FC Augsburg vs RB Leipzig Prediction, 10/17/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 10/14/2020

Game: FC Augsburg vs RB Leipzig

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020

Location: WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Augsburg (+420) RB Leipzig (-213)

WWK Arena is the venue where Daniel Caligiuri and FC Augsburg (2-1-0, 2nd in Bundesliga) will take on RB Leipzig (2-1-0, 1st in Bundesliga) on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg and Peter Gulacsi for RB Leipzig. FC Augsburg are at +420 while the Red Bulls are at -213. The O/U has been set at 3.5.

FC Augsburg maintains possession for 32.3% of contests while they have success at dribbling 58% of the time (11th in the league). They have launched 24 shots at their opponents goal with 10 on target, which means they have a 41.7% SOT percentage. FC Augsburg have tallied 5 goals on the year, which has them 9th in the league. Their players have caught 764 passes from teammates on 1,000 tries this season, which has earned them a receiving percentage of 76.4%.

Daniel Caligiuri is a player who should be able to impact this game for FC Augsburg. Caligiuri has had a starting assignment in 231 contests thus far in his career while scoring 0.18 goals per 90 mins. The defender representing Germany has totaled 41 goals scored in 21,015 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 38 assists while accumulating 46 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Andre Hahn, the forward representing Germany. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 42 goals. Hahn has been on the pitch for 16,219 mins in 178 starts and has been given a total of 46 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.23 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for FC Augsburg is Rafal Gikiewicz. Gikiewicz (72-48-60 record in his career) has recorded 60 shutouts, which has earned him a 33.5% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Poland has had 726 shots attempted against him in 179 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.19 (213 total goals given up) and his save % is .718. Gikiewicz has defended the goal for a total of 16,126 mins and has accumulated 523 saves so far in his career.

The Red Bulls have had success dribbling 59.3% of the time so far this year while earning 7 goals. They have earned a receiving percentage of 88.5% while they maintain possession of the ball 60.7% of the time. RB Leipzig has 1,820 targets on the year (3rd in the league) with 1,610 successful received passes. They have been able to complete 32.7% of their SOT on 49 shots.

Yussuf Poulsen will be counted on for RB Leipzig. The forward hailing from Denmark has played 15,151 mins while he has scored 58 goals. He has accumulated 26 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 29 times. He is currently averaging 0.34 G/90 and has been a starter in 168 matches in his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Emil Forsberg, the midfielder who is from Sweden. He has tallied 72 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 57 different times. Forsberg has been given 13 yellow card warnings in 20,070 mins (240 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.32.

Peter Gulacsi is expected to look after the net for the Red Bulls. During his pro soccer career, Gulacsi has conceded 302 goals while he has accumulated 769 stops in 259 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.17 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 141-51-67. He has a save % of .729 and his clean sheet rate is 29.7%. Gulacsi has earned 77 clean sheets while he has seen 1,062 shots attempted against him in 23,166 mins throughout his career.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take RB Leipzig (-213) and under the total goals

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