GER1 · Bundesliga · Match Analysis

SC Freiburg vs
Schalke 04

Model-based match probabilities derived from multi-season xG data, team strength, venue performance, recent form, Elo ratings and league context.

Analysis date11 Oct 2026
Target season2026/27
History window5 seasons
League tierTier 1
Model output

Match probabilities.

Probabilities are model estimates, not certainties or betting guarantees.

Draw
22.09%
X
Away win
20.27%
Schalke 04
Expected goals 2.24 – 1.30 3.54 total
BTTS 66.00% Both teams to score
Over 1.5 87.89% 2+ total goals
Over 2.5 68.58% 3+ total goals
Score model

Most likely scorelines.

Exact-score probabilities from the Poisson + Dixon-Coles goal model.

#11:19.56%
#22:19.47%
#32:07.31%
#43:17.07%
#52:26.14%
Additional scorelines
1:25.48%
3:05.46%
1:05.43%
3:24.58%
0:04.01%
Team context

Strength and recent form.

Venue-adjusted team strength, Elo rating and recent xG performance.

Home

SC Freiburg

Elo1540.7
Overall attack1.51
Overall defense1.36
Home attack1.75
Home defense1.13
Form signal+1.025
Last 5 xGF / xGA2.29 / 1.06
Last 10 xGF / xGA1.89 / 1.24
Last 10 xGD+0.65
League statusSTABLE · from GER1 2025/26
Away

Schalke 04

Elo1485.8
Overall attack1.42
Overall defense2.08
Away attack2.12
Away defense2.67
Form signal-0.688
Last 5 xGF / xGA1.41 / 2.05
Last 10 xGF / xGA1.38 / 2.16
Last 10 xGD-0.78
League statusSTABLE · from GER1 2022/23
Elo difference
+54.9

Elo is one input among several and does not determine the final 1X2 probability on its own.

Head-to-head

Historical matchup context.

H2H values provide context and are not used as a standalone prediction.

H2H matches2Effective: 0.15
Average goals3.16SC Freiburg 3.16 · Schalke 04 0.00
H2H 3+ goals58.23%Historical context
H2H BTTS0.00%Model BTTS: 66.00%
H2H 2+ goals100.00%
H2H 3+ goals58.23%
H2H 4+ goals58.23%
H2H BTTS0.00%
Goal distribution

Total goals profile.

The model's probability distribution for the total number of goals.

04.01%
18.10%
219.31%
321.46%
418.98%
513.42%
67.91%
7+6.81%
0–1 goals12.11%Low total
2+ goals87.89%Over 1.5
3+ goals68.58%Over 2.5
4+ goals47.11%Over 3.5
Technical detail

How the model reached the estimate.

Detailed diagnostics are kept below the headline probabilities so the public report remains readable.

League baseline and model setup
LeagueGER1
Loaded teams25
Loaded historical matches1260
Target season2026/27
Previous seasons in history4
Season window2022/23 → 2023/24 → 2024/25 → 2025/26 → 2026/27
League tierTier 1
Historical league matches1260
xG matches1258 / 1260
Effective xG matches633.44
Observed home xG1.73
Observed away xG1.35
Model home xG baseline1.73
Model away xG baseline1.35
Total league xG baseline3.08
Home-advantage weight1.000
Model configdata/models/GER1.json
Team attack half-life240.0 days
Team defense half-life240.0 days
Attack strength weight1.000
Defense strength weight1.000
Venue prior matches0.00
DistributionPoisson + Dixon-Coles
Dixon-Coles rho-0.130 (effective -0.130)
Dixon-Coles decay0.000
Goal overdispersion0.000
Implied goal variance H / A2.24 / 1.30
Relative strengths and form diagnostics

SC Freiburg

Home attack strength1.009
Home defense weakness0.880
Base lambda home2.03
Attack form xGF level2.150
Defense form xGA level (lower is better)1.125
Opponent-adjusted attack residual+0.592
Opponent-adjusted defense residual (higher is better)+0.401
Opponent-adjustment weight0.000
Model attack signal+0.609
Model defense signal+0.416
Opponent blend0.000
Form matches 5 / 105 / 10
Last 5 xGF / xGA / xGD2.29 / 1.06 / +1.23
Last 10 xGF / xGA / xGD1.89 / 1.24 / +0.65

Schalke 04

Away attack strength1.171
Away defense weakness1.162
Base lambda away1.39
Attack form xGF level1.402
Defense form xGA level (lower is better)2.090
Opponent-adjusted attack residual-0.098
Opponent-adjusted defense residual (higher is better)-0.509
Opponent-adjustment weight0.000
Model attack signal-0.139
Model defense signal-0.549
Opponent blend0.000
Form matches 5 / 105 / 10
Last 5 xGF / xGA / xGD1.41 / 2.05 / -0.64
Last 10 xGF / xGA / xGD1.38 / 2.16 / -0.78
Historical data coverage

SC Freiburg

Total matches140
Home / away matches70 / 70
xG matches140 / 140
xG home / away coverage70 / 70 · 70 / 70
Effective total27.48
Effective attack / defense27.48 / 27.48
Effective home matches13.89
Effective home attack / defense13.89 / 13.89

Schalke 04

Total matches38
Home / away matches19 / 19
xG matches38 / 38
xG home / away coverage19 / 19 · 19 / 19
Effective total4.31
Effective attack / defense4.31 / 4.31
Effective away matches2.14
Effective away attack / defense2.14 / 2.14
Historical data coverage
26.44%

This measures usable historical evidence. It is not the probability that the prediction is correct.

Validation

Historical model performance.

Leakage-safe backtesting compares the fitted model with a league baseline over 1240 historical matches.

Positive improvement means the model performed better than the league baseline.

Total goals log-loss vs baseline+0.85%
1X2 log-loss vs baseline+7.69%
BTTS Brier vs baseline+0.53%
Over 2.5 Brier vs baseline+1.45%
Full backtest metrics
Model
MAE total goals1.4041
Exact score log-loss3.1095
Total goals Brier0.8396
Total goals log-loss1.9621
1X2 Brier0.5907
1X2 log-loss0.9917
BTTS Brier0.2393
Over 1.5 Brier0.1367
Over 2.5 Brier0.2346
Over 3.5 Brier0.2396
League baseline
MAE total goals1.4083
Exact score log-loss3.2426
Total goals Brier0.8427
Total goals log-loss1.9790
1X2 Brier0.6500
1X2 log-loss1.0743
BTTS Brier0.2405
Over 1.5 Brier0.1377
Over 2.5 Brier0.2380
Over 3.5 Brier0.2471
Calibration diagnostics
Home win · ECE 2.66%
 0- 10%  n=13   avg=  8.2% actual=  7.7%
10- 20%  n=66   avg= 16.4% actual= 13.6%
20- 30%  n=141  avg= 25.6% actual= 22.7%
30- 40%  n=293  avg= 35.1% actual= 34.5%
40- 50%  n=296  avg= 44.8% actual= 42.2%
50- 60%  n=215  avg= 54.3% actual= 52.6%
60- 70%  n=126  avg= 64.2% actual= 72.2%
70- 80%  n=65   avg= 74.5% actual= 78.5%
80- 90%  n=24   avg= 83.9% actual= 83.3%
90-100%  n=1    avg= 92.9% actual=  0.0%
Draw · ECE 0.49%
 0- 10%  n=8    avg=  8.5% actual= 12.5%
10- 20%  n=131  avg= 16.4% actual= 16.8%
20- 30%  n=1019 avg= 26.0% actual= 25.9%
30- 40%  n=82   avg= 31.0% actual= 25.6%
Away win · ECE 2.84%
 0- 10%  n=69   avg=  7.0% actual=  5.8%
10- 20%  n=228  avg= 15.6% actual= 11.8%
20- 30%  n=367  avg= 24.8% actual= 26.4%
30- 40%  n=310  avg= 34.9% actual= 37.4%
40- 50%  n=143  avg= 44.4% actual= 50.3%
50- 60%  n=73   avg= 54.6% actual= 52.1%
60- 70%  n=31   avg= 64.1% actual= 67.7%
70- 80%  n=18   avg= 74.3% actual= 72.2%
80- 90%  n=1    avg= 83.2% actual=100.0%
BTTS · ECE 1.73%
40- 50%  n=78   avg= 47.7% actual= 53.8%
50- 60%  n=731  avg= 55.8% actual= 57.9%
60- 70%  n=421  avg= 63.3% actual= 63.2%
70- 80%  n=10   avg= 71.3% actual= 80.0%
Over 2.5 · ECE 4.57%
30- 40%  n=20   avg= 38.1% actual= 45.0%
40- 50%  n=204  avg= 46.5% actual= 53.9%
50- 60%  n=570  avg= 55.2% actual= 60.5%
60- 70%  n=349  avg= 64.1% actual= 66.2%
70- 80%  n=86   avg= 73.5% actual= 75.6%
80- 90%  n=11   avg= 83.0% actual= 72.7%
Walk-forward - latest periods
PeriodNModel 1X2 LLBaseline 1X2 LLImprovement
2025-08181.02971.0924+5.74%
2025-09270.92451.0913+15.28%
2025-10280.84521.0420+18.89%
2025-11350.99431.0574+5.97%
2025-12271.02251.0710+4.53%
2026-01421.01101.0821+6.57%
2026-02350.92241.0167+9.27%
2026-03310.91321.0955+16.64%
2026-04360.97941.1201+12.56%
2026-05271.09911.0685-2.86%
2026-0890.80110.9156+12.51%
2026-09270.94611.0655+11.21%

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