Heidenheim vs Augsburg Prediction & Betting Tips (1 September)

Against all expectations, FC Heidenheim represents the colors of Germany this year on a continental scale. Barely promoted to the elite for the first time in its history, this team achieved the feat of seizing the final 8th place in the ranking to secure its ticket for the Conference League play-offs where it got off to a good start by winning against Haecken 1-2 in the first leg. She will also try to maintain this small advantage when she returns on Thursday evening. At the same time, FC Heidenheim got off to a perfect start to their domestic season by beating Villingen 0-4 in the German Cup and then winning on the field of Sankt Pauli 0-2 on the first day. Opposite, Augsburg will not have the opportunity to compete in a European competition this season.

And as usual, this team may well have to fight for its maintenance as it has been accustomed to doing for several years now even if last May, it managed to take 11th place in the ranking with 6 points. advances on the roadblock. Just like their opponent of the day, the Bavarians did not tremble when they entered the German Cup by easily winning against Viktoria Berlin 1-4. On the other hand, FC Augsburg then failed to overcome Werder Bremen last week on the first day 2-2.

FC Heidenheim had to reinvent its offensive sector this year. Author of 8 goals and 11 assists on his left side last year, the excellent full-back Beste flew to Benfica while the center forward Kleindienst (12 goals, 3 assists) joined Borussia Mönchengladbach. The very good Dinkçi (10 goals, 4 assists) took charge of Fribourg. To try to rebuild an interesting collective, the leaders of Heidenheim recruited Kaufmann (Union Berlin), Conteh (Paderborn), Scienza (Ulm) and Honsak (Darsmtadt) in the offensive sector as well as Niehues (Kaiserslautern) and de Kerber (Saarbrücken) in the heart of the game. Like last week, the underused Keller and the rookie Niehues should be the only elements to have to withdraw from this poster. Against St. Pauli, it was playmaker Wanner and midfielder Schöppner who found the fault. Augsburg is now orphaned by its captain and captain Ermedin Demirovic (15 goals, 9 assists) who chose to join Stuttgart.

In addition to this, the lateral right Mbabu (Fulham) and Spanish midfielder Pep Biel (Olympiakos) saw their loan period end and former Rennes goalkeeper Koubek left the club free. Finally, the full-back Iago (Bahia), the attacker Beljo (Rapid Vienne, loan) and Irvin Cardona (Espanyol, loan) also went for time elsewhere. Augsburg still made a few moves by bringing in defender Schlotterbeck (Fribourg), goalkeeper Labrovic (Rijeka), winger Kabadayi (Bayern), right back Wolf (Dortmund), left back Giannoulis (Norwich) and attackers Samuel Essende (Vizela) and Steve Mounié (Brest). The rather formidable striker Tietz (8 goals, 4 assists) is still there too. A priori, the goalkeeper Dahmen and the long-term injured Gummy will not make the trip to Baden-Württemberg. Against Werder, midfielder Rexhbeçaj and striker Essende (ex Caen and Pau) were the two scorers of the day.