FC Augsburg vs Bayern Munich Prediction, 1/20/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/19/2021

Game: FC Augsburg vs Bayern Munich

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Location: WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Augsburg (+1035) Bayern Munich (-468)

Thomas Muller and Bayern Munich (11-3-2, 1st in Bundesliga) go to WWK Arena on Wednesday where they'll take on FC Augsburg (5-4-7, 11th in Bundesliga). The starting goaltenders are Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg and Manuel Neuer for Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich are at at -468 while the Residents of the Fugger City are at +1035. The total is set at 3.75.

FC Augsburg faced Werder Bremen in their most recent match and took a loss by a score of 2-0. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 80.3% rate by connecting on 419 out of their 522 targeted passes in their last match. FC Augsburg tried 23 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 14 of those attempts for a rate of 60.9%. In terms of shooting accuracy, FC Augsburg ended this match at a 16.7% clip by landing 1 SoT out of 6 total shots. FC Augsburg sports an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (16 total goals) and are sitting with 12 assists in all competitions this year.

Ruben Vargas is a guy who should be able to impact this match for FC Augsburg. He has totaled 11 assists while earning 21 yellow cards so far in his career. Vargas has had a starting assignment in 76 contests so far in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.25 G/90. The forward hailing from Switzerland has 18 goals in 6,518 professional minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Daniel Caligiuri, the defender representing Germany. He has helped on a goal 39 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 44 goals. Caligiuri has 22,152 minutes in 244 career starting assignments and has been handed 50 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.18 goals per 90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for FC Augsburg is Rafal Gikiewicz. Gikiewicz (75-51-67 mark during his career) has accumulated 62 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 32.3% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Poland has had 793 shots tried at him in 192 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.23 (237 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .715. Gikiewicz has seen the field for a total of 17,296 mins and has accumulated 568 stops during his pro soccer career.

When they last took the field, Bayern Munich took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against SC Freiburg. Bayern Munich earned a 72.2% successful dribble rate by completing 13 of the 18 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this contest by converting 521 of the 596 passing attempts earning a rate of 87.4%. Bayern Munich landed 9 shots on target out of 25 shots tried which gave them a 36.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 48 goals and 39 assists in all their games, Bayern Munich averages 3.00 goals and 2.44 assists per 90 minutes.

Thomas Muller should provide a lift for Bayern Munich. He is currently averaging 0.41 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 315 games so far in his pro soccer career. The forward from Germany has accumulated 27,404 professional minutes and he has scored 125 goals. He has earned 23 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped on a goal 125 times. Be sure to watch out for Robert Lewandowski, the forward who represents Poland. Lewandowski has been handed 37 yellow card warnings in 31,856 minutes played (354 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.82. He has earned 289 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 58 different times.

Manuel Neuer will be residing in front of the goal for Bayern Munich. Neuer has accumulated 195 shutouts while defending 1,461 shots against him in 37,753 career minutes. He is the owner of a save percentage of .772 and his clean sheet rate sits at 46.4%. He has surrendered 0.81 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 262-59-65. So far in his career, Neuer has given up 340 goals and has accumulated 1,129 stops in 420 starts.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take FC Augsburg (+1035)

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