Augsburg vs. Union Berlin Match Preview Article

Augsburg, Recent Form

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Augsburg manager Jess Thorup will need to rebuild confidence in his squad after their heavy 4-0 away defeat by Stuttgart.  They came away from that fixture with 28% of the possession and clocked up 7 attempts on goal with 0 on target. By comparison, Stuttgart managed 29 attempts on goal, with 11 on target.  

Thorup\ will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 13 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 4 goals scored.  They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games, and they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.  

It's been a bad run of form of late for them, having racked up 4 losses and only a single victory in their last 6 league matches, so they'll need to turn things around if they want to start climbing the table.  

Union Berlin, Recent Form

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On the back of a tough 3-0 home defeat by Heidenheim, Union Berlin manager Steffen Baumgart will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 49%, while racking up 10 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target. Heidenheim had 8 shots on goal with 4 on target.  

It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 8 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 10 goals shipped and valuable points dropped.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games.  

There will be mixed feelings from Die Eisernen, having been undefeated in their last 4 away league games, but drawn the last 2 of these games.  

Away from home in the league, Benedict Hollerbach has given the Union Berlin travelling fans plenty to get excited about, with 3 goals from their last 6 games on the road.