Bundesliga | Gameweek 8

Oct 26, 2024 at 2.30pm UK

WWK Arena

Augsburg vs Dortmund

Match preview

Augsburg let in three goals against Freiburg, but their opponents only had one decent chance, which is one less than the Fuggerstadter.

The team has been struggling defensively this season, and with 18 goals conceded, they're currently the second-worst defensive team in the top flight.

Before his team's match against Freiburg, boss Jess Thorup said the game would show where they stand. It looks like they'll be in a relegation battle this season.

Thorup's side have won two and lost three of their last five league games, but have been beaten in nine of their 12 most recent Bundesliga fixtures.

On a positive note, Augsburg have won two, drawn one and lost just one of their last four top-flight matches at WWK Arena. They have also won three, drawn two and lost five of their last 10 Bundesliga games at home.

Meanwhile, Dortmund go into the match after losing against Real. They were 2-0 up at half-time and hadn't conceded until the 60th minute.

The one positive to take from the match was that youngster Jamie Bynoe-Gittens scored and showed he has great talent.

Sahin said he was responsible for the defeat and pointed out that switching to a back three from a back four system in the 55th minute was a big turning point in the game.

His team beat newly-promoted St Pauli 2-1 last Friday. BVB had six big chances but still faced two themselves.

Dortmund have lost two of their last three games and have conceded nine goals in that period, but they did win five of the previous seven matches in all competitions.

The visitors have also lost their last three away games, conceding 12 times. They've been beaten in four and drawn one of their last five away Bundesliga games, while conceding 14 times.

Recent Performance

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Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga form:DWLWLW

Borussia Dortmund form (all competitions):LWWLWL

Injuries and suspensions

Augsburg

25 Daniel Klein

31 Keven Schlotterbeck

4 Reece Oxford

3 Mads Pedersen

2 Robert Gumny

24 Fredrik Jensen

16 Rubén Vargas

Borussia Dortmund

2 Yan Couto

7 Giovanni Reyna

27 Karim Adeyemi

16 Julien Duranville

Possible starting lineups

Augsburg possible starting lineup:

Labrovic; Bauer, Gouweleeuw, Matsima; Wolf, Onyeka, Jakic, Rexhbecaj, Giannoulis; Essende, Tietz

Borussia Dortmund possible starting lineup:

Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Can, Gross; Sabitzer, Brandt, Gittens; Guirassy