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Freiburg v Schalke 04

52%Freiburg
26%Draw
22%Schalke 04

Freiburg ahead.

Tested

Freiburg 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.

3 or more goals59%
Both teams score60%
Expected goals1.9 v 1.2
Most likely score1-112% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Freiburg4-2-3-15-2-2-1Schalke 04

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each 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).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots17.411.4
Shots on target6.23.8
Corners6.14.0
Fouls10.712.1
Yellow cards1.82.2

What's at stake

Model estimate

The 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.

What Freiburg v Schalke 04 changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowFreiburg winDrawSchalke 04 win
Freiburg
Top 433%37%29%24%
Schalke 04
Top 41%<1%2%2%
Bottom 314%17%13%9%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals95%
2 or more goals82%
3 or more goals59%
4 or more goals38%
5 or more goals20%

Exactly

0 goals5%
1 goal13%
2 goals23%
3 goals21%
4 goals18%
5 goals10%
6 or more goals10%

Goals by team

Tested
Freiburg: 1 or more85%
Freiburg: 2 or more56%
Freiburg: 3 or more29%
Schalke 04: 1 or more70%
Schalke 04: 2 or more33%
Schalke 04: 3 or more12%
Both teams score60%
At least one team does not score40%

Winning margin

Tested
Freiburg by 3 or more14%
Freiburg by 216%
Freiburg by 122%
Draw26%
Schalke 04 by 113%
Schalke 04 by 26%
Schalke 04 by 3 or more3%

Result combinations

Tested
Freiburg win or draw78%
Either team wins (no draw)74%
Schalke 04 win or draw48%

Clean sheets

Tested
Freiburg keep a clean sheet30%
Schalke 04 keep a clean sheet15%
Freiburg win without conceding25%
Schalke 04 win without conceding10%
No goals at all5%

The first goal

Model estimate
Freiburg score first59%
Schalke 04 score first36%
No goals5%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1535%
Minutes 16-3023%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6010%
Minutes 61-756%
Minutes 76-90+4%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Freiburg goals down, Schalke 04 goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
05.34.93.01.20.30.1
18.111.95.72.30.70.2
27.99.36.82.20.70.2
35.16.03.61.70.40.1
42.42.91.70.70.2·
50.91.10.70.30.1·

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half75%
A goal in the second half82%
Freiburg ahead at half-time41%
Level at half-time38%
Schalke 04 ahead at half-time21%
Freiburg win the second half44%
Second half level34%
Schalke 04 win the second half23%
More goals in the first half30%
More goals in the second half45%
Same goals in both halves25%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Freiburg ahead at half-time, Freiburg win33%
Level at half-time, Freiburg win16%
Schalke 04 ahead at half-time, Freiburg win3%
Freiburg ahead at half-time, draw6%
Level at half-time, draw14%
Schalke 04 ahead at half-time, draw6%
Freiburg ahead at half-time, Schalke 04 win2%
Level at half-time, Schalke 04 win8%
Schalke 04 ahead at half-time, Schalke 04 win12%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
FreiburgSchalke 04

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 estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Freiburg
Freiburg: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Igor Matanovic8443%11%15%52%3.2
Yuito Suzuki6621%2%10%29%1.6
Derry Scherhant7921%2%16%33%2.4
Maximilian Eggestein9013%<1%6%18%1.6
Jan-Niklas Beste6812%<1%17%27%1.1
Yannick Engelhardt7110%<1%6%15%0.9
Matthias Ginter878%<1%12%19%0.8
Philipp Lienhart866%<1%3%9%0.6
Vincenzo Grifo bench165%<1%5%10%0.3
Philipp Treu755%<1%7%11%0.6
Lukas Kübler bench274%<1%3%7%0.3
Johan Manzambi bench154%<1%3%7%0.4
Lucas Höler bench93%<1%1%4%0.2
Jordy Makengo902%<1%12%14%0.3
Nicolas Höfler bench132%<1%2%3%0.2
Cyriaque Irié bench102%<1%1%3%0.2
Keisuke Goto bench61%<1%1%2%0.1
Mio Backhaus72<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Noah Atubolu bench18<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Schalke 04
Schalke 04: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Moussa Sylla4114%1%4%17%0.9
Adil Aouchiche6712%<1%11%22%1.2
Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe5110%<1%4%13%0.7
Junior Adamu bench297%<1%6%12%0.5
Soufiane El-Faouzi727%<1%7%13%0.9
Sebastian Polter bench186%<1%2%8%0.4
Satoshi Tanaka525%<1%4%9%0.6
Robin Gosens495%<1%2%7%0.4
Kenan Karaman385%<1%6%10%0.5
Nikola Katic694%<1%3%7%0.3
Marius Bülter bench184%<1%3%8%0.4
Edin Dzeko bench174%<1%1%6%0.4
Dominick Drexler bench182%<1%2%5%0.2
Danny Latza bench162%<1%2%4%0.2
Timo Becker672%<1%2%5%0.2
Hasan Kuruçay642%<1%2%4%0.2
Maximilian Wöber bench152%<1%1%3%0.1
Ron Schallenberg bench152%<1%2%4%0.2
Dejan Ljubicic bench372%<1%3%5%0.2
Alex Kral bench182%<1%2%3%0.3
Rodrigo Zalazar bench122%<1%1%3%0.2
Sepp van den Berg bench181%<1%1%2%0.1
Hee-Chan Hwang bench51%<1%<1%2%0.1
Marcin Kaminski bench18<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Cédric Brunner bench18<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Vitalie Becker bench21<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Henning Matriciani bench15<1%<1%<1%2%0.1
Mertcan Ayhan bench5<1%<1%<1%1%0.1
Tobias Mohr bench6<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Loris Karius72<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Ralf Fährmann bench18<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0