SV Elversberg vs FC Augsburg Prediction & Betting Tips

Focusing on the Bundesliga games that matter

Elversberg's overall log includes second-tier fixtures from last season plus cup and friendly matches, so it's worth zooming in on their four Bundesliga outings this term. They beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 at home, won 4-3 away at Borussia Mönchengladbach, drew 0-0 at Schalke, and lost 1-2 to Bayern Munich. That's a mixed record, but goals in three of the four games.

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SV Elversberg to win

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FC Augsburg to win

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SV Elversberg: 20 completed matches; FC Augsburg: 20 completed matches.

SV Elversberg

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

55

Conceded

32

Difference

+23

FC Augsburg

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

49

Conceded

38

Difference

+11

Augsburg's sample tells a similar story. They beat Schalke 3-0 at home, drew 2-2 with Leverkusen, won 4-1 away at Eintracht Frankfurt, then lost 2-3 at Werder Bremen. Four different scorelines, and goals at both ends nearly every time out.

Both teams have shown they can score and get hurt at the back, which points to open football rather than a cagey affair.

Comparative Team Statistics: SV Elversberg vs FC Augsburg

History doesn't tell us much

There's only one recorded meeting between these clubs, a German Cup tie back in 2015 that Augsburg won 3-1. That's over a decade old, from a different competition entirely, and not a useful guide to how either side plays now.

Level on points, close on the table

The table backs up that competitiveness. Augsburg sit fourth with seven points from four games, while Elversberg are seventh on exactly the same tally. Augsburg's goal difference is a bit healthier, but there isn't much separating the two sides this early in the season.

Who's doing the damage

Up front, Maurice Krattenmacher has been Elversberg's main source of goals with three in four matches. Michael Gregoritsch matches that for Augsburg, also with three goals in four games, and Fabian Rieder has added three assists alongside him.

SV Elversberg:

Best scorers:

M. Krattenmacher - 3

Penalty cards:

F. Keidel x 2

Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka x 1

FC Augsburg:

Best scorers:

M. Gregoritsch - 3

Best assist providers:

F. Rieder - 3

Penalty cards:

Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks x 2

Both sides have picked up a couple of early bookings too, with Finn Keidel and Noahkai Banks each on two yellows, though nothing here points to any fitness worries for the match.

What kind of game this could be

Put the pieces together and this looks like a fixture where goals are likely. Elversberg have scored in three of their four league outings and Augsburg have found the net in every one of theirs. Neither defence has looked especially tight, aside from that goalless draw at Schalke.

Home advantage might count for something against a side still finding its feet in the top flight, but Augsburg's away form has actually held up well, with a win at Frankfurt and only a narrow loss at Bremen. It shapes up as an even contest with goals at both ends.