On Dec 4th, Augsburg will host Bochum in a Bundesliga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 16th placed Augsburg is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hertha BSC. Marco Richter scored the first goal for Hertha BSC in the 40th minute, then Michael Gregoritsch got the equalizer for Augsburg in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Fredrik Jensen earning Augsburg at least a draw. Augsburg is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while bochum is fresh off their 2-1 win against Freiburg. Philipp Lienhart struck first for Freiburg in the 51st minute on a feed from Vincenzo Grifo, then Sebastian Polter tied it up for Bochum in the 54th minute on a feed from Gerrit Holtmann But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 82nd minute on a goal by Pantovic. Bochum is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum and Augsburg battled to a 2-2 draw. Pantovic struck first for Bochum in the 12th minute on a feed from Konstantinos Stafylidis, then Pantovic added another in the 53rd minute.
Pantovic has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Bochum. Reece Oxford has been the most prolific scorer on Augsburg in his last five matches with 2 goals
Augsburg will be without Reece Oxford, Tobias Strobl, Felix Uduokhai and Tim Civeja, while Thomas Reis’s squad will be without Gerrit Holtmann, Tesche, Zoller, Leitsch, Gamboa Luna, Saulo Decarli, Herbert Bockhorn, Patrick Osterhage and Grave.