Borussia Monchengladbach take on visitors Augsburg at Borussia-Park in a Bundesliga tie this coming Saturday.
Borussia Monchengladbach approach round 34 as number 11 in the Bundesliga table with 40 points on their account so far. With 33 rounds behind them, Augsburg have amassed 34 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.
Three points for Augsburg could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Bundesliga table. A difficult task awaits, though, as Borussia Monchengladbach won't go down without a fight.
Borussia Monchengladbach go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Augsburg are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 22 goals, and while Augsburg claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.2 goals per match.
Borussia Monchengladbach claimed a 3-2 win, while Augsburg answered back with a 1-0 win in their two most recent meetings.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Augsburg Prediction
Borussia Monchengladbach Form
In the last three outings, Borussia Monchengladbach beat Bochum by 2-0, lost 5-2 against B. Dortmund, before drawing 2-2 with Bayer Leverkusen. Borussia Monchengladbach claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Augsburg Form
Augsburg have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Union Berlin by 1-0. Disappointment followed, going down 3-2 against Bochum, and 0-3 against B. Dortmund. Augsburg are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 16 goals while scoring ten themselves.
Augsburg will be looking for a good result at Borussia-Park, but backing Borussia Monchengladbach in current form looks the value bet this coming Saturday.
Borussia Monchengladbach have a record of ten wins, ten draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Augsburg enjoy a record of nine wins, seven draws and 17 defeats in the Bundesliga.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Augsburg Stats
- B. M'gladbach have not won 9 of the last 11 matches
- In 8 of the last 10 B. M'gladbach matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 B. M'gladbach home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- B. M'gladbach have not lost 6 of the last 7 home matches
- In 5 of the last 7 B. M'gladbach matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Augsburg have not won the last 14 away matches in a row
- In 13 of the last 15 away matches Augsburg played, both teams scored
- Augsburg have conceded in the last 15 away matches in a row
- In 10 of the last 11 matches Augsburg played, both teams scored
- Augsburg have scored in the last 11 matches in a row
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Augsburg Squads
Borussia Monchengladbach Squad
The 46-year-old Farke will select the starting eleven against Augsburg from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:
Jan Olschowsky (0/4), Jonas Omlin (0/14), Tobias Sippel (0/6), Joseph Scally (0/28), Ko Itakura (0/23), Luca Netz (0/19), Mamadou Doucoure (0/0), Marvin Friedrich (1/22), Nico Elvedi (3/31), Ramy Bensebaini (6/27), Simon Walde (0/0), Stefan Lainer (0/16), Tony Jantschke (0/7), Christoph Kramer (0/29), Conor Noss (0/0), Florian Neuhaus (1/22), Jonas Hofmann (11/30), Julian Weigl (1/22), Kouadio Kone (1/30), Lars Stindl (8/28), Oscar Fraulo (0/2), Alassane Plea (2/28), Marcus Thuram (13/29), Nathan N'Goumou (1/20), Patrick Herrmann (1/20), Semir Telalovic (0/3), Yvandro Borges Sanches (0/3).
Augsburg Squad
Below is the full team squad of Augsburg. The manager Maassen will pick his starting XI against Borussia Monchengladbach from these players:
Benjamin Leneis (0/0), Daniel Klein (0/0), Rafal Gikiewicz (0/23), Tomas Koubek (0/10), Daniel Katic (0/0), David Colina (1/6), Felix Uduokhai (0/19), Iago (0/22), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/31), Mads Valentin Pedersen (0/27), Maximilian Bauer (0/26), Reece Oxford (0/3), Robert Gumny (1/28), Aaron Zehnter (0/0), Andre Hahn (2/7), Arne Engels (0/17), Arne Maier (5/29), Daniel Caligiuri (1/13), Elvis Rexhbecaj (0/30), Franjo Ivanovic (0/0), Fredrik Jensen (2/20), Julian Baumgartlinger (0/16), Nathanael Mbuku (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (0/10), Noah-Joel Sarenren-Bazee (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/12), Ruben Vargas (3/22), Tobias Strobl (0/0), Dion Drena Beljo (3/17), Ermedin Demirovic (8/29), Irvin Cardona (1/10), Kelvin Yeboah (1/12), Mergim Berisha (9/23).
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Augsburg Team News
At the time of writing, Borussia Monchengladbach have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Augsburg on Saturday.
Nathan N'Goumou, Lars Stindl and Stefan Lainer are all absent from the Borussia Monchengladbach squad that faces Augsburg at Borussia-Park.
Augsburg have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Borussia Monchengladbach this coming Saturday.
Names like Elvis Rexhbecaj, Nathanael Mbuku, Andre Hahn, Noah-Joel Sarenren-Bazee and Tobias Strobl most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Borussia Monchengladbach.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Augsburg Lineups
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Augsburg H2H
The last time these two teams squared up, Augsburg ran out 1-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Borussia-Park. Borussia Monchengladbach tend to have the upper hand against Augsburg, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 6/5.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Augsburg Results
Both teams found the back of the net six times in the last ten matches between Borussia Monchengladbach and Augsburg.
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Augsburg Betting Tips
It is a great season for Marcus Thuram, who currently has 13 league goals to his name during this season. Borussia Monchengladbach will rely on his services to gun down Augsburg.
In their last 10 matches at Borussia-Park across all tournaments Borussia Monchengladbach won four times, drew three and lost three times. Augsburg claimed zero wins, two draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. A modest four times Borussia Monchengladbach scored the opening goal of the game at Borussia-Park, in their last 10 matches here.Augsburg opened the scoring in three of their last 10 away games.
Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet four times. Borussia Monchengladbach managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Augsburg averaging 1.2 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Borussia Monchengladbach’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Augsburg played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.
