The Matchday 25 clash in the Bundesliga between Borussia Dortmund and Augsburg will take place on March 8 at the Signal Iduna Park. Borussia Dortmund vs. Augsburg: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Borussia Dortmund
Surprisingly, Dortmund has secured back-to-back victories for the first time in the current championship. Following a 6-0 thrashing of Union at home, Niko Kovac's side defeated St. Pauli away with a 2-0 scoreline. Not conceding in two consecutive Bundesliga 2024/25 matches is only the second occurrence for Borussia. Despite this local success, the team remains in 10th place in the overall standings. However, among the lower half of the table, Dortmund is the only team with a positive goal difference of 45:38.
- At home, Borussia has not won in 5 of their last 6 league matches (3 draws, 2 losses).
- In 11 of the last 14 home Bundesliga matches, the club has scored at least two goals.
- Against their upcoming opponent, the team has not lost in 7 of the last 8 encounters in this tournament, securing 5 wins.
Predicted lineup for Borussia Dortmund (4-5-1)
Gregor Kobel – Ramy Bensebaini, Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck, Yan Couto – Marcel Sabitzer, Maximilian Beyer, Pascal Gross, Giovanni Reyna, Karim Adeyemi – Serhou Guirassy.
Midfielder Felix Nmecha is injured.
Augsburg
Jesse Thorup's side continues to rack up draws. In the last round, Augsburg shared points with Freiburg (0-0), marking the team's fourth draw in the last five league matches (1 win), with three of them being goalless. Moreover, the club has not conceded in four consecutive Bundesliga games. In the league standings, Augsburg is in 11th place, three points behind their nearest opponent.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 7 of Jesse Thorup's last 9 league matches.
- Away from home, the team has not lost in their last 5 Bundesliga matches (3 wins, 2 draws).
- The club has scored in 6 of the last 7 away matches in this tournament.
Predicted lineup for Augsburg (3-4-3)
Finn Dahmen – Cedric Zesiger, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Chrislain Matsima – Dimitris Giannoulis, Marius Wolf, Frank Onyeka, Kristijan Jakic – Phillip Tietz, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Fredrik Jensen.
Forward Mergim Berisha and defender Robert Gumny are injured.
Referee
Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Matches – 18 (Bundesliga, 2023/24);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 59;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.3;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 28%.
Match Prediction for Borussia Dortmund vs. Augsburg
Dortmund's scoring prowess is at a good level, but a goal fest like the one against Union is a rarity. The match against the Berliners is the only one in the last nine Bundesliga games where Borussia scored at least three goals. At home in this tournament, the club has not scored more than twice in 7 of the last 9 games.
Augsburg has kept a clean sheet in 8 matches in the current championship. The team is currently on a 4-match clean sheet streak in the Bundesliga, with only three clubs having a longer streak without conceding goals. The last time opponents scored more than two goals against Jesse Thorup's side was back in mid-December.
Dortmund is concerned with their Champions League performances and may conserve energy in the Bundesliga. This is another factor supporting the prediction: Borussia Dortmund Individual Total Under 2
