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The Bundesliga clash at The WWK Arena on Saturday sees hosts Augsburg welcoming opponents Borussia Dortmund.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund game (including the best match odds).
📏 Form Guide
Augsburg
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Augsburg will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 3-1 Bundesliga defeat last time out to Freiburg.
In that game, Augsburg had 43% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Augsburg was Phillip Tietz (65'). On the other side, Freiburg had 15 shots at goal with 6 on target. Vincenzo Grifo (34'), Philipp Lienhart (37') and Christian Günter (45') scored for Freiburg.
It has been seldom in recent times that Augsburg haven’t conceded. The facts show that Augsburg have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 16 goals in the process. We will find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Coming into this clash, Augsburg are winless against Borussia Dortmund in their previous 7 league matches.
Borussia Dortmund
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Real Madrid in Champions League competition, Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Borussia Dortmund managed 48% possession and 8 shots at goal with 7 on target. For Borussia Dortmund, goals were scored by Donyell Malen (30') and Jamie Gittens (34'). At the other end, Real Madrid got 26 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. Antonio Rüdiger (60'), Vinicius Júnior (62', 86', 93') and Lucas Vázquez (83') scored for Real Madrid.
In a total of 6 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Borussia Dortmund, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The overall average goals scored per game in that spell is 4.83, with the average number of goals for Borussia Dortmund being 3.
Taking a look at their past results, Borussia Dortmund:
- are undefeated by Augsburg in games played away from home for the previous 3 matches in the league.
- have not won away from home in their last 5 league games.
👥 Head to head
An examination of their past head to head meetings going back to 02/10/2021 reveals that these fixtures have been disappointments for Augsburg. They’ve not managed to get any wins at all whereas Borussia Dortmund have just been stronger than them, finishing as winners in 67% of those ties.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 23 overall which averages out at 3.83 goals per meeting.
The last league fixture featuring the two was Bundesliga match day 32 on 04/05/2024 when the final score was Borussia Dortmund 5-1 Augsburg.
That day, Borussia Dortmund managed 60% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. The goals were scored by Youssoufa Moukoko (4', 29'), Donyell Malen (20'), Marco Reus (34') and Felix Nmecha (64').
Augsburg got 22 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Ruben Vargas (32') scored.
The match was refereed by Robert Schröder.
📰 Team News: Augsburg
Robert Gumny (Cruciate ligament tear), Fredrik Jensen (Groin surgery), Daniel Klein (Foot injury), Mads Pedersen (Calf problems), Keven Schlotterbeck (Muscle strain), Reece Oxford (Fitness) and Rubén Vargas (Ankle injury) won’t be able to feature for Augsburg boss Jess Thorup.
It looks as if Augsburg could opt for a 3-5-2 system for this game, handing starts to Nediljko Labrovic, Maximilian Bauer, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Chrislain Matsima, Marius Wolf, Frank Onyeka, Kristijan Jakic, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Dimitrios Giannoulis, Samuel Essende and Phillip Tietz.
ℹ️ Team News: Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund boss Nuri Şahin has multiple availability issues to deal with. Giovanni Reyna (Groin strain), Yan Couto (Muscle injury), Julien Duranville (Hamstring injury), Niklas Süle (Ankle problems) and Karim Adeyemi (Torn muscle fiber) can’t be considered.
We are inclined to think that Dortmund appear most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation, giving starts to Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini, Felix Nmecha, Pascal Gross, Donyell Malen, Julian Brandt, Jamie Gittens and Serhou Guirassy.
✨ Prediction
Augsburg have the capability to score against this Borussia Dortmund team, although just one goal probably shouldn’t be as many as they’ll concede.
We’ve gone for a 1-2 winning margin for Borussia Dortmund when all is said and done. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 13:10 26/10/2024
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
⚽️ Team Focus:
Augsburg
Formed: 1907
Stadium: The WWK Arena (30,660)
Captain: Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
Chairman: Markus Krapf
Manager: Jess Thorup
Competitions: Bundesliga position 15, DFB-Pokal (Second Round)
🔑 Star Man: Phillip Tietz
Typically deployed in the Striker position, Phillip Tietz was born in Germany. After making a first senior appearance for Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2015 - 2016 season, the accomplished Forward has hit 2 league goals in the Bundesliga 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 7 appearances.
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | WWDDW |
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 | DDWWW |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | WWLWW |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | WWDDW |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | DWLWW |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | WWWDL |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | WLWLW |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 11 | WLWLW |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 | LWLWD |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | LLWLL |
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | WWDDL |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 | WLWLD |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 | LLDWL |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 | LLLDW |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 | WLLWL |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 4 | LDWLL |
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7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 2 | LDLDL |
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7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 1 | LDLLL |
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Celtic |
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Goals scored | 2.3 |
Goals conceded | 1.8 |
Time first goal scored | 32 |
Time first goal conceded | 43 |
Yellow cards | 3 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
Goals scored | 0.7 |
Goals conceded | 2.3 |
Time first goal scored | 69 |
Time first goal conceded | 15 |
Yellow cards | 4.7 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 4.3 |
Biggest victory | null |
Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
Alexis Claude-Maurice | 3 |
Samuel Essende | 2 |
Keven Schlotterbeck | 2 |
Phillip Tietz | 2 |
Yusuf Kabadayı | 1 |
Serhou Guirassy | 4 |
Karim Adeyemi | 2 |
Emre Can | 2 |
Jamie Gittens | 2 |
Donyell Malen | 2 |
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Sturm Graz |
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Freiburg |
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Barcelona |
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Hoffenheim |
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