Stuttgart at catch -up: Is Augsburg the next stumbling block?

On January 11, 2025, VfB Stuttgart goes into the upcoming game against FC Augsburg as a pressure. After 15 match days, the Stuttgart are under 23 points under their own expectations. The latest developments show that the team of coach Sebastian Hoeneß has only four points behind the third place. In the last game of the 16th match day, Stuttgart meets an FC Augsburg, which is considered an uncomfortable opponent.

Augsburg has collected almost all points in local games this season, but had to accept a disappointing 1: 5 against Kiel before the winter break. Augsburg is currently in 13th place with 16 points. The last three league games have only brought in one point, which worsens the goal difference to -15. This indicates problems both on the offensive and on the defensive. Of the 16 points, 14 were achieved in home games, where Augsburg has a record of four wins, two draws and two defeats.

statistical data and betting odds

In the past 22 Bundesliga encounters between Augsburg and Stuttgart, Stuttgart won 11 times, while Augsburg posted 10 victories. Only two games ended. Stuttgart has also been without two consecutive defeats in the Bundesliga for a year and has not lost the last five direct duels against Augsburg. During this time they scored 13 out of 15 possible points. The betting odds for the upcoming game show an away win for Stuttgart for Interwetten with a quota of 2.00 and over 2.5 goals at Bet365 with 1.68 href = "https://www.wettbasis.com/sportwetten-tipps/augsburg-vfb-stuttgart-tipp-ki-Prognose-quoten-12-01-2025"> Wett base reported.

A review of the past season also brings interesting findings: on May 13, 2024, VfB Stuttgart won 1-0 against FC Augsburg. Serhou Guirassy scored his 26th seasonor in front of 30,660 spectators in the 48th minute. With this victory, Stuttgart passed Bayern Munich (69 points) with 70 points and set up a club record with the 22nd win of the season in the Bundesliga. Augsburg, on the other hand, suffered from a negative series with four defeats in a row, which she probably threw from the European Cup race. Coach Jess Thorup changed tactics at short notice and relied on a chain of four, while Stuttgart's coach Sebastian Hoeneß praised the development of his team. Augsburg's player Rubas Vargas had to be replaced injured, such as Sportschau reported.