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Match preview · Bundesliga

Hamburger SV – FC Schalke 04

Hamburger SV 16th in Bundesliga Home 1.62 projected goals by the model
FC Schalke 04 11th in Bundesliga Away 1.37 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.62 1.37
Hamburger SV FC Schalke 04
Hamburger SV
42%
Draw
28%
FC Schalke 04
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Hamburger SV Draw FC Schalke 04
Fair odds 2.40 3.53 3.33
Total goals
3.00
Over 2.5 goals
59%
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 Hamburger SV

42% Hamburger SV to win

Attack
18th vs 15th
Hamburger SV attack v FC Schalke 04 defence
Defence
14th vs 14th
Hamburger SV defence v FC Schalke 04 attack
Recent xG form
-0.73 vs -0.78
xGD per match, last 4
Projected goals
1.62 – 1.37
Hamburger SV v FC Schalke 04

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: Hamburger SV and FC Schalke 04 compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Hamburger SV FC Schalke 04
xG / match 0.91 · 17th from 4 matches (better) 1.32 · 15th from 4 matches
xGA / match (better) 2.04 · 12th from 4 matches 2.11 · 14th from 4 matches
xGD / match -1.12 · 16th from 4 matches (better) -0.79 · 14th from 4 matches
xPts / match 0.71 · 17th from 4 matches (better) 0.92 · 14th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.73 -0.78 from 4 matches

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Hamburger SV clean sheet
23%
Hamburger SV 2+ goals
50%
Under 2.5 goals
41%
Both teams to score: no
34%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.6%
2:1
10.4%
1:2
8.6%
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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)
Hamburger SV sample
20 matches
FC Schalke 04 sample
4 matches
Home xG sample · Hamburger SV
2 matches
Away xG sample · FC Schalke 04
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.