In this week 4 match, on Saturday Aug 27th, Hoffenheim hosts Augsburg in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Hoffenheim sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Bayer Leverkusen. Christoph Baumgartner scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 9th minute, then Andrej Kramarić added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Ozan Kabak In the end, Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t muster any offence and Hoffenheim ran away with the shutout win. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Augsburg recorded a 1-2 loss against Mainz 05. Karim Onisiwo struck first for Mainz 05 in the 31st minute on a feed from Angelo Fulgini, then Ermedin Demirović tied it up for Augsburg in the 35th minute on a feed from Felix Uduokhai. Augsburg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Hoffenheim won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Augsburg’s most prolific scorer has been Fredrik Jensen. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Both Ozan Kabak and Georginio Rutter have been the hottest scorers for Hoffenheim in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
André Breitenreiter’s squad will be without Dennis Geiger, Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner and Philipp Pentke, while Enrico Maaßen’s squad will be without Reece Oxford, Ruben Vargas, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee and Tobias Strobl.