Hoffenheim vs Augsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-06 13:30.
[p]Sunday’s Bundesliga action gets underway at the PreZero Arena as Hoffenheim look to end a three-game league losing streak in order to revive their rapidly fading hopes of European qualification this term. That’s Hoffenheim’s worst run of league defeats since a seven-game sequence in early 2023, which included a 1-0 defeat to this matchday opponents Augsburg, whom Hoffenheim now trail by three points in the current standings.[/p]
[p]The most recent result was perhaps the most painful for Hoffenheim, who had been minutes away from ending Bayer Leverkusen’s record-breaking unbeaten run before conceding twice to lose late in the day. A home return should provide a positive at least, as the Sinsheimers have lost just twice across their last eight games here (W2, D4), in addition to winning four of the last five home clashes against Augsburg. [/p]
[p]With 18 points achieved across the last ten rounds (W5, D3, L2), Augsburg travel here as one of the form teams in the German top-flight. Their progress towards the top-six was halted somewhat with a 1-1 draw against relegation-threatened Cologne last time out as they failed to hold a lead, just as they have done on over half of the occasions when they struck first in league action this season (W4, D5).[/p]
[p]Augsburg boss Jess Thorup will hope that doesn’t become his side’s undoing as they enter the final seven games of the season with a five-point gap to make up to sixth-placed Frankfurt. Whilst the Bavarians have scored nine goals across their last two away games, they could find the going tougher in this clash as they haven’t scored more than a single goal here in any of their last three visits (L3), whilst they also haven’t posted three consecutive Bundesliga away wins since 2015![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Hoffenheim’s top league scorer Maximilian Beier (G13) could prove crucial here as he is his side’s only scorer across their last three home games. As for Augsburg, Phillip Tietz has had a hand in three of his side’s nine goals scored across their consecutive away wins (G2, A1), with both strikes coming in either the first or last ten minutes of play. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Augsburg have conceded a league-high 30 goals before half-time this season, making up 71% of their conceded league goals.[/p]