Augsburg and Hoffenheim meet at WWK Arena, in a match for the 28th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 10-11-2018, Hoffenheim won home (2-1). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 03-03-2018, in a match for the Bundesliga that ended with Hoffenheim’s victory by (0-2). A. Kramarić (30 ‘) and S. Gnabry (50’) scored the goals of the match for Hoffenheim. Attention to the home factor, since the Augsburg usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Augsburg:
After 6 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, the home team is currently in the 15th position, with 25 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Nürnberg by (3-0), after in the previous match they won (3-1) at home, against Hannover 96. This is a stronger team with support your hobby, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 24 conceded. In the last match they played, for DFB Pokal, they lost with RB Leipzig at home (1-2), at the end of the extra time. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Augsburg has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4, for which they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 13 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 27 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 14 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Augsburg come into this game with a defeat, in overtime, against Leipzig, in a game for the German Cup. In the last match for the championship, the home side lost to Nuremberg 3-0. On this day, against Hoffenheim, coach Manuel Baum must act in 5-4-1, benefiting the middle or low block and passing in depth for the attack, mainly towards Gregoritsch. It should be noted that the locals present some weaknesses in the maintenance of possession of the ball and in the defensive organization. Finnbogason is still the great highlight of this team, with 10 goals scored. Stafylidis, Framberger and Schieber continue from outside of this game due to injury.
Hoffenheim:
The away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 41 points won, after 10 wins, 11 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Stuttgart, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Bayer Leverkusen, by (4-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in their stadium. For the league, Hoffenheim won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 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 their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 27 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Hoffenheim come to this game motivated, the result of the victory over Leverkusen, 4-1, thus registering the third consecutive game without losing in this competition: the goals of the team were marked by Belfodil (2), Kramaric and Bender (autogol). In this away game, coach Julian Nagelsmann must play with a more offensive strategy, exploiting to the maximum the defensive weaknesses of the opponent: Kramaric will be responsible for creating and organizing the team’s offensive process. It is important to underline that Andrej Kramaric is the best score of Hoffenheim, with 14 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Joelinton, Nelson, Rupp and Geiger, all with physical problems.
