Augsburg – Werder Bremen Tips Free Betting Tips
Augsburg “missed a great opportunity,” according to coach Enrico Maaßen, as they were beaten 2-0 by direct rivals Hertha Berlin to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga on the last matchday, but despite that disappointment they retain a five-point gap to the red zone after returning in good form after the break (G3, P4). Encouragingly, each defeat in that sequence was immediately followed by a home win, which should bode well ahead of the visit of newly promoted Werder Bremen.
A return to the WWK Arena should go down well for Augsburg as they look for a fourth consecutive home win in the Bundesliga for the first time since November 2014. However, achieving that would be a feat given their struggles in front of goal, scoring ten home goals, the fewest in the league, and with only three of those being registered before halftime, it seems unlikely that Augsburg fans will see much action during the first half.
However, the last five clashes between the two clubs at this ground have averaged 3.8 goals per game, so we could see plenty of goals, especially as Werder recorded a 3-0 win over Bochum in their last league meeting. That result catapulted them into the top half of the Bundesliga table and coach Ole Werner proudly stated that his team was “very good at controlling the game,” and that’s something they’ll be looking to quickly repeat in this away engagement, having won just one of their last five away league clashes (P4).
In those games, Werder conceded 17 goals, part of a total of 41 for the season as a whole, and only the bottom two, Bochum and Schalke, have conceded more. Improving that could be crucial if Werner’s men want to keep their faint European hopes alive, but history is certainly against them as they have won just three of their ten top-flight visits to Augsburg (E1, P6).
Players to watch: Scorer of the winning goal in the season opener between the two clubs (1-0), Augsburg’s Ermedin Demirović has scored five of his seven Bundesliga goals this season after halftime. The Bundesliga’s top scorer, Werder’s Niclas Füllkrug, is also a specialist at scoring after the break, scoring five times past the 84th minute this season.
Key stat: Augsburg’s last four Bundesliga home games have been decided by a score of 1-0 (G3, P1).
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.00
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