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Match preview · Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund – FC Schalke 04

Borussia Dortmund 1st in Bundesliga Home 2.03 projected goals by the model
FC Schalke 04 11th in Bundesliga Away 0.98 projected goals by the model

Model updated 6 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.03 0.98
Borussia Dortmund FC Schalke 04
Borussia Dortmund
61%
Draw
24%
FC Schalke 04
15%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Borussia Dortmund Draw FC Schalke 04
Fair odds 1.63 4.19 6.79
Total goals
3.02
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 4 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Borussia Dortmund

61% Borussia Dortmund to win

Attack
8th vs 15th
Borussia Dortmund attack v FC Schalke 04 defence
Defence
1st vs 14th
Borussia Dortmund defence v FC Schalke 04 attack
Recent xG form
+1.00 vs -0.78
xGD per match, last 4
Projected goals
2.03 – 0.98
Borussia Dortmund v FC Schalke 04

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 4 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Borussia Dortmund FC Schalke 04
xG / match (better) 1.66 · 12th from 4 matches 1.32 · 15th from 4 matches
xGA / match (better) 0.93 · 3rd from 4 matches 2.11 · 14th from 4 matches
xGD / match (better) +0.73 · 5th from 4 matches -0.79 · 14th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 1.95 · 4th from 4 matches 0.92 · 14th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.00 -0.78 from 4 matches

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Borussia Dortmund clean sheet
35%
Borussia Dortmund 2+ goals
62%
Under 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.8%
2:1
11.6%
2:0
10.1%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Borussia Dortmund sample
20 matches
FC Schalke 04 sample
4 matches
Home xG sample · Borussia Dortmund
2 matches
Away xG sample · FC Schalke 04
2 matches
Computed
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 at 03:30

Warnings

  • FC Schalke 04 has only 4 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.