Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg
German Bundesliga
Date: Tuesday, 20th December, 2016
Kick-off: 14:30 UK
Venue: Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund).
Borussia DortmundGerman Bundesliga
Date: Tuesday, 20th December, 2016
Kick-off: 14:30 UK
Venue: Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund).
Borussia Dortmund were a goal down twice in the last match against the unbeaten side of TSG Hoffenheim, but still managed to earn one point in the 2-2 away draw. That point did not help them much, as they dropped down to the fifth place on the table and now trail massive ten points behind the Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig.
Borussia Dortmund are the best attacking side in the league, scoring 34 goals in 16 matches, but they still drew five and lost three of their sixteen games. This match is of crucial importance for them, because leaders RB Leipzig are playing tough match against Bayern Munich this week and this is a good chance for them to get closer to their rivals.
Borussia Dortmund have a great head to head record of seven wins, two draws and just one defeat against Augsburg in their head to head games. The last match played in Dortmund between these two sides was back over a year ago and Borussia Dortmund demolished Augsburg with 5-1 back then.
Midfielder Marco Reus received a red card in the last match against TSG Hoffenheim and is the only player out of the team for this match.
Augsburg
Augsburg are currently eight points above the relegation places, so their achievements have been fairly good in this first part of the season. They achieved a fantastic 1-0 home victory against the stronger side of Borussia Monchengladbach last weekend, so they await this match in good spirits.
Augsburg`s games have been pretty tight this season, with each of their last six Bundesliga games ending with under two goals scored. When it comes to their away matches, their away form is not particularly good at the moment. They won just once in their last six away games, drawing twice and losing three times.
After the bottom two sides of Ingolstadt and SV Darmstadt 98, Augsburg are the third-worst attacking team in the league, barely scoring 12 goals in their 16 games so far.
Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg: Head to Head Statistics
Dortmund have an excellent head-to-head record over Augsburg. They won in 9 of the 11 previous meetings, alongside a draw and a loss.
The lone win and draw of Augsburg have come at the Signal Iduna Park in consecutive seasons before the last season.
Meanwhile, Dortmund have scored 2 or more goals in 9 of the 11 meetings against Augsburg.
Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg: Prediction
Dortmund will be glad to get back to Signal Iduna Park after being on the road for two consecutive weeks. They were at Koln and Hoffenheim and were held to draws in both. With a huge 10 point gap opened up against Bayern Munich, they will be fired up to take full points from this fixture against Augsburg.
And the things could work well in the favour of the home side, as Augsburg have managed only 1 win from their last 6 away games. Moreover, they did suffer some heavy defeats under similar kind of form against Dortmund in previous seasons.
So the main bet tip for Bundesliga match between Dortmund and Augsburg on matchday 16 of the 2016/17 season is HT/FT for the home side, which is priced at 1.83. Judging by the scoring form of Dortmund at home, we can expect them to score at least 3 goals here.
Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg: Bet Tips
Half-Time/Full-Time at 1.83 (5/6)
Over 2.5 team goals for Borussia Dortmund at 2.00 (1/1).
