Augsburg will take on Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, 26 October in an important match at both ends of the Bundesliga table.
Augsburg currently sit just outside of the relegation zone but could drop into the bottom three if they lost here and St Pauli pick up a win.
Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund currently trail league leaders, Bayern Munich, by four points but with six teams in between them and Bayern they can ill afford to drop points here.
How the bookies view it: The hosts are the underdogs
Given their league position, Augsburg won't be surprised that they come into this one as the underdogs with the bookmakers. Betfred have priced a home win as long as 13/5 while a win for Borussia Dortmund has been priced at 19/20. The draw, which would be an encouraging result for Augsburg, has been priced at 11/4.
Recent head-to-head: Advantage Dortmund
The price of 19/20 for an away win on Saturday looks very attractive when you consider Borussia Dortmund's recent record in this fixture. They are unbeaten in their last seven matches against Augsburg (five wins, two draws) and haven't lost a match against them since 2020.
Players to watch: Tired legs in the Dortmund camp?
Borussia Dortmund endured a tough night at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night, seeing their early 2-0 lead wiped out by Real Madrid in a second-half rout. After being forced to chase after the ball for the entirety of the second half there will be some tired legs in the Dortmund squad ahead of this one so it will be interesting to how their wide players cope on Saturday.
They are likely to start the same two wingers that played in Madrid on Tuesday night, especially as both of them got on the scoresheet. Donyell Malen and Jamie Gittens were brilliant going forward in the first half but were forced into some dogged defensive work in the second half. They will be hoping to showcase more of their attacking talents this weekend.
Neither man has enjoyed a blistering season to date. Malen has just one league goal to his name while Gittens has two. Considering Augsburg's lowly league position, this could be a chance for the pair to add to their respective tallies.
Predicted line-ups
Augsburg have a few injury concerns ahead of this one with Ruben Vargas, Reece Oxford, Robert Gumny and Fredrik Jensen all certain to miss this one. Borussia Dortmund are missing some big players, too, with Karim Adeyemi their biggest absentee. Niklas Sule is a doubt after picking up an injury against Real Madrid.
Augsburg: Labrovic – Bauer, Gouweleeuw, Schlotterbeck – Wolf, Jakic, Onyeka, Giannoulis – Rexhbecaj, Claude-Maurice, Tietz
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini – Nmecha, Gross – Malen, Brandt, Gittens – Guirassy
Anything else catch the eye?
Borussia Dortmund's record in matches directly after a Champions League assignment is very poor this season. They lost 5-1 to Stuttgart after facing Club Brugge and lost 2-1 to Union Berlin after facing Celtic. Therefore, don't expect a vintage Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Augsburg to win with +1 handicap has been priced at 5/6 by Betfred.
This German Bundesliga match between Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund will be played on Oct 26, 2024 and kick off at 14:30. Check below for our tipsters best Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
