Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Borussia Dortmund enjoy home advantage, when visitors Augsburg swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Borussia Dortmund are chasing the first place in the Bundesliga after collecting 55 points from their initial 25 encounters. Augsburg trail them on 31 points after 25 rounds, sitting as number 9 in the table.

Form: Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 4-1 by Atalanta and 2-3 against Bayern Munich. They turned the table by winning 1-2 against FC Koln. Borussia Dortmund showed little mercy in their past six matches at Signal Iduna Park, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 17 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Augsburg Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Augsburg. They first took out Wolfsburg by 2-3 before downing FC Koln by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against RB Leipzig, who ran out 2-1 winners. Augsburg claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg

It has been a superb season for Serhou Guirassy so far as he managed to score impressive 12 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target six times in his last six games, and Borussia Dortmund rely on his abilities against Augsburg. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

Betting markets: Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg

Full-time result

Borussia Dortmund claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Augsburg won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Borussia Dortmund scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Augsburg scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Borussia Dortmund probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Augsburg managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Augsburg have scored in 13 consecutive meetings with Borussia Dortmund when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Borussia Dortmund saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Augsburg, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Borussia Dortmund scored at least one goal in their last 33 matches.