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Match preview · Bundesliga

SV Werder Bremen – 1. FC Köln

SV Werder Bremen 8th in Bundesliga Home 1.53 projected goals by the model
1. FC Köln 13th in Bundesliga Away 1.34 projected goals by the model

Model updated 6 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.53 1.34
SV Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln
SV Werder Bremen
40%
Draw
29%
1. FC Köln
31%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
SV Werder Bremen Draw 1. FC Köln
Fair odds 2.51 3.43 3.23
Total goals
2.87
Over 2.5 goals
56%
Both teams to score
64%
Data coverage · full

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

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans SV Werder Bremen

40% SV Werder Bremen to win

Attack
16th vs 9th
SV Werder Bremen attack v 1. FC Köln defence
Defence
4th vs 7th
SV Werder Bremen defence v 1. FC Köln attack
Recent xG form
-0.60 vs -0.39
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.53 – 1.34
SV Werder Bremen v 1. FC Köln
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: SV Werder Bremen and 1. FC Köln compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading SV Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln
xG / match 1.33 · 14th from 4 matches (better) 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches
xGA / match (better) 1.55 · 8th from 4 matches 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches
xGD / match -0.22 · 10th from 4 matches (better) -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches
xPts / match 1.16 · 10th from 4 matches (better) 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match -0.60 (better) -0.39

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

SV Werder Bremen clean sheet
23%
SV Werder Bremen 2+ goals
47%
Under 2.5 goals
44%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.3%
2:1
10.3%
1:2
8.9%
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Match result

SV Werder Bremen to win
39.9% 2.51 —
Draw
29.1% 3.43 —
1. FC Köln to win
31.0% 3.23 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
82.2% 1.22 —
Under 1.5 goals
17.8% 5.61 —
Over 2.5 goals
56.5% 1.77 —
Under 2.5 goals
43.5% 2.30 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
63.7% 1.57 —
Both teams not to score
36.3% 2.76 —

Team goals — SV Werder Bremen

SV Werder Bremen to score
81.0% 1.23 —
SV Werder Bremen not to score
19.0% 5.26 —
SV Werder Bremen 2+ goals
46.7% 2.14 —
SV Werder Bremen at most 1 goal
53.3% 1.87 —

Team goals — 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln to score
76.7% 1.30 —
1. FC Köln not to score
23.3% 4.28 —
1. FC Köln 2+ goals
39.8% 2.51 —
1. FC Köln at most 1 goal
60.2% 1.66 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
SV Werder Bremen sample
20 matches
1. FC Köln sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · SV Werder Bremen
2 matches
Away xG sample · 1. FC Köln
2 matches
Computed
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 at 21:30

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.