The Matchday 25 clash in the Bundesliga between Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg will take place on March 8 at the Signal Iduna Park. Borussia Dortmund vs. Augsburg: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Borussia Dortmund
Surprisingly, Dortmund secured back-to-back victories for the first time this season. Following a home thrashing of Union (6-0), Niko Kovac's side defeated St. Pauli away with a 2-0 scoreline. Remarkably, Dortmund managed to keep a clean sheet in consecutive Bundesliga matches for only the second time this campaign. Despite this small success, the team remains in 10th place in the overall standings. However, among the lower half of the table, Dortmund is the only team with a positive goal difference of 45:38.
- At home, Borussia has not won in 5 of their last 6 league matches (3 draws, 2 losses).
- In 11 of their last 14 home Bundesliga games, the club scored at least two goals.
- The team has not lost to their upcoming opponent in 7 of their last 8 meetings in this tournament, winning 5 of them.
Predicted lineup for Borussia Dortmund (4-5-1)
Gregor Kobel – Ramy Bensebaini, Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck, Yan Couto – Marcel Sabitzer, Maximilian Beyer, Pascal Gross, Giovanni Reyna, Karim Adeyemi – Serhou Guirassy.
Midfielder Felix Nmecha is injured.
Augsburg
Jesse Thorup's side continues to rack up draws. In the last round, Augsburg shared the spoils with Freiburg (0-0), marking their fourth draw in the last five league matches (1 win), with three of them being goalless. Meanwhile, the club has not conceded in four consecutive Bundesliga games. Augsburg is in 11th place in the standings, three points behind their closest rival.
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of Jesse Thorup's last 9 league games.
- The team is unbeaten in their last 5 away Bundesliga matches (3 wins, 2 draws).
- The club has scored in 6 of their last 7 away games in this tournament.
Predicted lineup for Augsburg (3-4-3)
Finn Dahmen – Cedric Zesiger, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Chrislain Matsima – Dimitris Giannoulis, Marius Wolf, Frank Onyeka, Kristijan Jakic – Phillip Tietz, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Fredrik Jensen.
Forward Mergim Berisha and defender Robert Gumny are injured.
Prediction for Borussia Dortmund vs. Augsburg
Dortmund's scoring ability is at a good level, but a goal fest like the one against Union is rare for Borussia. The match against the Berliners is the only one in their last nine Bundesliga games with at least three goals scored. At home, the club has not scored more than twice in 7 of their last 9 games in this tournament.
Augsburg has kept a clean sheet in 8 matches this season. They are currently on a four-game clean sheet streak in the Bundesliga, with only three clubs having a longer run without conceding. The last time opponents scored more than two goals against Jesse Thorup's side was back in mid-December.
Dortmund is focused on their Champions League performances and might conserve energy in the Bundesliga. This is another factor supporting the prediction: Borussia Dortmund Individual Total Under 2
