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Match preview · Bundesliga

Hamburger SV – Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Hamburger SV 16th in Bundesliga Home 1.20 projected goals by the model
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5th in Bundesliga Away 1.88 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.20 1.88
Hamburger SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Hamburger SV
21%
Draw
26%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
52%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Hamburger SV Draw Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Fair odds 4.66 3.81 1.91
Total goals
3.07
Over 2.5 goals
61%
Both teams to score
64%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Bookmaker prices appear once the league confirms this match's date and kickoff time. Until then the model's preview above is all there is to compare.

The model's case

Why the model leans Bayer 04 Leverkusen

52% Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win

Attack
2nd vs 14th
Bayer 04 Leverkusen attack v Hamburger SV defence
Defence
3rd vs 18th
Bayer 04 Leverkusen defence v Hamburger SV attack
Recent xG form
+0.86 vs -0.73
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.20 – 1.88
Hamburger SV v Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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: Hamburger SV and Bayer 04 Leverkusen compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Hamburger SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
xG / match 0.91 · 17th from 4 matches (better) 2.48 · 2nd from 4 matches
xGA / match 2.04 · 12th from 4 matches (better) 0.94 · 4th from 4 matches
xGD / match -1.12 · 16th from 4 matches (better) +1.54 · 2nd from 4 matches
xPts / match 0.71 · 17th from 4 matches (better) 2.34 · 2nd from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -0.73 (better) +0.86

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen clean sheet
27%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2+ goals
58%
Under 2.5 goals
39%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.6%
1:2
11.3%
0:2
8.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Hamburger SV sample
20 matches
Bayer 04 Leverkusen sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Hamburger SV
2 matches
Away xG sample · Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.