Freiburg v Schalke 04
Freiburg ahead.
TestedFreiburg win about 52 times in 100. The other 48: a draw (26) or a Schalke 04 win (22).
Forecast by Vesta, published Wednesday 30 September 2026, 13:24 CEST, before kickoff.
Likely line-ups
Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoffPlayers to watch
Model estimateEach player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).
- Igor Matanovic43%to score
- Yuito Suzuki21%to score
- Derry Scherhant21%to score
- Maximilian Eggestein13%to score
- Moussa Sylla14%to score
- Adil Aouchiche12%to score
- Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe10%to score
- Junior Adamu7%to score
Numbers to expect
Forecast by VestaWhat each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.
What's at stake
Model estimateThe chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.
| Team and chance | Now | Freiburg win | Draw | Schalke 04 win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freiburg | ||||
| Top 4 | 33% | 37% | 29% | 24% |
| Schalke 04 | ||||
| Top 4 | 1% | <1% | 2% | 2% |
| Bottom 3 | 14% | 17% | 13% | 9% |
Goals in the match
TestedExactly
Goals by team
TestedWinning margin
TestedResult combinations
TestedClean sheets
TestedThe first goal
Model estimateWhen it comes
Every score
TestedChance of each score in percent: Freiburg goals down, Schalke 04 goals across.
| Home goals down, away goals across | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 2 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | · |
| 5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | · |
Halves
TestedHalf-time and full-time
TestedWhen the goals come
Model estimateExpected goals in each 15 minutes.
Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works
Every player's chances
Model estimateEveryone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.
| Player | Score | Assist | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Matanovic | 43% | 15% | 3.2 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 21% | 10% | 1.6 |
| Derry Scherhant | 21% | 16% | 2.4 |
| Maximilian Eggestein | 13% | 6% | 1.6 |
| Jan-Niklas Beste | 12% | 17% | 1.1 |
| Yannick Engelhardt | 10% | 6% | 0.9 |
| Matthias Ginter | 8% | 12% | 0.8 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 6% | 3% | 0.6 |
| Vincenzo Grifo bench | 5% | 5% | 0.3 |
| Philipp Treu | 5% | 7% | 0.6 |
| Lukas Kübler bench | 4% | 3% | 0.3 |
| Johan Manzambi bench | 4% | 3% | 0.4 |
| Lucas Höler bench | 3% | 1% | 0.2 |
| Jordy Makengo | 2% | 12% | 0.3 |
| Nicolas Höfler bench | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Cyriaque Irié bench | 2% | 1% | 0.2 |
| Keisuke Goto bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Mio Backhaus | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Noah Atubolu bench | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Player | Score | Assist | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Sylla | 14% | 4% | 0.9 |
| Adil Aouchiche | 12% | 11% | 1.2 |
| Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe | 10% | 4% | 0.7 |
| Junior Adamu bench | 7% | 6% | 0.5 |
| Soufiane El-Faouzi | 7% | 7% | 0.9 |
| Sebastian Polter bench | 6% | 2% | 0.4 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 5% | 4% | 0.6 |
| Robin Gosens | 5% | 2% | 0.4 |
| Kenan Karaman | 5% | 6% | 0.5 |
| Nikola Katic | 4% | 3% | 0.3 |
| Marius Bülter bench | 4% | 3% | 0.4 |
| Edin Dzeko bench | 4% | 1% | 0.4 |
| Dominick Drexler bench | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Danny Latza bench | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Timo Becker | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Hasan Kuruçay | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Maximilian Wöber bench | 2% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Ron Schallenberg bench | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Dejan Ljubicic bench | 2% | 3% | 0.2 |
| Alex Kral bench | 2% | 2% | 0.3 |
| Rodrigo Zalazar bench | 2% | 1% | 0.2 |
| Sepp van den Berg bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Hee-Chan Hwang bench | 1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Marcin Kaminski bench | <1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Cédric Brunner bench | <1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Vitalie Becker bench | <1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Henning Matriciani bench | <1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Mertcan Ayhan bench | <1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Tobias Mohr bench | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Loris Karius | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Ralf Fährmann bench | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |



