FC Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction: Dortmund can’t afford any mistakes

FC Augsburg are back in action after suffering a 3-2 defeat against VFL Bochum last weekend. Augsburg FC have been in poor form in recent months and coming up against Borussia Dortmund can only mean bad news for them. Borussia Dortmund are the visitors in this clash and they come into this game following a 5-2 win over Borussia M’gladbach last weekend. Borussia Dortmund are in the mood for high figure scores as they defeated Wolfsburg 6-0 2 weeks ago.

Augsburg are 13th on the table with 34 points, while Borussia Dortmund are 2nd with 67 points.

FC Augsburg (LWDDL)

Augsburg’s statistics don’t look good and coming up against Borussia Dortmund only makes things worse. They lost their last match 3-2 away at VFL Bochum in their last match and in their last 5 matches, they recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Overall, Augsburg have 9 wins, 7 draws and 16 defeats in 32 matches. They are in 13th place, with 34 points and a goal ratio of 42:58.

FC Augsburg were up against VFL Bochum and they lost 3-2 at full time. Both clubs exchanged goals in the first half, as they played a draw into the break. Christopher Antwi-Adjei scored the first goal for Bochum in just 2 minutes and Augsburg equalized through Arne Maier in the 29th minute. And in the second half Jeffrey Gouweleeuw scored an own goal to help VFL Bochum restore their lead and then Anthony Losilla extended their lead to 3 in the 62nd minute. FC Augsburg struggled to get back into the game and their efforts paid off in the 85th minute through Kelvin Yeboah. Unfortunately they failed to draw level as the game ended 3-2 in favor of VFL Bochum.

Team streak: both teams scoring (9/10), more than 4.5 cards (5/7).

Borussia Dortmund (WWDWD)

Borussia Dortmund are proving their title credentials at the moment as they hope to exploit any opportunity Bayern Munich might present in the coming weeks. They have recorded back-to-back wins in their last 2 matches and they scored 11 goals during that time. In their last 5 matches they earned 3 wins and 2 draws. Overall this season, Borussia Dortmund recorded 21 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats in 32 matches. They are 2nd in the league, with 67 points and a goal ratio of 78:42.

Borussia Dortmund won their last game against Borussia M’gladbach by 5-2 score. Dortmund were all over the pitch as they scored 4 past the M’gladbach goalkeeper. Donyell Malen, Jude Bellingham and Sebastien Haller were all on the scoresheet in the first half. And in the second Borussia M’gladbach scored as Ramy Bensebaini converted from the spot. And then Borussia M’gladbach had a followup in the 85th minute through Lars Stindl. And in the 94th minute, Giovanni Reyna scored the final goal for Borussia Dortmund.

Team streak: no losses (6), more than 2.5 goals (5/6), first to score (5/6), first half winner (5/6), more than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Head to Head

Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg had faced each other 20 times before now. Borussia Dortmund have 12 wins, while Augsburg have 3 wins and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Borussia Dortmund have no losses in 4 meetings
• Augsburg have no clean sheets in 4 meetings.
• Borussia Dortmund have no clean sheets in 14 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 Goals in 7/9 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 9/10 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 6/8 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 6/8 meetings.

Expert Analysis and Tips

Augsburg scored 42 goals and conceded 58 in 32 games this season. They scored an average of 1.3 goals per game and had a 12% conversion rate. They created an average of 1.4 chances per game and played an average of 10.8 shots per game. They played an average of 3.2 shots on target per game and an average of 5 corners per game. Defensively, they managed to concede an average of 1.8 goals per game and they have kept 6 clean sheets.

Borussia Dortmund have scored 78 goals and conceded 42 in 32 games this season. They scored an average of 2.4 goals per game and had a 15% conversion rate. They created an average of 3.3 chances per game and played an average of 15.8 shots per game. They played an average of 6.4 shots on target per game and an average of 6.7 corners per game. Defensively, they managed to concede an average of 1.3 goals per game and they have kept 11 clean sheets.

Betting Tips:-

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Team 2 to Score Goal 1 at 1.78 Odds
• Correct Score 1-4 at 14 Odds