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Freiburg and Augsburg return to action in the German Bundesliga when they go head-to-head on Saturday. Jess Thorup’s men have failed to win their last eight visits to the Europa Park Stadion and will head into the weekend looking to end this poor run.
Thirty-year-old Maximilian Philipp found the back of the net on either side of the half-time break to fire Freiburg to a 2-1 friendly victory over second-tier Kaiserslautern during the international break.
Julian Schuster’s side now turn their focus to the Bundesliga, where they have picked up three wins from their most recent four outings, with a 3-0 home loss against St. Pauli on September 28 being the exception.
With 12 points from their opening six matches, Freiburg are currently fourth in the Bundesliga standings and could move into first place with all three points this weekend.
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Elsewhere, Augsburg secured a 1-0 friendly victory over SSV Jahn Regensburg during the international break thanks to a 30th-minute strike from former Borussia Dortmund man Marius Wolf.
Thorup’s men now return to action in the Bundesliga, where they have had a mixed bag of results this season, losing three and claiming two wins from their six games so far.
Augsburg have picked up seven points from a possible 18 to sit 13th in the league standings, level on points with 12th-placed Wolfsburg.
Freiburg vs Augsburg Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 16 wins from the last 32 meetings between the sides, Freiburg boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Augsburg have picked up eight wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on eight occasions.
- Freiburg are unbeaten in their last eight home games against Thorup’s men, claiming seven wins and one draw since a 3-0 loss in October 2015.
- Augsburg have lost each of their last six Bundesliga away games, conceding 21 goals and scoring just four since March’s 3-1 victory at Wolfsburg.
- Freiburg have failed to win nine of their last 11 Bundesliga home games since mid-January while losing five and claiming four draws in that time.
Freiburg vs Augsburg Prediction
Augsburg have struggled to get going away from home and are in for a tough 90 minutes at the Europa Park Stadion, where they have failed to win their last eight visits since 2015.
An in-form Freiburg side have won five of their last six games across all competitions and we fancy them to come away with all three points this weekend.
Prediction: Freiburg 3-1 Augsburg
Freiburg vs Augsburg Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Freiburg to win
Tip 2: First to score - Freiburg (The hosts have opened the scoring in their last eight games against Augsburg)
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have also been at least three goals scored in five of the last six meetings between the two teams)
