Borussia Dortmund will face Augsburg in the Bundesliga at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK this weekend.
Having lost only twice this season, both matches against Bayern Munich, Dortmund aims to continue their strong performance and stay close to the top of the table.
Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg – Match Preview and Team News
- Date:Â Saturday, 14th March.
- Kick-off: 2:30pm BST.
- Venue:Â Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund News
Dortmund enters the match with some injury issues but remains a top attacking side this season.
Midfielder Emre Can and defender Filippo Mane are out due to injuries.
Carney Chukwuemeka is also unavailable for a few weeks, and Ramy Bensebaini is suspended for this match.
Serhou Guirassy will lead the attack, supported by Julian Brandt and Maximilian Beier, who scored his 12th goal of the season in the last match against Koln.
Augsburg Team News
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw is recovering from knee surgery and is unlikely to play, even though he is in partial training.
Chrislain Matsima is also out, and young defender Noahkai Banks may miss the game due to foot pain.
Yannik Keitel will be sidelined until late March with a knee injury. Finn Dahmen is expected to start in goal, while Keven Schlotterbeck, brother of Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck, will be in defense.
Form
Borussia Dortmund
After losing to Atalanta and Bayern Munich, Dortmund bounced back with a 2-1 win against Koln, highlighting their attacking strength with goals from Serhou Guirassy and Maximilian Beier.
They are currently second in the Bundesliga with 55 points from 25 matches, trailing Bayern Munich by 11 points.
Augsburg
Augsburg won three straight matches against Heidenheim, Wolfsburg, and Koln but lost to Leipzig (1-2) last week. They sit ninth in the table with 31 points from 25 matches.
Predicted Lineups
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Sule, Anton, N Schlotterbeck; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Nmecha, Svensson; Beier, Brandt; Guirassy.
Augsburg: Dahmen; Banks, K Schlotterbeck, Zesiger; Fellhauer, Jakic, Massengo, Giannoulis; Rieder, Claude-Maurice; Ribeiro.
How to Watch Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg?
Fans in the UK can watch the Bundesliga match live on Sky Sports.
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