Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Augsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st January 2024

The Bundesliga clash at Borussia-Park this coming Sunday sees home team Borussia Moenchengladbach battling it out for the win against Augsburg.

Placed tenth in the table Borussia Moenchengladbach have amassed 20 points after 17 matches. On 18 points, Augsburg rank 12th with 17 matches played this season.

Although only separated by a few points, Augsburg will have their work cut out for them this coming Sunday. Borussia Moenchengladbach are favoured to maintain the lead they currently hold on Augsburg in the Bundesliga standings.

Borussia Moenchengladbach show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed 20 goals against, for an average of two per outing. They pulled off one clean sheets.

Augsburg managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday?

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Augsburg Prediction

Borussia Moenchengladbach Form

Borussia Moenchengladbach delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Werder Bremen brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat VfB Stuttgart by 3-1. Borussia Moenchengladbach put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches at the Borussia-Park. They drew twice while losing none, scored 15 goals while conceding seven.

Augsburg Form

In their previous three games, Augsburg drew 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund, then lost 3-0 against VfB Stuttgart and 0-1 against Bayer Leverkusen. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Augsburg failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost three, scoring seven while also conceding 11 times.

In our opinion, current form favours Borussia Moenchengladbach slightly more than current odds with the bookmakers suggest. We back them to claim a home win against Augsburg this coming Sunday.

Borussia Moenchengladbach took ten points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to two wins after scoring 20 times and conceding 18. Augsburg won two matches and picked up eight points from their last nine encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga. They scored ten goals and conceded 17. Borussia Moenchengladbach have a record of five wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Augsburg show off four wins, six draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Augsburg Squads

Borussia Moenchengladbach Squad

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

Jan Olschowsky (0/0), Jonas Omlin (0/2), Maximilian Bruell (0/0), Moritz Nicolas (0/15), Tobias Sippel (0/0), Fabio Chiarodia (0/5), Joseph Scally (1/17), Ko Itakura (2/7), Luca Netz (0/15), Lukas Ullrich (0/2), Mamadou Doucoure (0/0), Marvin Friedrich (0/11), Maximilian Woeber (1/15), Nico Elvedi (1/15), Simon Walde (0/0), Stefan Lainer (0/0), Tony Jantschke (0/2), Christoph Kramer (0/11), Florian Neuhaus (3/14), Franck Honorat (1/17), Grant-Leon Ranos (0/6), Hannes Wolf (0/0), Julian Weigl (1/16), Kouadio Kone (1/9), Robin Hack (2/13), Rocco Reitz (4/17), Alassane Plea (7/17), Jordan Pefok (3/11), Nathan N'Goumou (2/16), Patrick Herrmann (0/3), Shio Fukuda (0/0), Tomas Cvancara (4/13).

Augsburg Squad

Here is the full team squad of Augsburg. The 53 year-old Jess Thorup will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Finn Dahmen (0/17), Marcel Lubik (0/0), Tomas Koubek (0/0), David Colina (0/0), Felix Uduokhai (1/16), Frederik Winther (0/0), Iago (1/11), Japhet Tanganga (0/0), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/14), Kevin Mbabu (0/11), Mads Valentin Pedersen (1/15), Maximilian Bauer (1/8), Patric Pfeiffer (0/6), Raphael Framberger (0/0), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/12), Arne Engels (1/15), Arne Maier (0/5), Daniel Hausmann (0/0), Elvis Rexhbecaj (2/17), Fredrik Jensen (1/13), Nathanael Mbuku (0/1), Niklas Dorsch (0/15), Ruben Vargas (1/15), Tim Breithaupt (0/10), Dion Drena Beljo (2/14), Ermedin Demirovic (8/17), Phillip Tietz (3/17), Sven Michel (1/12).

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Augsburg Team News

Borussia Moenchengladbach could have as many as six players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Augsburg this coming Sunday. Borussia Moenchengladbach have to alter their line-up, as both Julian Weigl, Maximilian Woeber and Ko Itakura get a day in the shade.

Alassane Plea, Tomas Cvancara, Lukas Ullrich, Hannes Wolf, Tomas Cvancara and Jonas Omlin are all absent from the Borussia Moenchengladbach squad that faces Augsburg at Borussia-Park.

Augsburg are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Sunday at Borussia-Park. Niklas Dorsch is ineligible for selection in the Augsburg squad, as he is suspended.

Augsburg need to do without Mads Valentin Pedersen, Ermedin Demirovic, Patric Pfeiffer, Reece Oxford and Raphael Framberger, who are not fit enough to travel to Borussia-Park. Reece Oxford is missing on Sunday after he turned in a positive Covid-19 test.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Augsburg Lineups

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Augsburg H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday? Borussia Moenchengladbach have been slightly more successful than Augsburg in recent meetings. With a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match, betting on Borussia Moenchengladbach has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 10/11.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Augsburg Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out six times in the last ten matches between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Augsburg.

Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Augsburg Betting Tips

Ermedin Demirovic shows decent form right now for Augsburg, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Borussia Moenchengladbach, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Rocco Reitz also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Borussia Moenchengladbach collected eight wins, drew two and lost zero in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Borussia-Park. Augsburg won one of their previous 10 away, drew two and lost seven times. Goals should be on the menu at Borussia-Park, with both teams scoring in eight of the last 10 matches at home for Borussia Moenchengladbach. The same outcome paid dividends in four of the last 10 away games for Augsburg.

In the last ten encounters between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Augsburg over 2.5 goals came out five times, as Borussia Moenchengladbach averaged 2.1 goals a game. Augsburg scored an average of 1.5 goals in these, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals paid out in nine of Borussia Moenchengladbach’s ten most recent home matches across the tournaments, and they scored an 2.2 goals on average in the process. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Augsburg's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.