Take hard look at their own playing style or focus more on the opponent? Both FC Augsburg and VfB Stuttgart should try something else than what they have done uptil now. Learn more!
- FC Augsburg have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Bundesliga
- VfB Stuttgart have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Bundesliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
FC Augsburg form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for FC Augsburg at their home stadium (WWK Arena) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
FC Augsburg faced defeat in their previous match, away at RB Leipzig (2-3). Iago (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.23/10. Iago served one assist, hit two key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Köln (1-3).An interesting fact: 16 of the most recent 21 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.
On the other hand, FC Augsburg have conceded 20 goals. Augsburg has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.
VfB Stuttgart form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for VfB Stuttgart so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-8 (win-draw-lose).
There were no winners in VfB Stuttgart's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs Borussia Dortmund (placed 2nd). VfB Stuttgart's last match (vs Borussia Dortmund) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Mvumpa. The draw against Borussia Dortmund came from a losing position. The VfB Stuttgart manager Hoeneß brought on Mvumpa as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Vagnoman got a match rating of 8.4 in that game, top player of the team. Vagnoman scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Prior to that result Stuttgart won their away game at Bochum. The scoreline was 3-2.Take note that 9 of this side's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
VfB Stuttgart are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 14 games (in the league). For Stuttgart, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When VfB Stuttgart is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Schalke 04, Hoffenheim, Bochum, Hertha BSC and VfB Stuttgart.
Head 2 Head
VfB Stuttgart - FC Augsburg 2-1 was the story when these two contenders previously played each other, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Augsburg victories, one draw and six VfB Stuttgart wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Berisha 9 goals |  E. Demirović 7 goals |   S. Guirassy 7 goals |
FC Augsburg missing players
VfB Stuttgart missing players
| FC Augsburg | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 37 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 53 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 31 | 50 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 75% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 61% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 79% | 64% |
| 43% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 36% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| 64% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 68% |
| 18% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 18% | 21% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 5 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11.1 | 11.4 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.8 | 13.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 29% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 25% | 28% |
| 16.8 | 14.4 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
- FC Augsburg have the fewest scored goals (14) at home in Bundesliga
- FC Augsburg have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Bundesliga
- FC Augsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfB Stuttgart have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- VfB Stuttgart have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 78 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 48 | 59 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 62 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 57 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 51 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 47 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 43 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Mainz 05 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 28 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Köln | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 31 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 33 | -16 | 29 |
| 15 | Bochum | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 60 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 36 | -30 | 26 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 24 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -26 | 24 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 34 | -22 | 22 |
