Stats, facts, key info – all you need to know about Augsburg v BVB | OneFootball

Just recently in Frankfurt, now already in Augsburg. Borussia Dortmund has been traveling a lot these weeks. On Friday (October 31, 8:30 p.m.), BVB will kick off the 9th matchday of the Bundesliga with their game in the Fuggerstadt.

So far, the two clubs have faced each other 28 times in the top flight. With 16 wins to 5, seven draws, and a goal difference of 68:36, the Black and Yellows are well ahead. The only DFB-Pokal encounter also ended in favor of the Westphalians. In the round of 16 in the 2015/16 season, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan decided the knockout duel for Dortmund.

However, both meetings last season were won by FCA. In Augsburg, Alexis Claude-Maurice turned around BVB’s early lead by Donyell Malen with a quick double strike for a 2-1 victory. The rematch at Signal Iduna Park also went to the Swabians, thanks to Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, with a 1-0 win. But in the remaining 26 Bundesliga encounters, Augsburg managed only three wins (2014/15, 2018/19, 2020/21).

Under new head coach Sandro Wagner, the Fuggerstädter have yet to really get going. After eight rounds, they have only seven points to their name. That’s their worst record since the 2021/22 season (back then, six points under Markus Weinzierl). Five defeats in the first eight matches haven’t happened since 2015/16. In addition, FCA was knocked out of the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday by second-to-last VfL Bochum from the 2. Bundesliga, losing 0-1.

Vulnerable Augsburg Defense

But even under Wagner’s predecessor Jess Thorup, things rarely went well for FCA at their home WWK Arena. Since early February 2025, Augsburg has celebrated only two wins in eleven Bundesliga matches (3 draws, 6 losses), both against VfL Wolfsburg (1-0/3-1).

Above all, the defense is causing the Swabians a major headache. They have already conceded 20 goals—the most in the league. The 0-6 loss to RB Leipzig last weekend marks FCA’s heaviest home defeat in Bundesliga history.

By contrast, BVB has conceded only six goals so far. Only league leaders FC Bayern Munich have done better (4). After eight matchdays, this is Dortmund’s best defensive record in eight years. In the 2017/18 season, it was five. Dortmund’s goalkeeper Gregor Kobel has already kept a clean sheet five times. Only Munich matches this figure.

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