German Bundesliga
2025-03-08 - Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
Signal Iduna Park – Dortmund
Saturday, 08th March 2025 - kickoff 15:30 CET
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund missed an important opportunity to win and secure a calmer rematch for the Champions League, only drawing 1-1 against Lille. However, they are obviously improved and play better under Kovac.
They are 10th in the Bundesliga yet only six points behind Mainz in fourth. This is an exceptionally important match that Borussia Dortmund must not lose. After Augsburg, they have four direct duels against teams from the top that will likely determine their destiny this season.
RB Leipzig (away), Mainz (home), SC Freiburg (away), and Bayern Munich (away) come after Augsburg. These games will show whether Borussia Dortmund will play in Europe next season or not. But first, they must beat Augsburg.
Negative team news is that their left-back Daniel Svensson injured his knee against Lille, so Ramy Bensebaini will likely take his place in the line-up.
Augsburg
Augsburg is in 11th place, three points below Borussia Dortmund. Europe is far away, and they are safe from relegation, so the remainder of the season will be a formality for them. They are a decent mid-table team but without high ambitions.
Interestingly, Augsburg has recently played exceptionally well at away stadiums, going unbeaten in five games (three wins, two draws).
And they have been good not just at away stadiums lately. They kept a clean sheet in six of their most recent eight Bundesliga games! Last week, they played a goalless draw against SC Freiburg, their fourth draw in the last five games.
The Betting Verdict
Borussia Dortmund's overall record against Augsburg is superb: 16 wins, 7 draws, and only 4 defeats in their Bundesliga duels.
Borussia Dortmund won all the last six games against Augsburg in Dortmund, scoring 23 goals!
I expect Borussia Dortmund to perform well in this game and get the three points before the big games come up.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Augsburg
