Augsburg vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th March 2024

With both Augsburg and FC Heidenheim sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off on Saturday at WWK Arena. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Bundesliga campaign.

Augsburg took down FC Heidenheim in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Augsburg scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing 14 goals against. This is an average of 1.4 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

FC Heidenheim scored 13 goals, conceded 12 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-5 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday.

Augsburg vs FC Heidenheim Prediction

Augsburg Form

In the previous three matches, Augsburg lost 1-0 against Mainz 05, beat Freiburg by 2-1 and won 0-6 against Darmstadt. Augsburg claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost two, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

FC Heidenheim Form

In their past three games, FC Heidenheim lost 1-2 against Bayer Leverkusen, drew 2-2 with Union Berlin, and lost 1-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt. FC Heidenheim claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and eight scored.

FC Heidenheim and Augsburg seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Augsburg took 20 points from their last 12 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 28 times and conceding 18. FC Heidenheim scored 22 goals and conceded 27 in their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them four wins and 15 points. Augsburg are looking at a record of seven wins, eight draws and nine defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Heidenheim are looking at seven wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Augsburg vs FC Heidenheim Squads

Augsburg Squad

Jess Thorup will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against FC Heidenheim from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Finn Dahmen (0/24), Marcel Lubik (0/0), Tomas Koubek (0/0), Felix Uduokhai (2/23), Iago (1/18), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/20), Kevin Mbabu (0/18), Mads Valentin Pedersen (1/19), Maximilian Bauer (1/10), Patric Pfeiffer (0/6), Raphael Framberger (0/0), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/13), Arne Engels (3/22), Arne Maier (0/12), Daniel Hausmann (0/0), Elvis Rexhbecaj (2/23), Fredrik Jensen (2/19), Kristijan Jakic (0/11), Niklas Dorsch (0/17), Pep Biel (0/4), Ruben Vargas (2/22), Tim Breithaupt (0/10), Dion Drena Beljo (2/18), Ermedin Demirovic (14/24), Phillip Tietz (7/24), Sven Michel (1/15).

FC Heidenheim Squad

Listed below is the full squad of FC Heidenheim players that the manager Frank Schmidt will choose from for the upcoming game:

Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/24), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (1/15), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/23), Lennard Maloney (1/23), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/11), Seedy Jarju (0/0), Tim Siersleben (0/13), Adrian Beck (1/21), Florian Pick (0/16), Jan Schoeppner (2/16), Kevin Sessa (0/20), Luka Janes (0/0), Nikola Dovedan (1/14), Norman Theuerkauf (0/17), Omar Traore (0/22), Patrick Mainka (2/24), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Thomas Leon Keller (0/2), Christian Kuehlwetter (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/14), Elidon Qenaj (0/0), Eren Dinkci (7/23), Marvin Pieringer (3/21), Stefan Schimmer (0/12), Tim Kleindienst (7/24).

Augsburg vs FC Heidenheim Team News

Augsburg could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against FC Heidenheim. Mads Valentin Pedersen gets a day off from the Augsburg squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Dion Drena Beljo, Reece Oxford and Raphael Framberger nurses various injuries and won't take part for Augsburg against FC Heidenheim at WWK Arena. A positive Covid-19 test is the reason Reece Oxford won't feature in the Augsburg squad.

FC Heidenheim have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Augsburg this coming Saturday.

Marnon-Thomas Busch, Denis Thomalla, Thomas Leon Keller and Elidon Qenaj all face a spell on the sidelines for FC Heidenheim due to various injuries.

Augsburg vs FC Heidenheim Lineups

Augsburg vs FC Heidenheim H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-5 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. The home side were in awesome shape, the last time they played FC Heidenheim, as the latter got taught a lesson in a 5-2 win for a high-flying Augsburg team. The bookies have Augsburg to win this match at best price odds of 10/11.

Augsburg vs FC Heidenheim Results

In the last one match between Augsburg and FC Heidenheim, both teams to score came up one time.

Augsburg vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Ermedin Demirovic so far as he currently has 14 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net six times in his last six games, leaving Augsburg hoping he delivers against FC Heidenheim on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Augsburg claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. FC Heidenheim won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Augsburg on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for FC Heidenheim in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last one encounter between Augsburg and FC Heidenheim over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Augsburg averaged five goals a game. FC Heidenheim scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Augsburg, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of FC Heidenheim's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.