Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg Prediction: Dortmund to continue push for European competition

With Dortmund in 6th position and 2 points behind the team in 5th position, we expect them to be too good for this Augsburg team in 14th position. This match looks more like a straight win for Dortmund and will go a long way to boost the team's confidence. 

Playing at home, Dortmund lost their last two games before the break. The international friendly matches played also resulted in one loss and two wins. The quality and calibre of players at Dortmund make them huge favourites for the match. Haller’s return to the team will make them more difficult to predict in the final third. 

Augsburg are one of the worst attacking teams in the Bundesliga. They have not won a match in their last 6 matches played. Augsburg have also scored 18 goals while conceding 28 goals. The manner the goals are scored against Augsburg makes it difficult for them to win games. For Augsburg to get anything out of the games, the defence needs to be very tight and this is a daunting task.

Although these teams have played 23 matches, only one of these matches was played in the Bundesliga. Of the 23 matches played, Dortmund have won 14 while Augsburg have won 3. The last five games played yielded over 2.5 goals. The history books reveal that Dortmund have lost just once to Augsburg when playing at Signal Iduna park. Augsburg on the other hand have not won at Signal Iduna park in the last 3 matches played. 

• Dortmund: Thomas Meunir, Mateu Morey;
• Augsburg: Berisha, Julian Baumgartlinger, Andre Hahn, Iago, Tobias Strobl, Mads Pedersen.

• Mahmoud, Marco Reus are all returning from injury while Haller could make his debut;
• Augsburg have scored a goal in the last five matches against Dortmund.

The form of Augsburg and the calibre of players at Dortmund suggest a straight win for Dortmund with over 1.5 goals. Also, expect over 3.5 cards or over 8.5 corners due to the quality of players at Dortmund's disposal and the way Augsburg have defended this season. Below are the safe predictions.