Over 1.5 100%83%
Over 2.5 83%83%
Over 3.5 83%50%
Both teams scored 100%67%
Clean sheets 0%33%
Failed to score 0%0%
Games66
Werder BremenSC FreiburgForecast
Scored per game 1.402.40
Conceded per game 1.901.40
Match goals 3.303.80
Over 1.5 90%90%
Over 2.5 60%90%
Over 3.5 60%60%
Both teams scored 80%70%
Clean sheets 0%20%
Failed to score 20%10%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

Werder BremenSC FreiburgLeague
Corners
Corners won3.675.17
Corners conceded5.833.50
Match total9.508.6710.72
Over 8.567% 4/650% 3/6
Over 9.550% 3/617% 1/6
Over 10.550% 3/617% 1/6
Cards
Cards1.171.83
Opponent cards1.331.83
Match total2.503.663.51
Over 3.517% 1/667% 4/6
Over 4.50% 0/633% 2/6
Werder BremenSC FreiburgLeague
Corners
Corners won3.904.10
Corners conceded6.404.00
Match total10.308.1010.72
Over 8.580% 8/1050% 5/10
Over 9.560% 6/1020% 2/10
Over 10.550% 5/1020% 2/10
Cards
Cards1.201.40
Opponent cards1.002.20
Match total2.203.603.51
Over 3.520% 2/1070% 7/10
Over 4.50% 0/1030% 3/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Werder Bremen6 games · scored 12 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
4 16-30
1 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 61-75
6 3 76-90
SC Freiburg6 games · scored 15 · conceded 6
2 1 0-15
4 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 46-60
61-75
4 2 76-90
Werder Bremen10 games · scored 14 · conceded 19
1 1 0-15
1 6 16-30
2 31-45
1 4 46-60
5 2 61-75
6 4 76-90
SC Freiburg10 games · scored 24 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
8 2 16-30
3 4 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 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.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

Next fixtures Bundesliga

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Werder Bremen SC Freiburg Jan 2314:30 Borussia Mönchengladbach RB Leipzig Jan 2314:30 1899 Hoffenheim 1.FC Köln Jan 2314:30 Bayer Leverkusen SV Elversberg Jan 2314:30 Eintracht Frankfurt Union Berlin Jan 2314:30 VfB Stuttgart Bayern München Jan 2314:30 FC Schalke 04 FC Augsburg Jan 2314:30 Hamburger SV Borussia Dortmund Jan 2314:30 SC Paderborn 07 FSV Mainz 05 Jan 2314:30