FC Augsburg v BVB: Predicted line-ups | OneFootball

After their success in the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday in Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund is already back in Bundesliga action this Friday. Today’s opponent is FC Augsburg, who have been struggling and managed to defeat BVB twice last season. Here are the probable line-ups from both coaches for the clash at the WWK-Arena.

BVB will be missing Emre Can and Julien Duranville, although the latter has already returned to training with BVB’s U23s and is apparently close to his comeback. However, that will not happen today. Niklas Süle is reportedly struggling with a toe injury but could be available.

Nevertheless, he is not expected to be used by coach Niko Kovac, according to Kicker, who predicts the following starting line-up for BVB:

Gregor Kobel – Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini – Yan Couto, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson – Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt – Serhou Guirassy

This would mean Julian Brandt is back where he was almost always last season, but only rarely recently: in the starting eleven.

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The situation is tense for the hosts. The 0:6 defeat against Leipzig last matchday was the heaviest home loss in FCA’s Bundesliga history, which began in 2011 and has continued uninterrupted since. Standing in 15th place, another defeat could see them drop into the relegation zone. At least only Jeffrey Gouweleeuw is out for FC Augsburg.

Now, however, BVB comes as Augsburg’s bogey team, against whom they have only managed five wins in 29 encounters since 2011. So Augsburg coach Sandro Wagner, who may be fighting for his job, could line up as follows:

Finn Dahmen – Noahkai Banks, Chrislain Matsima, Kristijan Jakic – Anton Kade, Han Noah Massengo, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Dimitrios Giannoulis – Fabian Rieder, Alexis Claude-Maurice – Mert Kömür

Bookmakers have Borussia Dortmund as clear favorites for the three points on offer this evening. The odds for a BVB win are around 1.57. The odds for a home win for FCA – which would be only their second in five home games – range between 5.00 and 5.30.

As mentioned, BVB have lost their last two encounters with this opponent, 0:1 at home and 1:2 away. In fact, they have only won one of their last five matches at FC Augsburg.

Many more interesting facts and figures ahead of the Bundesliga clash FC Augsburg – Borussia Dortmund can be found here.

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