The Matchday 16 clash in the Bundesliga between Augsburg and Stuttgart will take place on January 12 at the WWK Arena. Augsburg vs. Stuttgart: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
Matches – 6 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 16;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.7;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 33%.
Predicted lineups for Augsburg vs. Stuttgart
Augsburg (3-3-2-2): Nediljko Labrovic – Keven Schlotterbeck, Maximilian Bauer, Chrislain Matsima – Dimitris Giannoulis, Kristijan Jakic, Marius Wolf – Elvis Rexhbecaj, Alexis Claude-Maurice – Phillip Tietz, Samuel Essende.
Stuttgart (4-4-2): Alexander Nübel – Maximilian Mittelstädt, Jeff Chabot, Anthony Rouault, Josha Vagnoman – Chris Führich, Angelo Stiller, Yannick Keitel, Enzo Millot – Nick Woltemade, Ermedin Demirovic.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
Augsburg
In Matchday 15, Jess Thorup's side suffered a 1-5 defeat to Holstein Kiel. The club has won just once in their last seven matches in this tournament (3 draws, 3 losses). They are currently 13th in the league table, six points clear of the relegation playoff zone. Notably, Augsburg has conceded 32 goals in the 2024/25 Bundesliga season, with only the bottom three clubs having worse records.
Key defender Keven Schlotterbeck will miss this game due to health issues.
- The team has not lost in 4 of their last 5 home matches in this tournament (3 wins, 1 draw).
- No more than three goals have been scored in Augsburg's last five home league matches.
- The club has not conceded more than one goal in 4 of their last 5 home Bundesliga matches.
Stuttgart
In the last round, the team lost to St. Pauli (0-1). This result ended Sebastian Hoeneß's side's unbeaten run of four league matches (3 wins, 1 draw). The defeat also affected their position in the Bundesliga table, dropping Stuttgart to 10th place, now two points behind the European competition spots.
- Exactly four goals have been scored in 6 of the club's last 7 away league matches.
- Opponents scored at least twice in the first half in 5 of Stuttgart's last 7 away games in this tournament.
- The team has scored at least two goals in 5 of their last 6 Bundesliga matches.
Augsburg vs. Stuttgart: Match Prediction
Jess Thorup's side has shown a strong attacking performance in home games, scoring in 6 of their last 8 Bundesliga matches at home. However, their defense has been less reliable, conceding in 8 of their last 10 home games in this tournament. Only two teams, modest Bochum (1-0) and Hoffenheim, who have scored just 4 goals in away Bundesliga matches in 2024/25 (0-0), failed to breach Augsburg's defense during this stretch.
Stuttgart also struggles defensively in away matches, conceding in 6 of their last 7 away league games. However, they consistently find the back of the net, scoring in 13 of their last 15 away Bundesliga matches. Stuttgart only failed to score against formidable clubs like Bayern Munich (0-4) and Bayer Leverkusen (0-0).
I believe we can expect both teams to score in the upcoming match. My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
