Stuttgart vs Augsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-12-19 19:30.
Arguably the Bundesliga’s surprise package at this stage, high-flying Stuttgart will be desperate to round off 2023 with a win after failing to emerge victorious from their last two matches (D1, L1), albeit they came up against the division’s top-two. Regardless, the Swabians are guaranteed to be in the top-four at Christmas – a remarkable achievement when you consider they only survived relegation via the play-off last season.
A 3-0 humbling at defending champions Bayern Munich on Sunday leaves Stuttgart “desperate” for a win here according to boss Sebastian Hoeneß as they welcome Augsburg. That should be something they’re confident of achieving, as not only have they won each of the last four H2Hs on home soil, they’ve lost just once at the MHP Arena in the Bundesliga since March (W7, D4).
That formidable record presents a huge obstacle for visitors Augsburg to overcome, as they’ve been one of the worst travelling sides in Germany’s top-flight in recent times. The Fuggerstädter have won just once on the road in the league since October 2022 (D5, L14), and with that victory coming against newly-promoted Heidenheim, a trip to a side in the UEFA Champions League places is a far from ideal fixture to round the year off with.
Jess Thorup’s men sit just a point outside the top-half as his impressive tenure continued with a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund at the weekend. Further progression could now depend on earning a first clean sheet of the league season, and that’d also help turn draws into victories as four of Augsburg’s last six matches have ended level (W1, L1) – with all four of those draws coming via a 1-1 scoreline!
Players to watch: Stuttgart’s attacking output is almost solely dependent on strike partnership Serhou Guirassy and Deniz Undav, with the pair netting 24 of their side’s 34 Bundesliga goals. Augsburg’s own talisman, Ermedin Demirović, has had a direct hand in each of his side’s last five league strikes (G3, A2).
Hot stat: Augsburg have conceded first in six of their seven Bundesliga away games this season.