Augsburg vs Darmstadt Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th October 2023

Despite their unconvincing form, Augsburg stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 7. They face Darmstadt this coming Saturday, and they'll be disappointed to miss out on a win at WWK Arena.

Augsburg are number 14 in the table on five points after six matches. Darmstadt rank as number 15 with four points after six matches played.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Darmstadt can leapfrog Augsburg in the Bundesliga table. They are no doubt highly motivated by the chance to overtake their hosts in the standings.

Augsburg scored 12 goals, conceded 23 and fought their way to one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

Darmstadt hit the target 15 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.5 goals a game. They conceded 2.3 goals per match for a total of 23 goals, while claiming one clean sheet as well.

Augsburg had a good reading on Darmstadt in their last two meetings, which they won by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Augsburg vs Darmstadt Prediction

Augsburg Form

Augsburg are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against RB Leipzig by a 3-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Mainz 05. They were back on the losing side in a 2-0 defeat against Freiburg. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Augsburg have two wins, while they've drawn three and lost one. They scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Darmstadt Form

In their last three matches, Darmstadt drew 3-3 with B. M'gladbach, lost 3-1 against VfB Stuttgart and beat Werder Bremen 4-2. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Darmstadt failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 13 times.

Augsburg are scoring freely these days, Darmstadt are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalson Saturday.

Augsburg won five points from their last three encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored eight and let in seven goals. Augsburg show off a record of one win, two draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Darmstadt have a record of one win, one draw and four defeats in the Bundesliga.

Augsburg vs Darmstadt Squads

Augsburg Squad

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

Finn Dahmen (0/6), Marcel Lubik (0/0), Tomas Koubek (0/0), David Colina (0/0), Felix Uduokhai (0/6), Frederik Winther (0/0), Iago (0/3), Japhet Tanganga (0/0), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/3), Kevin Mbabu (0/3), Mads Valentin Pedersen (0/5), Maximilian Bauer (1/5), Patric Pfeiffer (0/3), Raphael Framberger (0/0), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/2), Aaron Zehnter (0/0), Arne Engels (0/5), Arne Maier (0/2), Elvis Rexhbecaj (1/6), Fredrik Jensen (0/3), Masaya Okugawa (0/0), Nathanael Mbuku (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (0/5), Ruben Vargas (1/6), Tim Breithaupt (0/5), Dion Drena Beljo (2/6), Ermedin Demirovic (3/6), Irvin Cardona (0/2), Phillip Tietz (0/6), Sven Michel (1/4).

Darmstadt Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Darmstadt head coach Lieberknecht will select from for his starting XI:

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/0), Marcel Schuhen (0/6), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/2), Christoph Klarer (0/6), Christoph Zimmermann (0/2), Clemens Riedel (0/3), Fabian Holland (0/6), Jannik Mueller (0/0), Matej Maglica (1/5), Matthias Bader (1/5), Thomas Isherwood (0/2), Andreas Mueller (0/0), Bartol Franjic (0/5), Emir Karic (0/4), Fabian Nuernberger (0/5), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/3), Frank Ronstadt (0/2), Fraser Hornby (0/3), Klaus Gjasula (0/3), Marvin Mehlem (3/6), Tim Skarke (2/4), Tobias Kempe (1/5), Aaron Seydel (0/2), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Filip Stojilkovic (0/4), Luca Pfeiffer (0/6), Mathias Honsak (0/4), Oscar Vilhelmsson (1/3).

Augsburg vs Darmstadt Team News

Augsburg could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Darmstadt this coming Saturday. There is no need for Arne Engels to show up in the Augsburg dressing room, as he is suspended.

Ermedin Demirovic, Patric Pfeiffer, Frederik Winther, Japhet Tanganga, Reece Oxford, Masaya Okugawa and Raphael Framberger are missing from the squad, Augsburg will field against Darmstadtthis coming Saturday. Due to turning in a positive Covid-19 test, Reece Oxford are missing from the Augsburg squad.

Darmstadt are juggling with five absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Augsburg.

Names like Fabian Nuernberger, Oscar Vilhelmsson, Fabio Torsiello, Braydon Manu and Christoph Zimmermann most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Augsburg.

Augsburg vs Darmstadt Lineups

Augsburg vs Darmstadt H2H

Augsburg celebrated a 1-2 win in their most recent meeting with their Darmstadt. Are we in for something similar at WWK Arena this coming Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store? Darmstadt look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Augsburg. The home side has a 50% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-1-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Augsburg vs Darmstadt Results

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

Augsburg vs Darmstadt Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Ermedin Demirovic brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Augsburg will start him against Darmstadt, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Marvin Mehlem, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Augsburg claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing two. Darmstadt won zero of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost eight of these matches. Augsburg managed just two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Darmstadt claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

In the last four encounters between Augsburg and Darmstadt over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Augsburg averaged 1.25 goals a game. Darmstadt scored an average of 1.25 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Augsburg, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Darmstadt, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches.