Wolfsburg – Augsburg Prediction & Picks (13.04.2018)

Wolfsburg and Augsburg meet in VOLKSWAGEN ARENA, in a match for the 30th round of the Bundesliga. Augsburg won at home (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 11-25-2017. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 01-28-2017 , in a match for the Bundesliga that ended with the victory of Augsburg by (1-2). M. Gómez (4 ‘) scored the goals of the game, for Wolfsburg, and Halil Altıntop (25’) and D. Kohr (69 ‘), for Augsburg. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 15th and 11th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 17th ranked in home games and the 8th as a visitor.

Wolfsburg:

The home team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 29 points won, after 5 wins, 14 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Hertha BSC, by (0-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Freiburg, by (0-2). Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 16 points in away matches and only 13 at their stadium. For the championship, Wolfsburg won 10 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home games for the championship a score is often repeated at the end of the 90 ‘, the 1-1, which happened in 6 of its 14 games. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 13 of the last 14 matches they have played for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 29 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and never got the comeback.

Wolfsburg left for this motivated game, after having won a victory over Freiburg, by 0-2, adding in this way the following encounter without losing in the German championship: Didavi scored the two goals of the team. In this game against Augsburg, coach Bruno Labbadia must play in 4-3-3, benefiting the low block and the in-depth passes for the attack: Malli is the one responsible for throwing the panic on the defensive line of the opponent. However, we alert for the fragility of the home team in the set pieces and in the defensive transition. Daniel Didavi is the best score of Wolfsburg, with 8 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Guilavogui, suspended, in addition to Mehmedi, Brooks and Blaszczkowski, all injured.

Augsburg:

The away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Bayer Leverkusen, by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Bayern München, by (1-4). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 10 away league matches Augsburg has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 15 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 29 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 14 matches they have conceded the first goal. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Augsburg left for this match with a defeat at home against Bayern Munich, 1-4, adding the third game followed without winning the German championship. Normally the trainer Manuel Baum presents a tactical system very cautious, aligned in 3-5-2, being Córdova and Caiuby the most offensive players of the team. Gregoritsch is one of the best scorers of Augsburg, with 11 goals scored. The maintenance of possession of the ball has been a problem for the visiting team. For this game the coach can not count on Opare, Jakob, Danso, Finnbogason and Framberger, all injured.