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FC Augsburg vs. VfL Bochum
In the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum will get the chance to move further away from the relegation places on Saturday. Because the next opponent will be FC Augsburg. The Fuggerstädter were unable to confirm their home win over FC Bayern and happily came to a 1-1 draw against Hertha BSC on the last matchday. Although Augsburg did not lose, they slipped to the relegation place due to VfB Stuttgart’s victory.
Bochum, on the other hand, went home with a treble last week. The promoted team won 2-1 against SC Freiburg and thus celebrated its third victory from the last five games. In addition, they climbed to 13th place in the table and extended their lead over a direct relegation spot to seven points. Coach Thomas Reis’ team will also be looking for a win in Augsburg. Find out everything you need to know about this match in our Augsburg – Bochum betting tip.
Augsburg – Bochum Info
– Date & Time: 04.12.2021, at 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: Augsburg, WWK Arena
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 14
– Broadcast: Sky
Augsburg Form & Balance Check
The fact that the 2-1 home win over FC Bayern Munich the week before last had a lot to do with luck was confirmed by FC Augsburg’s poor performance at Hertha BSC last Saturday. Until the 97th minute of the game, the score was 1:0 for Hertha. Although it speaks for the fighting spirit of the Fuggerstädter that they still managed to equalise deep in injury time, overall it was another weak performance by coach Markus Weinzierl’s team. In addition, Stuttgart won in parallel, which is why Augsburg slipped to the relegation place.
Home strength on the horizon
As is the case for so many teams in the Bundesliga, it is also true for FC Augsburg that there is less in it away than at home. Augsburg have only picked up 3 points away from home. 10 of their 13 points so far have come at home in the WWK Arena. After losing their first two home games, the team from the Fuggerstadt is now undefeated for four home games – even better that Augsburg won three of them.
Augsburg facts & analysis
– Slipped to relegation place
– Four home games without defeat
– 4 points ahead of a direct relegation place
Bochum Form & Balance Check
VfL Bochum are increasingly giving the impression that they are not a promoted team. For a promoted team, the team from deep in the west plays very courageously and always forces their style of play on the previous opponents. After Bochum had to acclimatise to the 1st Bundesliga only at the beginning of the season, the Revierclub is in a solid 13th place in the table after 13 match days. VfL also showed last week that Bochum can hold their own in the league, promptly winning 2-1 at previous Bundesliga third-placed SC Freiburg.
Defeats are no problem
It was clear before the start of the season that Bochum, as a promoted team, would have to accept one or two more defeats than many a Bundesliga team. But Bochum can only win or lose. After 13 games, VfL Bochum has only one draw on its record. In addition, it is to the Revierclub’s credit that they do not let themselves be upset by defeats. The last 5 games look like this: Win, defeat, win, defeat, win. As a promoted team, to always win the following game after a defeat is a real masterstroke.
Bochum facts & analysis
– Currently consolidated in 13th place in the table
– 3 wins from the last 5 games
– Only one home defeat
Predicted line-up – last update on 2 December 2021
Coach Markus Weinzierl has his team set up in a 4-4-2 system. In this way, Augsburg creates a clear division between defence and offence. The same applies to the distribution of roles. It is a very orderly game that the Fuggerstädter follow.
Under coach Thomas Reis, Bochum pursue a different idea of the game. The Revierclub plays an offensive 4-3-3 system and plays it exactly like that. Bochum do not hide and work together defensively and always know how to score goals on the counterattack through the wings.
Augsburg – Bochum direct comparison & Statistics
FC Augsburg and VfL Bochum have already met 3 times. In this duel, Bochum earned the more positive record. Bochum won 2 games, whereas Augsburg could only win one match. There has not yet been a draw. The last time they met, Bochum won 5:4 on penalties.
– There has not yet been a duel between the two teams in the 1st Bundesliga.
– Both teams have so far only met in the 2nd Bundesliga and in the DFB Cup.
– Augsburg could win at Bochum.
– Bochum could win at Augsburg.
– Both teams have yet to win a home match against each other in regular time.
