MATCH FACTS// Numbers favor Borussia Dortmund The stats are in favour of Borussia Dortmund in their home fixture against FC Augsburg, with BVB picking up 13 out of a possible 15 points against them in their five meetings in the Bundesliga. Here is all you need to know about Saturday’s home game at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK (kick-off: 1530 CET). The scenario: Fourth against eighth! Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg are separated by only four places and eight points, with the visitors having taken 11 out of a possible 15 points from their last five games before the winter break, while enjoying their best ever first half of the season in the Bundesliga. Home/away: Borussia Dortmund have lost their last three home games. FCA only scored six goals on their travels this season, but still managed to gain eight points. In their last 12 away matches, the Swabian outfit have never scored more than one goal, though they kept three clean sheets (only Bayern kept more clean sheets in this spell with four). Personnel matters: Apart from the long-term injured Neven Subotic, Mats Hummels and Ilkay Gündogan, BVB are at full strengths. Augsburg will be without Philp, Moravek und Ekin. Tactics: Borussia Dortmund will start the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation, FCA are expected to use a 4-1-4-1. Head-to-head: In their five games against Augsburg in the Bundesliga, BVB have won four and drawn one, which represents their best record against any current Bundesliga side. They have scored three and conceded only 0.6 goals against FCA, also club bests. Augsburg have an even poorer record against Bayer (Leverkusen) and Bayern (Munich), losing all five matches against them in the Bundesliga. Their two heaviest defeats were both against Borussia Dortmund, both (home and away) finishing in a 4-0 loss. Statistics: Borussia Dortmund have only won one of their last six games. Augsburg have scored the opening goal on 12 occasions this season (only Bayern have scored more opening goals), though they failed to hold on to their lead in six of these matches. Biggest home win: In the first meeting between the two clubs on 1 October 2011, BVB romped to a 4-0 win courtesy of goals from Robert Lewandowski (3) and Mario Götze. Referee: Tobias Welz (36), a policeman from Wiesbaden, will referee Saturday’s game, his third game in charge of a BVB match. Looming suspensions: BVB’s Marco Reus is on four yellow cards for the season, and will be banned for a game if he receives a fifth. The same applies to Augsburg’s Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker. Attendance: There are still 400 visiting tickets available that can be purchased on match-day (from 1130 CET).
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 07:15:07 +0000
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