Schalke 04 and Augsburg meet forces at Veltins ‑ Arena, in a match for Matchday 27 of the Bundesliga. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, on 03‑11‑2019, Schalke 04 won out by (2‑3). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2 and tied 2. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 05‑05‑2019 , For the Bundesliga, the two teams tied by (0‑0). Pay attention to the home factor, since the Schalke 04 usually conquers different results at home and away.
Schalke 04 :
The home team is currently in 6th place, with 37 points won, after 9 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match to Köln by (3‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Hoffenheim, by (1‑1). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 27 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 4 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 19 goals scored and 23 suffered. In their last 10 home matches for the championship, Schalke 04 has won 3, tied 6 and lost 1, winning 15 points in 30 possible. In their home matches there are some frequent results at half-time: 1‑0 (5 in 13 games) and 0‑0 (5 in 13 games). The team allowed the opponent goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively. In 25 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 13 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 8 of their 18 goals between minutes (61′ ‑ 75 ‘).
The hard win suffered in front of his rival was not a good thing. This means that Schalke 04 needs to recover and win in this match. It knows that you are in a position to win and it only depends on the team to make it happen. Therefore, it is important that visitors are imposed and removed spaces early. If you manage to perform your actions without mistakes, you will have a good chance of adding all three points. In this match, Benjamin Stambouli, Omar Mascarell and Ozan Kabak will be left out, because they are in the medical department.
Augsburg :
The visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 27 points won, after 7 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Borussia M’gladbach by (2‑3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Bayern München, by (2‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Augsburg conquered 8 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 5 defeats in the last away matches. The team allowed the opponent goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. In 25 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only got 2 comebacks.
The Augsburg campaign is not being the best and he needs a little attention so as not to complicate his life. His distance to the relegation zone is not very large and this means that he needs to score points. Of course, the difficulty will exist in this match, but you will have to go in search of a positive result. You will have to focus on the field of play, but you have to do everything possible to avoid defeat. In this match, Simon Asta will be out for being in the medical department.
