VfB Stuttgart vs SV Werder Bremen

VfB Stuttgart
#11 · 9 pts
vs
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SV Werder Bremen
#5 · 15 pts

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Stuttgart 49%Draw 21%Bremen 30%
Over 2.573%
Both score71%
Model goals2.13–1.66

Model pick 2–1

Most likely scores

2–1 · 8.5%1–1 · 8.0%2–2 · 7.1%1–2 · 6.6%3–1 · 6.0%2–0 · 5.1%

Why

The model expects Stuttgart to score 2.13 goals: league home average 2.12 × Stuttgart home attack 0.98 × Bremen away defence 1.03.

It expects Bremen to score 1.66 goals: league away average 1.38 × Bremen away attack 1.12 × Stuttgart home defence 1.08.

Based on 3 home games for Stuttgart, 4 away games for Bremen and 72 finished matches in the competition.

Attack above 1.00 means scoring more than the league average; defence above 1.00 means conceding more than average (weaker).

Most likely outcome: Stuttgart (49%). This is an estimate, not a certainty.

Form & stats this competition season

StuttgartBremen
Table position#11 · 9 pts#5 · 15 pts
Last 5 (newest first)WLLWLWWDDW
Home W-D-L (goals)1-0-2 (6:5)3-1-0 (10:5)
Away W-D-L (goals)2-0-3 (8:10)1-2-1 (7:9)
Goals per game at home (for/against)2.00 / 1.672.50 / 1.25
Goals per game away (for/against)1.60 / 2.001.75 / 2.25
xGn/an/a

xG is not available from the current data source (football-data.org). Competition averages: 2.12 home and 1.38 away goals per match (72 finished matches).

Schedule, form & head-to-head

StuttgartBremen
Days since last match47.1
Matches in last 14 days21
Next match+14 d: @ Schalke (BL1)+15 d: vs HSV (BL1)
Points per game, last 5 (all comps)0.802.20
Clean sheets / failed to score (this comp)1 / 2 (8)1 / 0 (8)
Over 2.5 / both scored (this comp)5 / 5 (8)6 / 7 (8)

Stuttgart – recent matches, all competitions: L @ Galatasaray 0–2 · W @ Leverkusen 4–2 · L vs M'gladbach 2–3 · D vs Atleti 1–1 · L @ HSV 0–1 · W @ Sl. Bratislava 3–0

Bremen – recent matches, all competitions: W vs Hoffenheim 2–0 · W @ Mainz 3–2 · D vs SC Paderborn 2–2 · D @ Dortmund 2–2 · W vs Augsburg 3–2 · D @ 1. FC Köln 1–1

Only the six tracked competitions count; domestic cups are not included.

Model assumptions & limitations

Assumptions

  • Goals for each team follow independent Poisson distributions.
  • Expected goals (λ) = league average home/away goals × attack strength × opponent defence strength.
  • Strengths use only this competition and season: home form for the home side, away form for the away side. If either team has too few home/away games, overall form (all games) is used instead and this is stated in the explanation.
  • Strengths are shrunk towards the league average when few games have been played.
  • Predictions are for the score after regular time (90 minutes plus stoppage time).
  • The model's tipped score is the one with the highest expected points under the game's scoring system, not necessarily the most likely single score.

Limitations

  • No injuries, suspensions, line-ups, transfers, rotation or motivation are considered.
  • No xG or shot data is used – the current data source does not provide it.
  • Results in other competitions (e.g. domestic league for Champions League teams) are not included.
  • Independent Poisson models tend to slightly underestimate draws.
  • Probabilities are estimates with considerable uncertainty, not facts or guarantees.

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