On the 16th of April, Augsburg hosts Hertha BSC at Wwk Arena in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Augsburg sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski scored the first goal for Bayern München in the 82nd minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Augsburg was frustrated by Bayern München’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bayern München ended the match with the shutout victory. Augsburg is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while hertha BSC sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Union Berlin. Genki Haraguchi struck first for Union Berlin in the 31st minute on a feed from Sheraldo Becker, then Timo Baumgartl tied it up for Hertha BSC on an own goal in the 49th minute. Hertha BSC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
Augsburg and Hertha BSC last played eachother at the Olympiastadion Berlin on Sat Nov 27th. Hertha BSC and Augsburg battled to a 1-1 draw. Marco Richter scored the first goal for Hertha BSC in the 40th minute, but Michael Gregoritsch got the equalizer for Augsburg in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point.
Hertha BSC hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Davie Selke and Lucas Tousart, and they each have 1 goal. Daniel Caligiuri and Michael Gregoritsch are the top scorers for Augsburg in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Augsburg will be without André Hahn, Fredrik Jensen, Ruben Vargas, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, Tobias Strobl, Felix Uduokhai, Alfreð Finnbogason, Carlos Gruezo and Marco Richter, while Felix Magath’s Hertha BSC squad will be without Marvin Plattenhardt, Dedryk Boyata, Niklas Stark, Rune Jarstein, Alexander Schwolow and Kelian Nsona Wa Saka.