Hoffenheim vs Augsburg
Germany – Bundesliga
Date: Saturday, 27 August 2022
Kick-off at 14:30 UK/ 15:30 CET
Venue: PreZero Arena.
Hoffenheim had missed out on a ticket to one of the European competitions by a margin of just 6 points in the last league table. Meanwhile Augsburg fans will thank their lucky stars as they managed to avoid getting the boot by a surplus of merely 5 points.
They had finished 14th in a table of 18 and all through the run they had managed to register just 10 wins. They had a -17 goal difference at the end of the stretch and it goes without saying that they had let in goals in plenty all through the campaign.
Going on they have started this new season on a poor stretch of results. And they have also been on a worrying series of performances away from home in the past several match days as well.
On the other hand, Hoffenheim have a 100 percentage winning record this new season, barring a defeat in their opener against Borussia Monchengladbach. It also needs to be mentioned that they are on a long winning streak in front of their home crowd.
Moreover they have a dominant head-to-head record against this rival over the years. And taking into account all these observations it is expected that we are about to witness a victory for the hosts Hoffenheim.
Hoffenheim vs Augsburg Head-to-head (h2h)
- The latest encounter had entered in a 3-1 win for Hoffenheim.
- They had won 4 of the past 5 meetings.
- At this venue the hosts had scored 2 or more goals in the past 5 clashes.
- It’s been 3 years since the visitors have won at this ground.
Hoffenheim vs Augsburg Prediction & Analysis
Hoffenheim were unbeaten in 8 of their past 9 overall fixtures and in the process they had delivered 7 wins. Do also note that they had scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 9 matches.
Going on, they are on a 4-fixture winning streak in front of their home crowd and they had scored 2 or more goals in their last 6 appearances here.
On the other hand, Augsburg were winless in 6of their past 8 overall games and they had let in two or more goals in 3 of their past 5 matches. Moreover, they were also winless in 15 of their past 20 road trips.
Considering these observations, expect a victory for Hoffenheim this Saturday.
Tips for Hoffenheim vs Augsburg
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Hoffenheim -1.5 Asian Handicap @ 2.25
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Correct Score: 3-1 Hoffenheim @ 11.00.
