Augsburg - Heidenheim predictions

Though Augsburg are more likely to win this, an away win would only be slightly surprising. It’s a relatively balanced matchup, which usually means we’ll see some exciting football.

It would be a minor miracle for Heidenheim to win at Augsburg, and they’re likely aware of that. Though risky, such an outcome could bring solid profits thanks to the 4.16 price on most online sportsbooks.

Augsburg will be full of confidence heading into the Saturday clash. They recorded a compelling Werder Bremen away victory last time out and will be keen to keep the momentum going. They were given 4.09 betting odds to claim three points but it’s fair to say not many people expected them to do so as impressively as they did.

Heidenheim are coming off from a crushing 0:2 home loss. Almost no-one expected that match to end the way it did. Heidenheim were on equal footing with St. Pauli going in, yet they struggled to keep up and the whole affair turned into a wash for them.

Heidenheim’s recent performance as visitors has been marked by a lot of conceded goals – 9 in their previous 3 away games.

Heidenheim displayed relatively shaky form in the 19 games they’ve appeared in so far. They’re dangerously close to the bottom of the table, placing at number 16th in the standings. Such placement makes the difficult matchup in WWK Arena even more concerning for their supporters.

Although the 1.95 betting odds for a home win show that Augsburg are the favourites, their track record against Heidenheim this season is not great. They lost an earlier bout, though it was a rather narrow defeat.

Before going for any betting predictions, we need to make note of the overall high number of prior injuries. Both sides have been hit: Robert Gumny, Masaya Okugawa, Mads Pedersen, Keven Schlotterbeck, Henri Koudossou, Yusuf Kabadayı for the hosts, and Jonas Föhrenbach, Mathias Honsak, Niklas Dorsch for the visitors. Needless to say, this may impact the teams’ performance.

An Under 2.5 Goals bet is an easy tip to offer – it’s a fairly probable outcome with betting odds priced at a comfortable 1.99. More importantly, though, the betting value it offers is surprisingly solid.