Augsburg vs Mainz Prediction & Betting Tips (20 September)

Well established in the Bundesliga for almost ten years now, FC Augsburg still cannot turn a corner. This formation must in fact be content to maintain its position even if the last exercise, finished in a very correct 11th place, was rather encouraging. Irregular during their summer preparation, Jess Thorup's men started the championship with a good draw against Werder Bremen 2-2 before sinking against Heidenheim 4-0. But last week, the Bavarians were able to bounce back perfectly by defeating the promoted Sankt Pauli 3-1 to leave the teams stuck in the red zone behind. Mainz, for its part, also had a particularly delicate season last year.

The FSV floundered for a long time in the red zone last season before pulling out all the stops in the spring to emerge from the cart at the last minute and take 15th place. However, the partners of former Strasbourg player Anthony Caci cannot afford to relax this season or risk further disappointments. During the first two days, Die Nullfünfer started with two draws against Union Berlin 1-1 and Stuttgart 3-3 before losing, in numerical superiority, last weekend against Werder Bremen 1-2 .

The locals will once again be deprived of their number 1 goalkeeper from last year Dahmen and defender Gunmy. In addition to this, Greek left piston Giannoulis also joined the infirmary. Also affected at the end of the match, midfielder Onyeka is expected for this poster. Recruited this summer, Samuel Essende (ex Caen and Pau) has already unlocked his counter unlike the former Brestois Steve Mounié. Also worth watching will be the interesting Tietz (1 goal), the right side Wolf (1 goal) and the young Kadabayi (1 goal), all decisive last week.

Absent last week after being injured with his selection, the Norwegian defender Hanche-Olsen could return for this trip. If it is indeed present, the FSV could therefore count on a full group for this important trip with a view to maintaining its position. Offensively, midfielder Amiri is off to a good start in this new exercise with already 2 goals scored in 3 days while the prolific Burkardt has also unlocked his counter. This is also the case for the fairly experienced Korean Lee Jae-Sung who scored the only goal for his team last week.