Augsburg – Werder Bremen Prediction & Picks (17.03.2018)

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Augsburg and Werder Bremen meet at WWK Arena, in a match for the 27th round of the Bundesliga. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 10-29-2017, Augsburg won out by (0-3). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 02-02-2017, in a match for the Bundesliga which ended in a victory for Augsburg by (3-2). The goals of the match were scored by J. Schmid (28 ‘), Ja-Cheol Koo (79’) and R. Bobadilla (90 ‘), for Augsburg, and T. Gebre Selassie (26′) and M. Kruse (65) ‘), for Werder Bremen. Despite being a match between 8 th and 13 th of the table, it is actually a match between the 12 th best team in home matches and the 12 th best in away matches.

Augsburg:

The home team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 35 points won, after 9 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Hoffenheim, by (0-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Hannover 96, by (1-3). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last games he scored 19 goals and suffered 15 at home, against 17 scored and 18 suffered as a visitor. For the league, Augsburg won 12 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 13 matches they suffered in the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 home matches for this competition: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Augsburg enters this game motivated, after a triumph outsider, by 1-3, in the visit to the arena of Hannover: Gregoritsch and Kacar scored the goals of the victory. This is an aggressive team in the field, both in the recovery of possession of the ball, as in individual duels. The greatest valence of the home team are the counterattacks, being that it is a team with quite competent players in this process. To point out that one of the main gaps in this team is the way he defends the set pieces. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 5-2-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three players responsible for throwing the panic in the opposing defense are Caiuby, Gregoritsch and Richter. The Augsburg coach will not be able to count on Shawn Parker, Alfred Finnbogason, Jan Morávek, Raphael Framberger, Kevin Danso, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and Fabian Giefer, for being injured.

Werder Bremen:

After 7 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses, the away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 30 points won. In the last match, they have won in a home match against Köln by (3-1), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Borussia M’gladbach, by (2-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 11 points in away matches and 19 at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 17 conceded at home, against 16 goals scored and 14 conceded at home. In the last 10 away league matches Werder Bremen has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 13 matches). 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 goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 26 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 13 matches they have conceded the first goal.

Werder Bremen entered this game motivated, after a home victory, 3-1, at the reception to Cologne: Veljkovic, Rashica and Eggestein scored the goals of the triumph. Werder Bremen is a team that likes to play in its own midfield, with the aim of trying to surprise the opponent in quick exits for counterattack. To point out that the visiting club presents some gaps, mainly in the air football, being that often often compromises their results because of that. The outsider club usually acts in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Kainz, Kruse and Rashica. For this match the visitors’ coach will not be able to count on Fin Bartels, Justin Eilers, Ole Kauper, Jérôme Gondorf, Philipp Bargfrede, Jesper Verlaat and Michael Zetterer, for being injured.


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