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Augsburg

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Augsburg, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-3 Bundesliga 1 victory against VfL Wolfsburg.

In that game, Augsburg had 49% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Augsburg, goals were scored by Arne Maier (45') and Kristijan Jakić (61', 79'). Wolfsburg had 15 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Patrick Wimmer (9') was the scorer for VfL Wolfsburg.

Jess Thorup's Augsburg have hit the back of the net a sum total of 14 times in their last six outings. The corresponding tally of goals that they have conceded in that time is 5.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Augsburg:

• have not registered a win against Cologne in their previous 4 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.

Cologne

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Since a loss in their previous game against RB Leipzig in Bundesliga 1 competition, Cologne will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Cologne had 33% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Cologne was Sargis Adamyan (18'). At the other end, RB Leipzig got 22 shots at goal with 8 on target. Xavi Simons (15'), Loïs Openda (63', 67'), Amadou Haidara (70') and Yussuf Poulsen (82') scored for RB Leipzig.

The stats don’t lie, and Cologne have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 13 goals overall. Defensively, Cologne have clearly had some problems.

Leading up to this clash, Cologne:

• have not lost to Augsburg in away games against them for the last 4 matches in the league. A very decent away record against them.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 away league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 6 league games.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 23/04/2021 tells us that Augsburg have won 1 of them and Cologne 4, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 23 overall which averages out at 3.83 goals per match.

The last league fixture featuring these sides was Bundesliga 1 match day 10 on 04/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Cologne 1-1 Augsburg.

On that day, Cologne managed 59% possession and 26 attempts on goal with 11 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Linton Maina (16').

Augsburg got 18 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Phillip Tietz (25') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Christian Dingert.

ℹ️ Team News: Augsburg

Robert Gumny (Cruciate ligament tear), Niklas Dorsch (Foot injury), Reece Oxford (muscular problems) and Raphael Framberger (Cruciate ligament tear) are unavailable for Augsburg boss Jess Thorup.

ℹ️ Team News: Cologne

With a fully injury-free squad available for selection, the Cologne boss Timo Schultz has no fitness worries to report ahead of this match.

✨ Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Cologne will likely be able to put a goal past this Augsburg outfit, although it is unlikely to be as many as they will have scored against them.

We can see a 2-1 victory for Augsburg when the full-time whistle blows. There looks to be little in this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 13:03 31/03/2024