FC Augsburg – TSG Hoffenheim
On the upcoming Bundesliga Saturday, TSG Hoffenheim are guests at FC Augsburg. Despite two defeats in a row, Hoffenheim are still in an international place in the table and even within striking distance of the Champions League places. However, the Breisgau side need to score again to underpin their ambitions for international competition.
FCA, on the other hand, are in mid-table and have now scored in three consecutive games. Augsburg want to keep this streak alive in order to leave the dangerous region of the table as far behind them as possible. Find out who will come away victorious in this game and secure the points in our Augsburg – Hoffenheim betting tip.
Augsburg – Hoffenheim info
- Date & Time: 11.11.2023, 3:30 pm
- Playing venue: WWK-Arena, Augsburg
- Competition: Bundesliga, matchday 11
- TV broadcast: Sky
Augsburg Form & Balance Check
FCA currently occupy tenth place in the table with twelve points. In their last match, they only drew 1-1 with bottom-placed Cologne. Before that, however, the team of new coach Jess Thorup impressed with two wins against Heidenheim and Wolfsburg. This means Thorup is still unbeaten in his three games in charge and has already collected seven points
The offense gets rolling
In the three games under the new coach, FCA scored a strong nine goals. That’s only one goal less than in the first seven games combined. Thorup has managed to get Augsburg’s attacking play going and the 5:2 and 3:2 victories against Heidenheim and Wolfsburg set an exclamation mark. Striker Phillip Tietz deserves special mention here. The 26-year-old has now scored in three consecutive games and will certainly be keen to score again against Hoffenheim.
In terms of personnel, Augsburg are still missing Raphael Framberger, who has a long-term injury, and Arne Maier, who was not in the squad in Cologne. Overall, however, coach Thorup can call on a large squad depth
Augsburg facts & analysis
- Tenth in the league
- Nine goals scored in the last three games
- Two of the three wins came under new coach Thorup
Hoffenheim Form & Balance Check
Hoffenheim travel to Augsburg in sixth place and have collected 18 points so far. They have a tough program behind them with the DFB Cup game in Dortmund and the last home game in the league against league leaders Leverkusen.
Both games were lost and the Breisgau side travel to Augsburg with a record of just one win and three defeats from their last four competitive games. Nevertheless, TSG are still within striking distance of the Champions League places, three points behind fourth-placed BVB. Now it’s time to flip the switch again and pick up points
The strong Breisgau team
The TSG come through their passion and commitment. This is reflected above all in their strong running statistics this season. As a team, Hoffenheim run an average of 121.87 kilometers per game, making them the second-most runners on the pitch behind Heidenheim.
In the last two league games against Stuttgart and Leverkusen, they also ran almost 124 kilometers each. Against Augsburg, they will need the same great commitment and willingness to run that they have shown so far this season to come away victorious
Hoffenheim facts & analysis
- Sixth in the league
- Only three points behind a Champions League place
- Four defeats from the last three games
Predicted line-up – last update on November 9, 2023
Augsburg coach Thorup is spoiled for choice and even has to put some players in the stands. The formation will be a 4-2-3-1 system with the recently strong Tietz up front.
We expect Hoffenheim to return to their 3-5-2 formation. It is still somewhat questionable whether Robert Skov will be fit in time. Should he not be able to play, Ihlas Bebou will probably replace him in the starting eleven
Augsburg – Hoffenheim head-to-head & stats
In their club history, the two clubs have met a total of 28 times. TSG clearly have the better record with a total of 17 wins. The teams drew five times and FC Augsburg recorded six wins. FCA won the last match in February this year 1:0. The team from Breisgau will therefore be hoping for revenge
- Hoffenheim have won significantly more matches in history
- Augsburg won the last match
- Hoffenheim are currently in 6th place, Augsburg in 10th, with six points separating the two teams.
