Schalke 04 beat 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1. Bawler's model favoured 1. FC Union Berlin at 55% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave Schalke 04 22%. It forecast 3.1 goals; the match produced 4. 1. FC Union Berlin had 21 shots (8 on target) to Schalke 04's 19 (10), with 67% of the ball against 33%. Expected goals finished 2.0 to 2.5.
Published before kickoff and settled afterwards — misses included. Every call is time-stamped to the Bitcoin blockchain before the match so it cannot be edited later.
What we expected before kickoff.
Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.
What we published for this match, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.
Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 71%
First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).
Schalke 04 beat 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1. Bawler's model favoured 1. FC Union Berlin at 55% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave Schalke 04 22%. It forecast 3.1 goals; the match produced 4. 1. FC Union Berlin had 21 shots (8 on target) to Schalke 04's 19 (10), with 67% of the ball against 33%. Expected goals finished 2.0 to 2.5.
1. FC Union Berlin 1–3 Schalke 04, played on 11 Sept 2026 in the Germany: Bundesliga. Bawler's model had gone into it with 1. FC Union Berlin 55%, the draw 24% and Schalke 04 22%.
Full-time: Possession 67%–33%, Expected goals (xG) 2.0–2.5, Shots 21–19, Shots on target 8–10, Shots inside box 18–11, Big chances 2–5, Corners 4–5, Saves 6–7, Fouls 11–10, Offsides 2–3, Yellow cards 3–1.
Yes — both 1. FC Union Berlin and Schalke 04 scored, finishing 1–3. Bawler's model had put both teams scoring at 58% before kickoff.
Every call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, misses included. On this match: Our call — we said 1. FC Union Berlin or draw 78%, it finished Schalke 04 won (22% called); Total goals — we said 3.1, it finished 4; Both teams to score — we said 58%, it finished Yes.