Hoffenheim - Augsburg predictions

With 2.29 on home win, the ground is level and three points are everyone’s to take. However, we’d still recommend backing Hoffenheim who should end up victorious in the end against Augsburg.

The visitors are fully aware of the challenge that lies ahead. A win against Hoffenheim on their home field would be a significant achievement, and it is never an easy task.

Hoffenheim went into their previous Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen as clear underdogs: they played as visitors at the betting odds of 14.00. As such, the fact that they were in the lead at half-time was quite surprising, even if the final 2:1 loss wasn’t.

Augsburg failed to snag a decisive victory in the previous round’s home game against Köln despite the favourable betting odds and home-field advantage. Records show that the two teams were largely neck-to-neck throughout the showdown, which ended in a rather disappointing 1:1.

The biggest issue the hosts have is a lacklustre backline. They’re currently on a bit of a trend of conceding a lot of goals – over 5 across their 3 previous matches, to be exact.

Augsburg have been met with a lot of success in previous away games – at least in terms of goal-scoring. They scored 9 in their previous 3 away games, so this might be a good chance to consider an Over 4.5 Goals bet.

The home team had several opportunities to beat Augsburg this season, yet never managed to get anything other than a draw. They’re still considered the favourites, though, and the home-field advantage might be just what they need to break the stalemate.

Robert Gumny, Niklas Dorsch, Reece Oxford, Raphael Framberger, Elvis Rexhbecaj have all been forced to stay out of this match due to various injuries. That’s one more disadvantage that the visitors will have to deal with on top of being the less likely team to win.

Our advice is to stay on the safe side and go for the Over 2.5 Goals market. It’s reliable, very probable, and available at odds of 1.53 if you use the 888Sport sportsbook.