1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs Energie Cottbus
Our model puts a 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 win at 49.8% in this 2. Bundesliga fixture — a moderate lean. Expected goals run 1.67 to 1.12.
What this probability has been worth
A number is worth what it has been worth. Across 1,904 predictions published before kick-off and scored against the result afterwards, the calls we priced between 45% and 55% came in 47.4% of the time — 580 fixtures in that band. The model claimed 49.4%, so the two are within 2 points of each other. In this range the stated probability has meant roughly what it says.
Evenly rated
There is almost nothing between these two on rating — 1572 against 1567, a gap of 5 points. Fixtures this evenly matched are where a model has least to say: the probabilities below are honest, but they are close to a coin weighted only slightly.
Attack against defence
The single rating hides where the mismatch actually sits. Splitting it, Energie Cottbus's attack should find room against 1. FC Heidenheim 1846's defence, by 110 points. That is the mechanism behind the expected-goals line rather than a separate opinion about it.