On Saturday, starting at 14:30 pm, the Augsburg – Dortmund match will be played in the 18th round of the Bundesliga, the 2019/2020 season. Augsburg defeated Dortmund 2-1 in their last home match, after 8 unsuccessful matches. In the tour game, the “yellow-blacks” won 5-1 at Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund has not lost the debut match of the year of 16 years since a failure with rival Schalke, score 0-1.
Augsburg had an incredible fall in the Bundesliga. The team coached by Martin Schmidt won 16 points out of 18 possible before the defeat with Leipzig, score 1-3, in the last stage of the tour. The excellent course went up Augsburg to the 10th place in the standings, with 23 points. The average of 2 goals scored on the match “home” helped, and the only failures recorded on “Augsburg Arena” were with Leverkusen, score 0-3, respectively with Schalke, score 2-3. The Bavarian group prefers offensive football, does not defend crowded, and Dortmund should have plenty of room.
The “yellow-blacks” managed this winter to transfer Erling Braut Haaland, the “wonderful” striker from RB Salzburg. All eyes will be on the Norwegian, who will start the game as a reserve, most likely. Although he managed to qualify for the Champions League, Dortmund had half a hesitant season in the Bundesliga. It occupies the 4th place, 7 points away from the leader Leipzig, but the “dowry” of 30 points obtained, is the smallest since the arrival of Lucien Favre, in this phase of the competition. Germany’s vice-champion needs a better track in 2020, to qualify again in the Champions League, as the title cannot be discussed at the moment.
Augsburg and Dortmund are two offensive groups that produce shows every time they meet. The Bavarians won 2-1 in 2019 on their own ground, but the “yellow-blacks” quickly took their revenge, beating Signal Iduna Park by 5-1 in the fall. Without any real problems, we expect many goals, most likely from both sides.
Augsburg: Koubek – Lichtsteiner, Gouweleeuw, Jedvaj, Max – Khedira, Baier (c) – Richter, Jensen, Vargas – Niederlechner
Absent: Iago
Coach: Martin Schmidt
Dortmund: Bürki – Akanji, Hummels, Zagadou – Hakimi, Witsel, Brandt, Schulz – Sancho, Reus (c), Hazard
Coach: Lucien Favre
PREDICTION: Dortmund to win @ 1,65
