Augsburg vs Union Berlin prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2026-01-14 19:30.
[p]The midweek Bundesliga action concludes in Bavaria as Augsburg look to boost their survival hopes against an in-form Union Berlin. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Soundly beaten 4-0 in Mönchengladbach over the weekend, Augsburg entered this midweek round clinging onto the final position of safety by a slim two-point margin as fears grow that their 15-season stay in the top flight could soon end. Now sitting on a lower points haul than at the same stage of their last 12 Bundesliga campaigns, the prospect of relegation feels very real for Augsburg. Playing at home does at least give them a platform to potentially boost their survival hopes here, as since losing 1-0 to Dortmund here in October, Augsburg have strung together a three-game unbeaten home run (W2, D1), keeping a clean sheet in each game. [/p]
[p]Union Berlin kicked off 2026 by extending their unbeaten run to three games (W2, D1), overcoming a 2-0 deficit late on to register a 2-2 draw against Mainz. Now enjoying their strongest start to a Bundesliga season since 2022/23, the Iron Ones still remain comfortably adrift of the European places and must continue their upward trajectory if they’re to avoid fading into mid-table obscurity. The confidence gained from winning two of the last three away league games 1-0 should certainly help on that front, but any optimism will be quickly tempered by a record of one win from six this season (D2, L3) against sides joining Augsburg in the bottom seven pre-round. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Augsburg are unbeaten in nine of their last ten H2Hs (W6, D3), albeit that sole defeat did come in this corresponding fixture last season. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Augsburg have received a pre-round league high 46 yellow cards this term.[/p]
[p]Augsburg’s nine first-half home league goals conceded this season were the Bundesliga’s second-highest tally pre-round. [/p]
[p]Union have failed to score before half-time in five of their seven away league games this term. [/p]
[p]Ahead of the round, only Hoffenheim (223) have committed more Bundesliga fouls than Union (210) this season.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Alexis Claude-Maurice is the highest-scoring active player in this fixture after scoring two goals against Union last season, but he hasn’t scored a home league goal for Augsburg since October 2024! Union defender Danilho Doekhi has scored six competitive goals this season, four of which arrived in the first half, and he’s now just one strike away from his outright best-ever scoring campaign at club level. [/p]
[p]Augsburg will be without injured defender Chrislain Matsima, while Union’s Tim Skarke missed their last game with a knock. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Augsburg have some H2H history behind them, but with the visitors just starting to hit their stride, we’re backing Union Berlin to win.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]