diff --git a/server/src/db/db.ts b/server/src/db/db.ts
index 382c6e1..f90549b 100644
--- a/server/src/db/db.ts
+++ b/server/src/db/db.ts
@@ -462,6 +462,10 @@ export function saveSnapshot(fixtureNum: number, late: boolean, model: unknown,
     .run(fixtureNum, Date.now(), late ? 1 : 0, JSON.stringify(model), market ? JSON.stringify(market) : null);
 }
 
+export function snapshotFor(fixtureNum: number): SnapshotRow | null {
+  return (db().prepare('SELECT * FROM prediction_snapshots WHERE fixture_num = ?').get(fixtureNum) as unknown as SnapshotRow) ?? null;
+}
+
 export function allSnapshots(): SnapshotRow[] {
   return db()
     .prepare('SELECT fixture_num, taken_at, late, model_json, market_json FROM prediction_snapshots ORDER BY fixture_num')
diff --git a/server/src/ingest/scheduler.ts b/server/src/ingest/scheduler.ts
index 166a42e..587274e 100644
--- a/server/src/ingest/scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/src/ingest/scheduler.ts
@@ -215,13 +215,17 @@ export function startScheduler(
         logIngest('fotmob', 'map', false, Date.now() - t0, e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e));
       }
     }
-    // details: live fixtures at the live TTL; finished ones until settled
+    // details: live fixtures at the live TTL; finished ones until settled;
+    // upcoming ones inside 48h for the predicted lineups (the 1h cache makes
+    // the extra fetches free on the live cadence).
     for (const f of state.allFixtures()) {
       if (stopped) return;
       const id = getSourceMap(f.num, 'fotmob');
       if (!id) continue;
       const live = f.status === 'live';
-      if (!live && f.status !== 'finished') continue;
+      const k = new Date(f.kickoff).getTime();
+      const upcoming = f.status === 'scheduled' && k > now && k - now < 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+      if (!live && f.status !== 'finished' && !upcoming) continue;
       if (f.status === 'finished') {
         const row = getMatchProvider<{ v?: number }>(f.num, 'fotmob');
         const settled = row && row.data.v === 2 && row.updatedAt > new Date(f.kickoff).getTime() + FOTMOB_SETTLE_MS;
diff --git a/server/src/preview.ts b/server/src/preview.ts
index 90cb26c..b2ee155 100644
--- a/server/src/preview.ts
+++ b/server/src/preview.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { getMatchExt } from './db/db';
+import { getMatchExt, snapshotFor } from './db/db';
 import type { TournamentState } from './tournament';
 import type { ModelEngine } from './model';
 import type { EspnSummary } from './ingest/espnNormalize';
 import type {
-  H2HSummary, KeyPlayer, MatchPreview, StandingRow, TeamProfile,
+  Fixture, H2HSummary, KeyPlayer, MatchPrediction, MatchPreview, MatchProbs, StandingRow, TeamProfile,
 } from '../../src/lib/types';
 
 // Assembles a MatchPreview / TeamProfile from three layers: precomputed history
@@ -51,6 +51,45 @@ function h2hSummary(home: string, away: string): H2HSummary | null {
   };
 }
 
+
+/** Most likely score under independent Poissons — a close stand-in for the
+ *  frozen forecast's scoreline chip (the full DC matrix isn't stored). */
+function poissonTopScore(lh: number, la: number): { home: number; away: number; p: number } {
+  const pmf = (l: number, k: number): number => {
+    let f = 1;
+    for (let i = 2; i <= k; i++) f *= i;
+    return (Math.exp(-l) * l ** k) / f;
+  };
+  let best = { home: 0, away: 0, p: 0 };
+  for (let h = 0; h <= 6; h++) {
+    for (let a = 0; a <= 6; a++) {
+      const p = pmf(lh, h) * pmf(la, a);
+      if (p > best.p) best = { home: h, away: a, p };
+    }
+  }
+  return { ...best, p: Math.round(best.p * 1000) / 1000 };
+}
+
+function frozenPrediction(fixture: Fixture): MatchPrediction | null {
+  if (fixture.status !== 'finished' || !fixture.home.team || !fixture.away.team) return null;
+  const snap = snapshotFor(fixture.num);
+  if (!snap) return null;
+  try {
+    const m = JSON.parse(snap.model_json) as { probs: MatchProbs; lambdaHome: number; lambdaAway: number };
+    return {
+      num: fixture.num,
+      home: fixture.home.team,
+      away: fixture.away.team,
+      probs: m.probs,
+      lambdaHome: m.lambdaHome,
+      lambdaAway: m.lambdaAway,
+      topScore: poissonTopScore(m.lambdaHome, m.lambdaAway),
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 export function buildPreview(num: number, state: TournamentState, model: ModelEngine): MatchPreview | null {
   const fixture = state.getFixture(num);
   if (!fixture) return null;
@@ -65,7 +104,9 @@ export function buildPreview(num: number, state: TournamentState, model: ModelEn
   const eh = espnFor(home);
   const ea = espnFor(away);
 
-  const prediction = model.current().matches.find((m) => m.num === num) ?? null;
+  // The live model drops finished matches — fall back to the forecast frozen
+  // before kickoff so "how good were we" stays visible after full time.
+  const prediction = model.current().matches.find((m) => m.num === num) ?? frozenPrediction(fixture);
 
   return {
     num,
diff --git a/src/components/MatchCard.tsx b/src/components/MatchCard.tsx
index d69d67e..51f8923 100644
--- a/src/components/MatchCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MatchCard.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function ModelHint({ num }: { num: number }) {
     <div className="mt-1.5 text-center text-[11px] text-faint">
       {t.match.modelPrefix} {side ? <>{teamFlag(side)} {side} </> : `${t.common.draw} `}
       <span className="font-semibold text-muted">{Math.round(p * 100)}%</span>
+      <span className="tnum"> · {pred.lambdaHome.toFixed(1)}–{pred.lambdaAway.toFixed(1)} {t.match.goalsShort}</span>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/features/match/MatchPreviewPage.tsx b/src/features/match/MatchPreviewPage.tsx
index bd0e6bb..db02aa5 100644
--- a/src/features/match/MatchPreviewPage.tsx
+++ b/src/features/match/MatchPreviewPage.tsx
@@ -213,7 +213,16 @@ export function MatchPreviewPage() {
       <CardHeader><span className="font-display font-bold text-ink">{hasScore ? t.match.preMatchModel : t.match.modelExpectation}</span></CardHeader>
       <CardBody className="space-y-2">
         <WinProbBar home={preview.prediction.home} away={preview.prediction.away} probs={preview.prediction.probs} topScore={preview.prediction.topScore} />
-        <p className="text-xs text-faint">{fmt(t.match.expectedGoalsLine, { home: preview.prediction.lambdaHome.toFixed(2), away: preview.prediction.lambdaAway.toFixed(2) })}</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-faint">
+          {finished && f.homeScore != null && f.awayScore != null
+            ? fmt(t.match.predictedVsActual, {
+                ph: preview.prediction.lambdaHome.toFixed(2),
+                pa: preview.prediction.lambdaAway.toFixed(2),
+                ah: f.homeScore,
+                aa: f.awayScore,
+              })
+            : fmt(t.match.expectedGoalsLine, { home: preview.prediction.lambdaHome.toFixed(2), away: preview.prediction.lambdaAway.toFixed(2) })}
+        </p>
       </CardBody>
     </Card>
   );
@@ -419,14 +428,14 @@ export function MatchPreviewPage() {
       {/* ── Lineups ── */}
       {tab === 'lineups' && (
         <div className="space-y-4">
-          {/* FotMob serves predicted XIs before kickoff — only draw the pitch
-              once the match has started or ESPN confirms the lineups. */}
-          {rich?.lineup && (hasScore || preview.lineups) ? (
+          {/* Before kickoff the pitch shows FotMob's projected XIs, clearly
+              labeled as predicted; from kickoff it's the confirmed lineup. */}
+          {rich?.lineup ? (
             <Card>
-              <CardHeader className="flex items-center gap-2"><Shirt size={16} className="text-accent" /><span className="font-display font-bold text-ink">{t.match.lineups}</span></CardHeader>
+              <CardHeader className="flex items-center gap-2"><Shirt size={16} className="text-accent" /><span className="font-display font-bold text-ink">{hasScore ? t.match.lineups : t.match.predictedLineups}</span></CardHeader>
               <CardBody>
                 <LineupPitch lineup={rich.lineup} home={homeName} away={awayName} events={preview.events} />
-                <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-faint">{t.match.xgAttribution}</p>
+                <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-faint">{hasScore ? t.match.xgAttribution : t.match.predictedLineupsNote}</p>
               </CardBody>
             </Card>
           ) : (
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/de.ts b/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
index 5979fb3..b66dccb 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ export const de: Dict = {
     assist: "Vorlage · {name}",
     noGoalsYet: "Noch keine Tore.",
     subbedOff: "Ausgewechselt",
+    predictedLineups: "Voraussichtliche Aufstellungen",
+    predictedLineupsNote: "Voraussichtliche Startelf laut FotMob — die offiziellen Aufstellungen kommen meist rund eine Stunde vor Anstoß.",
+    predictedVsActual: "Erwartete Tore des Modells vor Anstoß: {ph} – {pa} · Endstand {ah}–{aa}",
+    goalsShort: "Tore",
     chips: {
       att: "Zusch.",
       ref: "SR",
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 165d6f5..a2b5535 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ export const en = {
     assist: "Assist · {name}",
     noGoalsYet: "No goals yet.",
     subbedOff: "Subbed off",
+    predictedLineups: "Predicted lineups",
+    predictedLineupsNote: "FotMob's projected starting XIs — the official lineups usually arrive about an hour before kickoff.",
+    predictedVsActual: "Model's pre-match expected goals: {ph} – {pa} · final score {ah}–{aa}",
+    goalsShort: "goals",
     chips: {
       att: "Att",
       ref: "Ref",