Augsburg vs Dortmund Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Bundesliga, October 26, 2024

Augsburg vs Dortmund Preview

• Tournament: Bundesliga
• Date: Saturday, Oct 26
• Kick-off Time: 02:30 pm GMT
• Venue: WWK ARENA, Germany

Relegation-threatened Augsburg will host Dortmund for their eighth game of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season at their home ground WWK ARENA. The Black and Yellow are looking to bounce back from their embarrassing 5-2 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid in the midweek game.

Hosts Augsburg will lock horns with struggling Dortmund in a highly-anticipated fixture who has been impressive on home soil since the start of the season. Jess Thorup’s side have one of the best home records this season but have picked up only seven points from a possible 21. They lacked consistency at the start of the season and sit just three points above the relegation zone.

Meanwhile, Dortmund secured a 2-1 win over St. Pauli in their latest home game but sustained a heavy 5-2 defeat to Real Madrid on Tuesday night. They are currently undergoing a rebuilding phase under coach Nuri Sahin but are capable of bagging three points this weekend.

Augsburg Team News

The hosts enter this game without defender Keven Schlotterbeck due to his back injury. Players like Robert Gumny (knee), Daniel Klein (foot) and Ruben Vargas (ankle) also remain on the sidelines with their respective injuries.

Dortmund Team News

As for Dortmund, they will be without the services of attacker Gio Reyna who remains sidelined with a groin injury. Karim Adeyemi is also sidelined with his hamstring injury and Serhou Guirassy is expected to lead the attack.

Augsburg vs Dortmund Predicted Lineups

Augsburg predicted lineup (3-4-1-2):

Goalkeeper: Labrovic

Defenders: Bauer, Gouweleeuw, Matsima

Midfielders: Wolf, Onyeka, Jakic, Giannoulis

Forwards: Rexhbecaj; Mounie, Essende

Dortmund predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Kobel

Defenders: Couto, Sule, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson

Midfielders: Gross, Can, Brandt

Forwards: Adeyemi, Gittens, Guirassy

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Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off 27 times in the past, with Borussia Dortmund winning 17 of those games. Augsburg has only won three matches between both sides, whereas the seven remaining games ended in a draw.

Last five match results:

Key Players to Watch in Augsburg vs Dortmund

Samuel Essende (Augsburg)

DR Congo forward Samuel Essende has had a decent start to the domestic campaign since joining Augsburg this summer on a four-year contract. So far, the 26-year-old striker has scored three goals in six appearances across all competitions.

Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund)

Serhou Guirassy hit the ground running since joining Borussia Dortmund in the summer. He has been in sensational form in his debut campaign as he registered six goals and one assist in five games across all competitions.

Augsburg vs Dortmund Prediction

The hosts will be aiming to bounce back from their disappointing 3-1 loss to Freiburg in their last game and are yet to win their first away game of the season. Jess Thorup’s side has the fifth-best record in home games but have endured a mixed bag of results since the start of the 2024/25 campaign. So far, Fuggerstädter have picked up only seven points from seven league games and are sitting just a spot above the relegation zone.

As for Dortmund, they secured a 2-1 win over St. Pauli last weekend but are coming off a shameful 5-2 defeat to Real Madrid in their third Champions League game of the campaign. This puts the club in a bad position both in terms of points and goal difference. But they lost only twice in the domestic campaign and should pick up an easy win against the struggling hosts.

Predicted Score: Augsburg 0-2 Dortmund

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