On Saturday afternoon, Augsburg will look to boost their European hopes when they welcome Werder Bremen to the WWK Arena.
A poor recent run of form hindering Augsburg’s European hopesAugsburg heads into this clash on the back of a 3-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt, which means that the Bavarians have recorded just one win in the previous four league matches.
Despite the recent underwhelming Bundesliga run, Augsburg have still won five of their last eight matches in the German top flight.
Augsburg are in eighth place in the table, just six points adrift of the Bundesliga’s top six and the European spots.
Jesse Thorup’s team has been strong on home soil in the Bundesliga. They are unbeaten in their last five home games in the German top flight, having won three of their previous four outings.
Their recent home games in the Bundesliga have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in their last three matches.
Werder ended a winless run against StuttgartThe visitors ended a seven-game winless run in the Bundesliga by recording a shock 2-1 win over high-flying Stuttgart last time out.
The win over Die Roten was another high-scoring encounter for Werder, as five of their last seven games in La Liga have produced over 2.5 goals.
Ole Werner’s team needed the victory over Stuttgart as it moved them seven points clear of the league’s bottom three. The gap should be enough that they don’t get dragged into the bottom three.
The visitors have failed to win in four away games in the Bundesliga, picking up just one draw and three defeats. They have also conceded at least two goals in each of those recent away losses.What am I backing?Augsburg have not been in great form, but they are strong on home soil, while Werder are travel sick. Therefore, the bet I am backing is the home victory.
