Augsburg vs Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund eye successive league wins and consolidate the 2nd spot on the league table when they face Augsburg on Sunday.
Match Details:
Teams: Augsburg vs Dortmund
Venue: WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany
Date: Sunday 27th February, 2022
Time: 10:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Augsburg head into this after a 1-2 home loss at the hands of Freiburg in their previous Bundesliga match last Saturday.
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Petersen broke the deadlock for the visitors before Gregoritsch equalized. But Schlotterbeck’s strike 10 minute later was the difference for the visitors as Augsburg lost successive matches.
This loss leaves Augsburg in 16th place on the Bundesliga table with 22 points.
On the other hand, Dortmund played out a 2-2 draw in their mid-week UEL 2nd leg clash against Rangers, which ensured their exit from the tournament on aggregate 6-4.
Tavernier scored twice for the Scottish side while Bellingham and Malen scored for BVB.
In their previous Bundesliga clash, Dortmund beat Monchengladbach 6-0 at home to keep a hold on the 2nd spot in the table with 49 points.
These two sides last met in October, where Dortmund won 2-1 at home. Guerreiro and Brandt scored for either side of Zeqiri’s strike.
Form Guide
Augsburg: LLWDL
Dortmund: DWLWL
Erling Haaland has now played only 20/36 matches for Borussia Dortmund this season pic.twitter.com/9uNBHlmZw4
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Last Matches of both teams:
Augsburg 1-2 Freiburg
Rangers 2-2 Dortmund
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Augsburg vs Dortmund in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast will be available on Sony TEN 2.
Borussia Dortmund are OUT of the Europa League 👋 pic.twitter.com/sIXBahjhmL
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Team News
Strobl and Gumny miss out for the hosts through injuries. Hahn is suspended due to bookings accumulation. Zeqiri and Winther are out due to Covid.
Zagadou, Reyna, Akanji, Schmelzer and Morey are ruled out for BVB due to injuries.
Augsburg possible 11:
Gikiewicz, Framberger, Gouweleeuw, Oxford, Iago, Sarenren-Bazee, Maier, Dorsch, Vargas, Niederlechner and Gregoritsch
Dortmund possible 11:
Kobel, Guerreiro, Hummels, Can, Meunier, Bellingham, Dahoud, Brandt, Reus, Hazard and Malen
Prediction: Augsburg 1-2 Dortmund
The visitors should win this one as they are in much better form and have the firepower to make a difference even with a number of players out through injury.
Players to watch out for: Gregoritsch, Vargas, Malen and Reus.
