Augsburg – Stuttgart Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (18.02.2018)

On Sunday, starting at 14:30, the Augsburg – Stuttgart match of the 23rd round of the Bundesliga will be played. We anticipate a balanced match, but where the hosts should do a little better.

Du, 14:30: Augsburg – Stuttgart

The hosts managed a very important 3-0 victory 2-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt in a dominating game. With 17 occasions and only 37% possession, Augsburg was forced into a party where many thought Eintracht would leave at least one point. The first goal came after a free kick for the next to be the “fruits” of counter-attacks executed as a book. It is true that in the last stage they lost 2-0 on the field of Leipzig after a game in which they had no word to say, yet Stuttgart is not Leipzig. Currently 7th at just 3 points behind Schalke before the start of the 23rd Augsburg stage has a chance to get closer to a victory and more than the “platoon” fighting for a podium place. For this game, Finnbogason, Gouweleeuw and Giefere are injured while Opare will be missing for unknown reasons. If Manuel Baum will decide to line up a 3-4-3 Khedira will probably pass a central defender while Korean Koo, the author of a goal with Frankfurt, will play a central midfielder but some more withdrawn. However, given that Heller will most likely play, even if Schmid seems to be a viable option, we will probably see a 4-2-3-1 with the right Heller midfielder.

On the other hand, Stuttgart managed to get 3 very important points on its own field with Monchengladbach last round after a 1-0 second but very effective. Although they had only 32% of the ball possession, and only 2 occasions, Stuttgart has excelled in the 5th minute, so Thorgan Hazard & Co has defeated home. So they climbed 14th to 4 points in Mainz, the last team under the red line. The golaver of Alexandru Maxim’s band is a mediocre one, only 18-27. Newcomers will miss Mane and Zimmermann while striker Mario Gomez is still cool and we can not know whether he will play or not. On the other hand, Badstuber is again able to play, but we might see him on the bench, going to the end of the game. However, so far Stuttgart has no winning away this season and it’s hard to believe that they will get it on the first Sunday.