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Bundesliga11/08/2026, 06:30 PM

TSG Hoffenheim – Schalke 042 : 1

Why the model thinks so

TSG Hoffenheim
2.55
Total xG
3.41
Schalke 04
0.86
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.

FactorTSG HoffenheimSchalke 04
High-scoring league (3.5 goals/match)+1.01+1.01
5 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.2 goals/match)−0.18
Declining form (0.3 vs 0.8 season average)−0.14
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)−0.04
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.02
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean−0.01
Adam Daghim on the bench (2 goals, 2 assists)
Adam Hlozek on the bench (2 goals, 1 assists)
23% of goal output missing (only 79% available)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Squad: M. Wöber and A. Gantenbein are missing, having scored 2 of the 4 league goals for Schalke 04 players this season (50%)
  • Form: Hoffenheim won 3 of their last 5 matches, while Schalke 04 remained winless in their last 5 matches
  • Shots: Hoffenheim averaged 5.8 shots on target per match in their last 5 matches, Schalke 04 1.4 per match

Risks

  • Rest days: Hoffenheim with 3 days since their last match
  • Defense: Hoffenheim conceded 1.75 goals per match at home in the league this season

All probabilities

Result
TSG Hoffenheim73%
Draw18%
Schalke 049%
Double chance
TSG Hoffenheim or draw91%
Schalke 04 or draw27%
No draw82%
Goals
Over 1.586%
Under 1.514%
Over 2.566%
Under 2.534%
Over 3.544%
Under 3.556%
Both teams score
Yes54%
No46%

xG score

2:0
From xG 2.55 : 0.86, rounded up only from .911% probability

Other likely scores

2:1
9%
3:0
9%
1:1
8%
3:1
8%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. TSG Hoffenheim: 10 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  2. Schalke 04: 5 of 9 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 8 games)
  3. TSG Hoffenheim: 3.1 cards per game (34 yellows, 3 reds in 12 games)
  4. TSG Hoffenheim: 9 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 2 over 90 minutes
  5. TSG Hoffenheim: 8 of 21 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 11 games)

Lineups

TSG Hoffenheim 4-2-2-2 · Schalke 04 5-3-2

TSG Hoffenheim
  • 1 O. Baumann
  • 34 V. Coufal
  • 5 O. Kabak
  • 28 K. Machida
  • 39 M. Rots
  • 7 L. Avdullahu
  • 18 W. Burger
  • 27 A. Kramarić
  • 22 A. Prass
  • 19 T. Lemperle
  • 11 F. Asllani
Schalke 04
  • 1 L. Karius
  • 21 D. Ljubicic
  • 43 M. Ayhan
  • 25 N. Katić
  • 4 H. Kuruçay
  • 8 R. Gosens
  • 23 S. El-Faouzi
  • 13 S. Tanaka
  • 24 A. Aouchiche
  • 19 K. Karaman
  • 7 H. Hwang
Substitutes
  • 14 A. Daghim
  • 10 A. Hložek
  • 9 M. Moerstedt
  • 37 L. Philipp
  • 13 B. Fernandes da Silva Junior
  • 47 V. Lässig
  • 29 N. Abraha
  • 32 C. Lenz
  • 46 J. Fields
  • 22 K. Müller
  • 20 J. Chikwubuike Adamu
  • 29 E. Dina Ebimbe
  • 10 E. Džeko
  • 13 O. Ali
  • 5 T. Becker
  • 33 V. Becker
  • 38 L. Vozar
  • 11 B. Lasme
  • 27 F. Porath
  • 40 E. Gashi

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