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Bundesliga10/17/2026, 01:30 PM

Werder Bremen – Paderborn2 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Werder Bremen
1.62
Total xG
2.81
Paderborn
1.19
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorWerder BremenPaderborn
High-scoring league (3.8 goals/match)+1.26+1.26
Attack weakness (0.58x league average)−1.11
Small sample (2 matches) - regression to mean+0.69
Attack weakness (0.66x league average)−0.32
Defensive strength (1.8 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)+0.32
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)+0.23
Rising form (2 vs 1.2 season average)+0.23
Small sample (2 matches) - regression to mean+0.15
Standings disadvantage (pos 15 vs 7, 8 places gap)−0.10
Standings advantage (pos 7 vs 15, 8 places gap)+0.06
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.6 goals/match)−0.04
Strong home record (1.5 vs 1.2 goals/match)
Full strength squad available
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Home/Away: Werder Bremen average 3 goals per game at home in the league this season, Paderborn 0 goals in 2 away games
  • Shots on target: Werder Bremen average 6 shots on target per game in the last 5 games, Paderborn 2.8 per game

Risks

  • xG: Werder Bremen averaged 1.18 xG per game in 5 games with xG data, but scored 2 goals per game
  • Defence: Werder Bremen conceded 2 goals per game in the last 5 games, Paderborn 1.4 per game

All probabilities

Result
Werder Bremen46%
Draw28%
Paderborn27%
Double chance
Werder Bremen or draw73%
Paderborn or draw54%
No draw72%
Goals
Over 1.579%
Under 1.521%
Over 2.553%
Under 2.547%
Over 3.531%
Under 3.569%
Both teams score
Yes57%
No43%

Most likely scores

1:1
13%
2:1
9%
2:0
8%
1:2
7%
2:2
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Werder Bremen: opponent scores first in 9 of 11 games (82%)
  2. Werder Bremen: 6 goals from minute 80 onwards in 11 games. Against Borussia Dortmund: 2 goals (88', 90+2')
  3. Werder Bremen: scored only in H2 in 4 consecutive games (7 of 11 total)

Lineups

Werder Bremen 4-2-3-1 · Paderborn 3-1-4-2

Werder Bremen
  • 1 K. Jakob Hein
  • 13 A. de Matos Soares
  • 5 A. Pieper
  • 32 M. Friedl
  • 2 O. Deman
  • 15 L. Reis
  • 44 Y. Regeer
  • 18 E. Dinkci
  • 20 I. San José Cantalejo
  • 17 M. Grüll
  • 10 N. Füllkrug
Paderborn
  • 15 N. Noll
  • 21 J. ter Horst
  • 25 T. Scheller
  • 22 M. Hansen
  • 5 S. Castaneda
  • 17 L. Curda
  • 28 L. Ulrich
  • 40 G. Vidović
  • 23 R. Obermair
  • 30 S. Marino
  • 27 S. Tigges
Substitutes
  • 33 M. Schmetgens
  • 4 N. Stark
  • 8 M. Weiser
  • 30 A. Schlager
  • 19 K. Quetant
  • 26 C. Itten
  • 3 O. Wójcik
  • 23 D. Stalmach
  • 38 P. Erevbenagie
  • 34 D. Soylu
  • 18 M. Pieringer
  • 38 D. Zeitler
  • 9 R. Philippe
  • 20 F. Götze
  • 1 M. Schubert
  • 3 J. Sticker
  • 6 T. Baack
  • 7 O. Meier
  • 29 C. Lippmann
  • 11 S. Michel
  • 2 R. Müller

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