After a busy midweek of DFB Pokal action, the Bundesliga resumes this weekend, and it’s incredibly tight at the top. Dortmund find themselves in fourth only by virtue of a superior goal difference over Bayer Leverkusen, but they are just two points behind RB Leipzig in second.

Meanwhile, Augsburg are battling at the opposite end of the standings, one position above the relegation spots.

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📈 Augsburg v Dortmund Form & Tactics

Augsburg got off to the perfect start this season as they beat Freiburg in gameweek one, but it has been tough going since then. They lost their next four matches in the league, conceding a total of 11 goals in that time. 

Fuggerstadt did manage to beat Wolfsburg after that and take a point against FC Koln, but just when it looked like they were gathering momentum, they were demolished by RB Leipzig last weekend in a crushing 6-0 defeat. Goalkeeper Finn Dahmen had a game to forget, making two errors that led to goals. They were dealt more disappointment in the DFB Pokal midweek, eliminated by Bochum, who currently play in the second division. 

Dortmund fared much better in the cup competition, and they managed to secure progression to the next round. Julian Brandt, who has featured mostly from the bench this season, scored his fourth goal of the season, and it proved again to be a big one. It was the equalising goal against Frankfurt, which sent the game to extra-time, and then penalties, during which the Black and Yellows eventually prevailed. 

Since being dealt their first loss of the season against an in-form Bayern Munich, Dortmund have bounced back strongly in terms of results, but they haven’t been quite as convincing as they were at the start of the campaign. Still, the fact that they have been able to grind out positive results even whilst not quite being at their best is a great sign for Niko Kovac.

📔Augsburg v Dortmund Formation & Team News

Dortmund were able to make some changes midweek, with the most notable being that Serhou Guirassy dropped to the bench. However, the Guinea international should be in line to slot back into the starting eleven this weekend. Julian Brandt has been amongst the goals this season, while Max Beier was the hero against FC Koln last weekend with the late goal - both will be pushing to start in this match against Augsburg. 

Jobe Bellingham was given a start in midfield midweek, and he played the full 120 minutes, but Felix Nmecha is likely to partner Marcel Sabitzer at the weekend. 

Sandro Wagner was able to make several changes midweek, with a lot of his regular starters only featuring from the bench. He could go for a similar lineup to that which lost against Leipzig, with Mert Komur leading the line, Elias Saad, and Fabian Rieder supporting him. After his horror show against Leipzig, Dahmen was benched against Bochum, and Nedilijko Labrovic will hope to retain his place in between the sticks.

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