Borussia Dortmund vs FC Augsburg Preview

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Augsburg

Competition – German Bundesliga

Stadium – Signal-Iduna-Park

Date: 26th February 2018

Kick-off time – 19:30 GMT

Dortmund earned a late draw against Atalanta on Thursday to see them through to the next round of the Europa league and also keep their unbeaten run intact.

Their hero that night was returning captain Marcel Schmelzer – alongside Marco Reus he will be hoping to keep his place in the starting lineup in this game again.

The duo have just returned from injury but an extra day’s rest ahead of this match should see them back in contention.

They are unbeaten in their last 8 competitive matches however they have netted 2 or more goals in only 2 of their last 11 matches which should be a concern.

Augsburg’s European dream was left in the balance when they lost their last home game against Stuttgart.

There are now six points between them and sixth position in the league table.

They also head into this game without the suspended Daniel Baier meaning Jan Moravek should make only his third start of the season.

Alfred Finnbogason who is the closest challenger to Robert Lewandoski in the race for top scorer is still injured, so 9-goals attacker, Michael Gregoritsch will most likely lead their attack here again.

Augsburg have conceded more than one goal in only 2 of their last 11 away matches, making it appear they could frustrate the host here.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Borussia Dortmund

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Borussia Monchengladbach 0-1 Borussia Dortmund 18 Feb, 2018 German Bundesliga
W Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Atalanta 15 Feb, 2018 UEFA Europa League
W Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hamburg SV 10 Feb, 2018 German Bundesliga
W FC Cologne 2-3 Borussia Dortmund 2 Feb, 2018 German Bundesliga
D Borussia Dortmund 2-2 SC Freiburg 27 Jan, 2018 German Bundesliga

FC Augsburg

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
L FC Augsburg 0-1 VfB Stuttgart 18 Feb, 2018 German Bundesliga
L RB Leipzig 2-0 FC Augsburg 9 Feb, 2018 German Bundesliga
W FC Augsburg 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 Feb, 2018 German Bundesliga
D FC Cologne 1-1 FC Augsburg 27 Jan, 2018 German Bundesliga
L Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 FC Augsburg 20 Jan, 2018 German Bundesliga

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
FC Augsburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund 30 Sep, 2017 German Bundesliga
FC Augsburg 1-1 Borussia Dortmund 13 May, 2017 German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 FC Augsburg 20 Dec, 2016 German Bundesliga
FC Augsburg 1-3 Borussia Dortmund 20 Mar, 2016 German Bundesliga
FC Augsburg 0-2 Borussia Dortmund 16 Dec, 2015 German DFB Pokal


Other fixtures taking place this week in the German Bundesliga:

March 30, 2024
RB Leipzig 15:30 Mainz
Eintracht Frankfurt 15:30 Union Berlin
Borussia Mönchengladbach 15:30 SC Freiburg
Werder Bremen 15:30 Wolfsburg
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 15:30 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Bayern Munich 18:30 Borussia Dortmund
March 31, 2024
Augsburg 1907 13:30 FC Cologne
Stuttgart 15:30 Heidenheim
VFL Bochum 17:30 Darmstadt
April 5, 2024
Eintracht Frankfurt 18:30 Werder Bremen
April 6, 2024
FC Cologne 13:30 VFL Bochum
Heidenheim 13:30 Bayern Munich
Union Berlin 13:30 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Mainz 13:30 Darmstadt
SC Freiburg 13:30 RB Leipzig
Borussia Dortmund 16:30 Stuttgart
April 7, 2024
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 13:30 Augsburg 1907
Wolfsburg 15:30 Borussia Mönchengladbach
April 12, 2024
Augsburg 1907 18:30 Union Berlin

German Bundesliga Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 26 22 4 0 66 18 +48 70
2 Bayern Munich 26 19 3 4 78 31 +47 60
3 Stuttgart 26 18 2 6 60 31 +29 56
4 Borussia Dortmund 26 14 8 4 53 32 +21 50
5 RB Leipzig 26 15 4 7 60 32 +28 49
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 10 10 6 42 35 +7 40
7 Augsburg 1907 26 9 8 9 43 42 +1 35
8 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 26 9 6 11 44 50 -6 33
9 SC Freiburg 26 9 6 11 36 48 -12 33
10 Werder Bremen 26 8 6 12 35 41 -6 30
11 Heidenheim 26 7 8 11 35 44 -9 29
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 26 6 10 10 46 50 -4 28
13 Union Berlin 26 8 4 14 25 42 -17 28
14 Wolfsburg 26 6 7 13 31 44 -13 25
15 VFL Bochum 26 5 10 11 30 54 -24 25
16 Mainz 26 3 10 13 22 46 -24 19
17 FC Cologne 26 3 9 14 20 47 -27 18
18 Darmstadt 26 2 7 17 26 65 -39 13

German Bundesliga Results

March 17, 2024
Borussia Dortmund 3 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
SC Freiburg 2 - 3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
March 16, 2024
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 - 3 Stuttgart
Darmstadt 2 - 5 Bayern Munich
Heidenheim 1 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Mainz 2 - 0 VFL Bochum
Wolfsburg 1 - 3 Augsburg 1907
Union Berlin 2 - 1 Werder Bremen
March 15, 2024
FC Cologne 1 - 5 RB Leipzig
March 10, 2024
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 - 0 Wolfsburg
Eintracht Frankfurt 3 - 1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
VFL Bochum 1 - 2 SC Freiburg
March 9, 2024
Werder Bremen 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund
Augsburg 1907 1 - 0 Heidenheim
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - 3 FC Cologne
RB Leipzig 2 - 0 Darmstadt
Bayern Munich 8 - 1 Mainz
March 8, 2024
Stuttgart 2 - 0 Union Berlin
March 3, 2024
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2 - 1 Werder Bremen
FC Cologne 0 - 2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Check Also

Manchester United vs Liverpool Preview

Liverpool and Manchester United will renew their rivalry this Sunday when both sides meet at ...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *