Match Preview

There are just four points separating second from eighth in the Bundesliga table and the clubs featured in this week’s FC Schalke 04 vs Augsburg preview are among that clutch of clubs vying for European qualification places. In fact, should the away team take the points on December 13^th, they could swap places with their hosts who currently sit in the third spot.

The home team entered today’s FC Schalke 04 vs Augsburg betting tips as one of Germany’s most in-form sides. Die Königsblauen haven’t lost in thirteen games, an unbeaten sequence that stretches all the way back to September. Their young Head Coach Domenico Tedesco has been able to get the most out of his talented squad with the likes of Leon Goretzka, Max Meyer, Weston McKennie and Amine Harit all starting to emerge as top players under his tutelage.

Augsburg have been admirably competitive this season, losing just four times in their fourteen league fixtures since the summer. Only Bayern Munich have managed to beat the Fuggerstädter in their last five outings, a run that included victories over Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg and Mainz. Fifteen of their twenty-one league goals this season have come from the boots of striking duo Alfred Finnbogason and Michael Gregoritsch.

FC Schalke 04 vs Augsburg Prediction and Betting Advice

Their record this season at the Veltins Arena pushes the home team out as favourites to win in our FC Schalke 04 vs Augsburg bets. In eight Bundesliga matches there in 2017/18, FC Schalke 04 have only lost once. That defeat came against current champions and division leaders Bayern Munich, who let’s face it, beat just about everybody in Germany.

Domenico Tedesco’s youthful team are playing with the real confidence of late, which was demonstrated aptly in their comeback draw in the derby against Borussia Dortmund. They were four nil down at the Westfalenstadion before mounting an epic comeback to clinch a point at the death.

The head-to-head record in this fixture also favours the home team. In thirteen previous meetings between these European challengers, Augsburg have won only once. Five of their six meetings in Gelsenkirchen finished up with wins for the home side. We picked out some terrific prices for the home victory at Sunbets who undoubtedly have the best Bundesliga football odds for today’s first expert pick.

In an exciting league in general, the teams analysed in our free FC Schalke 04 vs Augsburg predictions are two of the more enjoyable sides to watch. Taking the home club’s last four matches as a statistical snapshot, we can see that there was an average of 3.5 goals scored in them. Their home goal average per game for the season so far squeezes over our targeted number at 2.6

The Fuggerstädter’s numbers offer further support for the second of today’s free German football betting predictions. Seven of their most recent eight fixtures have ended with over 2.5 goals registered. If you’re looking for an end to end action, then Manuel Baum’s side rarely disappoint.

In four of these teams’ previous meetings at the Veltins Arena, the over 2.5 goal mark was also passed comfortably. With a place in the top three on offer, the Managers involved will no doubt be going all out to claim three vital points. That should ensure we get plenty of drama in front of goal. Betfair have some wonderful odds available for our goal total prediction. Having considered and examined the prices on offer elsewhere, Betfair emerged top of the pile.