Match details. Bundesliga, Regular Season - 9. Kick-off is Sat 7 Nov, 15:30 Lagos time. It is played at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, Dortmund.
What's at stake. Borussia Dortmund are 2nd on 18 points after 8 games, level on points with Bayern München, 2 points clear of SC Freiburg. A win would take them above Bayern München. SV 07 Elversberg are 7th on 13 points after 8 games, level on points with Bayer Leverkusen, 2 points clear of Eintracht Frankfurt. A win would take them above Bayer Leverkusen.
Form. Borussia Dortmund have won six, drawn three and lost one of their last ten, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W W W. SV 07 Elversberg have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L W L.
The numbers. Borussia Dortmund score 2.2 and concede one a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. Borussia Dortmund average 13.3 shots (5.5 on target), 5.5 corners and 1.7 cards a game, with 54% of the ball. SV 07 Elversberg score 1.4 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal. SV 07 Elversberg average 10.4 shots (4.3 on target), 4.1 corners and 1.6 cards a game, with 46% of the ball.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 75% against the records' 47%.
The read. No firm call: Borussia Dortmund are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Their goals for and against make Borussia Dortmund the likelier winners; Borussia Dortmund are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Borussia Dortmund. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 66%.
The bets. Best bet: Borussia Dortmund or Draw at 1.09, 92% on the records (a proven pattern for games read like this one (team or draw)). Leave: 2nd Half - Borussia Dortmund Over/Under: Over 0.5 (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 SV 07 Elversberg (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).