Augsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt SOCCER PICKS
Augsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt meet at WWK Arena, in a match for the 12th round of the Bundesliga. The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 2 and tied 3. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 04-02- 2018, for the Bundesliga, Augsburg won by (3-0). Koo Ja-Cheol (19 ‘), M. Gregoritsch (76’) and M. Richter (89 ‘) scored the goals for Augsburg. Attention to the house factor, since the Augsburg usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Augsburg:
The home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Nürnberg, by (2-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Hoffenheim, by (2-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last 5 home league matches Augsburg has a record of 1 win, 3 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 6 points out of 15 possible. The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 11 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Augsburg is going through a negative moment in the Bundesliga, winning only 1 game in the last five rounds and going in search of a recovery to get away from the bottom of the standings. The team has a reasonable attack, which scored 19 goals and is the seventh best of the competition, but the defense, on the other hand, suffered 18 goals and is the eighth weakest, so much so that in 10 of its 11 games in the championship national both teams scored goals, as it acts in an offensive way, gets to pressure the opponents, but ends up leaving many spaces in its defense. At home, as in Saturday’s match, Augsburg has encountered difficulties, has the fifth worst season of the national championship and it should be noted that in 4 of their 5 games in this type of situation scored and suffered goals, needing to be more solid defensively before his fans. For the game against Eintracht Frankfurt, coach Manuel Baum has the important absence of striker Finnbogason, the team’s best striker in the championship, on account of an injury.
Eintracht Frankfurt:
After 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 20 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Stuttgart, by (0-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Schalke 04, by (3-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 37 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 36 goals scored and 18 conceded. In their last away game for the UEFA Europa League, they won by (2-3) against Apollon. In the last 6 away league matches Eintracht Frankfurt has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 18 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.
The Eintracht Frankfurt comes in great stage in the Bundesliga, is undefeated 6 games ago, in which he won 5 and tied 1, and goes in search of another positive result to try to diminish the difference for the leader Borussia Dortmund. The team is characterized by an optimal balance between offensive and defensive sectors, as it scored 26 goals, being the second best attack of the competition, and suffered only 13 goals, having the fourth strongest defense, so much so that in the last 4 rounds scored 14 goals and suffered only 2. Outside the home, Eintracht Frankfurt comes from 3 games of invincibility, in which he won 2 and tied 1, is a team that creates many scoring opportunities, so much that he scored goals in all 6 away games of home, but suffered goals in 4 of them, needing greater defensive solidity in this type of situation. For the game against Augsburg, coach Hütter has no problems in the team that has been performing very well in the last rounds and must repeat the alignment of the last game.
