Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg Predictions
- Dortmund star Sebastien Haller is set to make his competitive debut for the club.
- Augsburg are enduring the Bundesliga’s longest current winless run (D3, L4).
- Dortmund are unbeaten in six of their seven home league games this season.
Dortmund to overpower struggling Augsburg
Sunday’s Bundesliga action kicks off with an interesting encounter between Dortmund and Augsburg, and it is Dortmund who are looking to take the headlines as Sebastien Haller makes his long awaited competitive debut after amazingly overcoming a testicular cancer diagnosis.The hosts were cut nine points adrift of the top heading into 2023 with surprise packages Freiburg in their usual second position ahead of this round, so a big win against Augsburg would indeed make a statement to the teams above.
Edin Terzic’s men are also buoyed by the signing of Union Berlin full-back Julian Ryerson, a player that has played no small part in the amazing feats that the Berliners have achieved in the past few seasons.
An unhappy return for Enrico Maassen
Visiting manager Enrico Maassen sees his side dragged closer to the drop zone with each passing game without victory, a run which now stands at a current league-worst seven games (D3, L4). This is his first senior management role since leaving Dortmund II, but he is right up against it if he wants to get one over his former club.Augsburg are the side that have taken the fewest shots from open play this term (102) whilst allowing opposition sides to take a league-high 179 against them! This really could be a long afternoon for Augsburg, who we are backing to be beaten by a -1 handicap busting scoreline in our main prediction.
As for the correct score pick, we’re going for a dominant 3-0 Dortmund victory, perhaps with Haller making the headlines by scoring. Augsburg are usually good value to at least get on the scoresheet, but some worrying performances in their warm up games suggest this game may see their run of five straight scoring away games come to an uninspiring end.