Sandwiched between two challenging UCL battles is a relatively low-key affair for Borussia Dortmund, as they will take on Augsburg at home. Even though the guests have given Dortmund issues in the past, their problems never seem to have spilled onto the game at the Signal Iduna Park. With an important 2nd leg in France coming up, some argue that now might be the time in which Augsburg claims a win here.
Borussia Dortmund Team News
Niko Kovac’s were probably left with a sour taste after the 1-1 home draw against Lille, but the truth is that Borussia did not show enough to deserve the victory. With that disappointment now in the past, the team must look forward to a domestic fixture and things in the Bundesliga are far from bright for Dortmund. Despite claiming their first back-to-back wins in the league following their 6-0 defeat of Union Berlin, Niko Kovac’s men are still 10th but the distance between them and 4th placed Eintracht Frankfurt is just 7 points. Dortmund’s home games remain goal-rich, especially Bundesliga ones, as their last 4 such games produced over 2.5 goals, while 4 of their last 5 saw Borussia both score and concede.
FC Augsburg Team News
Augsburg head into the game with Borussia Dortmund trailing them only by 3 points. Jess Thorup and his men will also have the added confidence of their unbeaten Bundesliga streak which now spans to 8 games and is the longest one for the team since the 2013/14 season. This run of good form has propelled them away from the relegation zone and they now find themselves in the mid-table. The Fuggerstädter have been involved in goal-shy games as 3 of their last 5 Bundesliga games have ended 0-0. What is more impressive from the team’s last 5 league matches is that they have conceded just 1 goal in that period, even though Augsburg have scored only 4 themselves, with 4 of those goals coming in their win over Gladbach.
Head-to-Head-Games
Usually, Dortmund and Augsburg put on a show every time they play one another, as evidenced by the volume of goals scored in their previous encounters. Only 3 of their last 10 meetings produced less than 2.5 goals and all of the last 6 games between them at The Signal Iduna Park have been goal spectacles with over 2.5 goals. Five of those 6 at the Signal Iduna even went above 3.5 goals scored.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 35 | LWWLL |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FC Augsburg | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 38 | DWDWW |
Borussia Dortmund – FC Augsburg Betting Prediction
For this game my pick is over 2.5 goals. Games between Borussia and Augsburg tend to be entertaining and feature a high amount of goals. The last 6 matches at Dortmund’s ground clearly show that, with goal ranges of 3.5 per game being regularly exceeded. And goals are coming from both sides often too, as there have been only 2 clean sheets across the last 10 H2H’s – one for Dortmund and one for Augsburg. With Dortmund wanting to keep as close to the UCL spots as possible and the goal-rich history between them and Augsburg, I can easily see this game keeping the tradition and featuring a lot of goals.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals
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Odds: 1.65
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