Augsburg vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd September 2023

The Bundesliga clash at WWK Arena this coming Saturday sees Augsburg hosting opponents Bochum.

Augsburg will be feeling the pressure of securing a first win of the season in the Bundesliga after collecting a modest one point in the first couple of rounds.

Bochum are looking at a potential miserable opening to the new Bundesliga season. With just a single point so far, losing this round three game as well, and crisis looms already.

Augsburg are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 23 goals, or an average of 2.3 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Bochum managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 21 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheet, they conceded 2.1 goals an average per game.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Augsburg vs Bochum Prediction

Augsburg Form

In their last three matches, Augsburg lost 2-0 against Unterhaching, drew 4-4 with B. M'gladbach, before losing to Bayern Munich by 3-1. Augsburg just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the WWK Arena. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

A mid-table finish looks like the optimal outcome for Augsburg in a season where they aim to keep the relegation line at bay in the Bundesliga.

Bochum Form

Bochum have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Arminia Bielefeld, they gained a point in a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against VfB Stuttgart, who ran out 5-0 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 with B. Dortmund. Bochum managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring ten time and letting in five.

The relegation battle is a fiercely contested struggle season after season, and Bochum is expected to be in the middle of this for the majority of the Bundesliga-campaign.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Bochum could turn out a bit slippery for Augsburg. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter this coming Saturday.

Augsburg vs Bochum Squads

Augsburg Squad

Maassen will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bochum from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Finn Dahmen (0/2), Marcel Lubik (0/0), Tomas Koubek (0/0), David Colina (0/0), Felix Uduokhai (0/2), Frederik Winther (0/0), Iago (0/0), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/0), Jozo Stanic (0/0), Mads Valentin Pedersen (0/2), Maximilian Bauer (1/2), Patric Pfeiffer (0/0), Raphael Framberger (0/0), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/1), Aaron Zehnter (0/0), Arne Engels (0/2), Arne Maier (0/0), Elvis Rexhbecaj (1/2), Fredrik Jensen (0/1), Masaya Okugawa (0/0), Nathanael Mbuku (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (0/2), Noah-Joel Sarenren-Bazee (0/0), Ruben Vargas (1/2), Tim Breithaupt (0/2), Dion Drena Beljo (1/2), Ermedin Demirovic (0/2), Irvin Cardona (0/1), Mergim Berisha (0/2), Phillip Tietz (0/2), Sven Michel (1/2).

Bochum Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 55 year-old Bochum manager Letsch will select his starting XI from these players:

Manuel Riemann (0/2), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (0/2), Cristian Gamboa (0/1), Danilo Soares (0/1), Erhan Masovic (0/2), Ivan Ordets (0/2), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (0/0), Maximilian Wittek (0/2), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/1), Tim Oermann (0/0), Anthony Losilla (0/2), Felix Passlack (0/2), Kevin Stoeger (1/2), Lukas Daschner (0/1), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/1), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/0), Patrick Osterhage (0/2), Philipp Foerster (0/0), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (0/2), Luis Hartwig (0/0), Lys Mousset (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/2), Philipp Hofmann (0/2), Simon Zoller (0/1), Takuma Asano (0/2).

Augsburg vs Bochum Team News

Augsburg could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Bochum on Saturday.

Nathanael Mbuku, Robert Gumny, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Reece Oxford, Masaya Okugawa and Raphael Framberger are all absent from the Augsburg squad that faces Bochum at WWK Arena. A positive Covid-19 test is the reason Reece Oxford won't feature in the Augsburg squad.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Bochum, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

Maximilian Wittek, Michael Esser, Lys Mousset, Philipp Foerster, Tim Oermann, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng and Mohammed Tolba all face a spell on the sidelines for Bochum due to various injuries.

Augsburg vs Bochum Lineups

Augsburg vs Bochum H2H

Bochum ended up winning 3-2 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at WWK Arena., when they once again face Augsburg. Trying to pick a winner from their h2h is a tough task as neither side have been able to fully dominate their coming opponent. Bochum won four of the previous seven encounters, whereas Augsburg claimed three points two times in these seven matches. The bookies have Bochum to win this match at best price odds of 11/4.

Augsburg vs Bochum Results

In two of the previous four matches between Augsburg and Bochum both teams scored.

Augsburg vs Bochum Betting Tips

No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Augsburg and Bochum in this current Bundesliga season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

Augsburg won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Bochum won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost five in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at WWK Arena since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Augsburg. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Bochum.

Over 2.5 goals came up two times in the previous four encounters between Augsburg and Bochum, as Augsburg scored 1.5 goals on average per game and Bochum averaging 1.75 goals. Both teams scored in two times of these matches. Augsburg saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in eight of Bochum's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.