The small bars under each number are that side’s most recent matches (up to six), home and away, against opponents of mixed strength, oldest on the left; the dashed line is the number we expect. Our forecast is for this opponent at this ground, so a favourite’s recent numbers often sit below it and an underdog’s above it.
What each side has actually done lately, home and away — a record, not a forecast.
Bayer Leverkusen should get at least a draw here. The model expects them to create around half a goal more per game than SC Freiburg, and SC Freiburg have not beaten them in their last five meetings. The model sees around three goals in it.
Bayer Leverkusen or draw, priced again from the same expected goals if the match reaches these states.
Each row is the call re-priced for that scoreline at half-time. Lineups are not in it — we publish per-player shooting rates, not a squad-strength number, so what a rested front three does to this figure is not something we can honestly put a number on.
Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 78%
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).
At half-time we update each side’s chance of scoring in the second half from what the first half showed.
Bawler's model rates this match: Bayer Leverkusen are favoured (53% win probability vs 24% for SC Freiburg, 23% draw). The model uses each side’s expected goals, recent form and the strength of the opposition.
The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 SC Freiburg (10.6% probability). Expected total goals: 3.2.
Bawler estimates each side's expected goals from its results and the quality of its chances, adjusted for the strength of the opposition and for home advantage, then works out the chance of every scoreline to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. Team news and lineups are not built into these numbers. For this match that gives Bayer Leverkusen 53%, the draw 23% and SC Freiburg 24%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.
Probably — Bawler's model gives both teams scoring a 61% chance. That is based on Bayer Leverkusen expecting 1.94 goals and SC Freiburg 1.24.
Bawler's model expects 3.2 goals in total. It leans towards three or more goals: over 2.5 goals is 62%.