Augsburg and Fortuna Düsseldorf meet at WWK Arena, in a match for the 16th round of the Bundesliga. There is only a record of 2 recent direct confrontations between these two teams: on 19‑01‑2019, which ended with the victory of Fortuna Düsseldorf by (1‑2), and on 25‑08‑2018, which ended with the victory of Augsburg by (1-2). In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since Fortuna Düsseldorf presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Augsburg :
After 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 20 points won. In their last match, they won the Hoffenheim out by (2-4), after in the previous match they won by (2-1) at home, in a match against Mainz 05. This is a team that presents similar results in home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In his last 7 home games for the championship Augsburg won 3, drew 2 and lost 2, so he won 11 points in 21 possible. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 1‑1 (3 in 7 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 20 of the last 23 matches have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home games for all competitions: he suffered 4 of his 11 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Augsburg arrives at this highly motivated match, after winning 2-4 at Hoffenheim, adding the fifth consecutive day without losing in the Bundesliga: Iago, Jensen and Max (2) scored the team goals. In this match against Fortuna Dusseldorf, coach Martin Schmidt should benefit the movement of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right flank: Phillip Max is very fast and strong in taking the ball to attack. On the other hand, striker Florian Niederlechner is the top scorer of Augsburg, with 7 goals scored. There are many unavailable players, case of Suchy, Gotze and Gruezo, all injured.
Fortuna Düsseldorf:
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in 16th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they lost with RB Leipzig at home by (0‑3), after in the previous match they lost out, in a match against Borussia Dortmund, by (5‑0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, since in the last 30 games it records 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In his last 8 away matches for the championship Fortuna Düsseldorf records 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 losses, so he won 5 points in 24 possible.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 7 away matches. In their home matches there are some frequent results at halftime: 1-0 (4 in 8 games) and 0-1 (3 in 8 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 away matches for all competitions: they suffered 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Fortuna Dusseldorf comes to this match with little motivation, after a 0-3 loss to RB Leipzig, adding the fifth consecutive day without a victory in this competition. In this match against Augsburg, coach Friedhelm Funkel is expected to favor a low block, organized defense and attack through rapid transitions. At the individual level we highlight Rouwen Hennings, the top scorer of Fortuna Dusseldorf, with 10 goals scored. For this match, the coach will not have Karaman, Stoger and Siadas, players recovering from injury.
