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Match preview · Bundesliga

FC Schalke 04 – SC Freiburg

FC Schalke 04 11th in Bundesliga Home 1.44 projected goals by the model
SC Freiburg 3rd in Bundesliga Away 1.60 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.44 1.60
FC Schalke 04 SC Freiburg
FC Schalke 04
32%
Draw
28%
SC Freiburg
40%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
FC Schalke 04 Draw SC Freiburg
Fair odds 3.12 3.55 2.51
Total goals
3.04
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
66%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 4 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans SC Freiburg

40% SC Freiburg to win

Attack
9th vs 15th
SC Freiburg attack v FC Schalke 04 defence
Defence
5th vs 14th
SC Freiburg defence v FC Schalke 04 attack
Recent xG form
+0.64 vs -0.78
xGD per match, last 4
Projected goals
1.44 – 1.60
FC Schalke 04 v SC Freiburg

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 4 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: FC Schalke 04 and SC Freiburg compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading FC Schalke 04 SC Freiburg
xG / match 1.32 · 15th from 4 matches (better) 2.22 · 4th from 4 matches
xGA / match 2.11 · 14th from 4 matches (better) 0.91 · 2nd from 4 matches
xGD / match -0.79 · 14th from 4 matches (better) +1.31 · 3rd from 4 matches
xPts / match 0.92 · 14th from 4 matches (better) 2.26 · 3rd from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -0.78 from 4 matches (better) +0.64

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

SC Freiburg clean sheet
21%
SC Freiburg 2+ goals
49%
Under 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams to score: no
34%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.3%
1:2
10.1%
2:1
8.9%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
FC Schalke 04 sample
4 matches
SC Freiburg sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · FC Schalke 04
2 matches
Away xG sample · SC Freiburg
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Warnings

  • FC Schalke 04 has only 4 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.