Aug 27th features a match where Hoffenheim will host Augsburg in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Hoffenheim is fresh off their 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 In the end, Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t muster any offence and Hoffenheim ran away with the shutout win. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed 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. Augsburg looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Hoffenheim won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Fredrik Jensen has been the most prolific scorer on Augsburg in the last five matches with two goals. Hoffenheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ozan Kabak and Georginio Rutter each having 2 goals in their last five
André Breitenreiter’s squad will be without Dennis Geiger, Ihlas Bebou, Ermin Bičakčić, Benjamin Hübner and Philipp Pentke, while Reece Oxford, Ruben Vargas, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee and Tobias Strobl are unavailable to play for Augsburg.