Bundesliga · Matchweek 17
Werder Bremen
SVW
Elversberg
ELV
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
Werder Bremen56%
Draw23%
Elversberg21%
Expected goals
1.93 – 1.13
Over 2.5
58%
Both to score
58%
Fair handicap
-0.75
Most likely scorelines
- 1–110.3%
- 2–19.9%
- 1–09.7%
- 2–08.7%
- 3–16.3%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
49%Possession46%
34%Territory27%
24%From set plays25%
0.14Chance quality0.14
5.6%Directness5.3%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Werder Bremen, 3 for Elversberg. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 72 matches, not the full season.