FC Augsburg vs Hamburger SV Betting Tips and Predictions

Augsburg will remember the 2015/16 season as that in which they made their debut in Europe, with their Europa League campaign brought to an end, only marginally, by eventual finalists Liverpool and their German coach Jürgen Klopp. Augsburg have, otherwise, had a disappointing campaign “narrowly” avoiding the drop, but the fans still have plenty of positives to reflect upon in anticipation for the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign.

Augsburg may be content with their sixth straight season in the top flight, but their guests, Hamburger SV, can look forward to a record-breaking 54th straight Bundesliga campaign after securing their top-flight status with a 0-0 draw against Mainz 05 a week ago. Both teams will likely rotate lineups to give a taste of the action to their respective younger and inexperienced players ahead of next season. Augsburg and Hamburg stand tied on 38 points, in 11 and 12th respectively, and this match should certainly have a friendly and celebratory feel to it.

Hamburg will be relieved that for the first time in three seasons their fate has not been decided on the final day – last season Hamburg were one from bottom coming into the last day and two years ago they stood only one point above the automatic relegation places. FC Augsburg have a strong track record against Hamburg, having won 6, drawn 1 and lost 2 – Augsburg have only celebrated more victories against VfB Stuttgart in the top flight. Augsburg have more to play for in front of their home fans as Hamburg have closed off their season more “out of form” but, nonetheless, we expect Augsburg’s typical low scoring home record to continue in this match as both teams experiment with different lineups. Combining that analysis with the statistics below, we expect this to be a low scoring affair. Under 2.5 goals at 6/5 seems the safe bet, while a 0-0 draw at 14/1 – Augsburg’s most common home result – seems a top value correct score bet for this match.

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