FC Augsburg vs Hertha BSC Prediction, 9/4/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/30/2022

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Game: FC Augsburg vs Hertha BSC

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Augsburg (+187) Hertha BSC (+148)

The Old Lady (0-1-3) are headed to WWK Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Residents of the Fugger City (1-0-3). FC Augsburg opens at +187 and Hertha BSC are at +148. The over/under has been set at 2.5. The goalies protecting the net are Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg and Oliver Christensen for Hertha BSC.

The Residents of The Fugger City are 18th for expected goals with 2.2, and their expected goals against sit at 12.0. Football Club Augsburg has given up 8 goals while allowing 2.00 goals per 90, and opponents have recorded 26 shots on target on them. Their goal differential is at -5 with 3 goals tallied and 8 goals surrendered. They haven't tallied a clean sheet on the season. Augsburg has a total of 18 saves and have a save rate of 69.2 on the year. FC Augsburg has accounted for 9 yellow card warnings over the course of the season. This season, the club is averaging 0.75 pts/match (3 points) and also rank 14th in Bundesliga with 2 assists.

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Over the course of the season, Hertha has a save percentage of 75.0 (20 SoTA), and also have a rank of 17th in the league with 1 point. The Old Lady average 0.3 pts per match while amassing 2 assists and 1 red card. Hertha has recorded 2 goals and their goals expected this year is sitting at 3.8. Hertha Berlin has gotten 9 yellow card cautions. This team's goals against per 90 is currently at 1.50 in addition to 15 saves. Hertha BSC sits at 14th when it comes to goals conceded having 6, and the team's goal differential is coming in at -4.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for FC Augsburg is Rafal Gikiewicz. Gikiewicz has played for 22,336 mins and has tallied 752 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.33 (330 total goals given up) and he has a save percentage of .708. The keeper hailing from Poland has faced 1,062 shots sent in his direction in 248 starting assignments. Gikiewicz (91-61-97 mark during his career) has recorded 74 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.8% shutout rate.

Oliver Christensen will be residing in front of the net for Hertha BSC. Christensen has accumulated 16 shutouts while seeing 254 shots tried against him in 5,805 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of .709 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.6%. He has conceded 1.21 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 20-20-25. During his professional soccer career, Christensen has given up 78 goals while earning 180 stops in 65 starting assignments.

Florian Niederlechner is a player who can make a noticable difference for FC Augsburg. He has totaled 36 assists while earning 37 yellow card warnings in his career. The forward born in Germany has totaled 91 goals in 19,928 minutes played. Niederlechner has been a starter in 235 matches during his pro soccer career while he scores 0.41 G/90.

Hertha BSC has an attacker in Stevan Jovetic, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He currently averages 0.44 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 179 matches in his career. The forward representing Montenegro has 16,205 professional minutes while scoring 79 goals. He has 29 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 28 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take FC Augsburg (+187)

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