The Matchday 26 Bundesliga clash between Augsburg and Wolfsburg will take place on March 15 at the WWK Arena. Augsburg vs. Wolfsburg: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Augsburg
Jess Thorup's side defeated Borussia Dortmund 1-0 away in the previous round. As a result, the team's unbeaten run in the league has reached nine matches (5 wins, 4 draws). It's also noteworthy that Augsburg has kept a clean sheet in five consecutive Bundesliga matches. Overall, the club has nine clean sheets, a figure surpassed by only three teams. In the standings, Augsburg remains in 11th place, but they have reduced the gap to the European competition zone to four points.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 8 of Jess Thorup's last 10 league matches.
- At home, the team has not lost in 7 of their last 9 Bundesliga matches (4 wins, 3 draws).
- In 4 of their last 5 home games in this tournament, the club failed to score against their opponents.
Predicted lineup for Augsburg (3-4-3)
Finn Dahmen – Cedric Zesiger, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Chrislain Matsima – Dimitris Giannoulis, Marius Wolf, Frank Onyeka, Elvis Rexhbecaj – Phillip Tietz, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Fredrik Jensen.
Forward Mergim Berisha and defender Robert Gumny are injured.
Wolfsburg
In the last round, the team shared points with St. Pauli at home (1-1). This draw was the fifth in the last seven league matches for the team (2 wins). Additionally, both teams scored in six of these encounters. In the main standings, Ralf Hasenhüttl's side remains one point away from the European competition zone. However, among the top half of the table, no team has conceded more goals than Wolfsburg (39 goals).
- The club has scored exactly 1 or 2 goals in 7 of their last 8 Bundesliga matches.
- Away, the team has not lost in 8 of their last 10 league matches (6 wins, 2 draws).
- Wolfsburg has conceded in 7 of their last 8 away matches in this tournament.
Predicted lineup for Wolfsburg (4-4-2)
Marius Müller – Kilian Fischer, Kostas Koulierakis, Denis Vavro, Joakim Maehle – Andreas Skov Olsen, Tiago Tomás, Mattias Svanberg, Yannick Gerhardt – Mohamed Amoura, Jonas Wind.
Defender Sebastiaan Bornauw and midfielder Maximilian Arnold are injured.
Referee
Martin Petersen (Germany)
Matches – 9 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 44;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.9;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 33%.
Augsburg vs. Wolfsburg: Match Prediction
The opponents are evenly matched. Both teams have suffered only one defeat in the league this year and are currently contenders for the European competition zone. Augsburg looks strong at home, while Wolfsburg performs well away. Nevertheless, I favor the hosts, who have not lost to their upcoming opponent in six consecutive Bundesliga encounters (3 wins, 3 draws). Jess Thorup's side will be aided by their solid defensive play to earn points.
Augsburg has the second-longest clean sheet streak in the current league season. The last time the team conceded more than one goal was before the winter break. In the last 9 home matches in the Bundesliga, only Bayer Leverkusen managed to score more than once against Augsburg. However, Jess Thorup's side is currently struggling with goal-scoring, having scored just two goals in their last five home matches.
My prediction: Augsburg will not lose and Total under 3.5 goals
