What a thrilling encounter we have in store as Augsburg clashes with Union Berlin. Let's slice and dice some digits and predictions, shall we?
Between the sticks, Finn Dahmen who, with a rating of 7.05 and 15 saves, seems to be a tad bit sharper than Union Berlin's Frederik Rønnow. His rating of 6.87 and 10 saves certainly demands attention, but it's a close one this.
When we look at the top players, for Union Berlin we've got Diogo Leite, Christopher Trimmel, and Leopold Querfeld pulling off some splendid work. Caught my eye that Leite and Querfeld have been in the business to score recently, with exquisite passing accuracy. On the Augsburg front, Cedric Zesiger and Chrislain Matsima are doing what they do best with Matsima's passing accuracy being particularly eye-catching. The lack of goal involvement, though, disappointed me a bit in my recliner chair.
Something else to mull over: Augsburg has typically prevailed in past matches against Union Berlin. A recent trend, you ask? Well, grab some popcorn and read this: Augsburg triumphed twice while one match ended in a deadlock and Berlin could only muster one win against Augsburg.
Roll up the sleeves and look at the regular season records now: Union Berlin with 9 wins, 10 draws, and 14 losses and Augsburg with slightly better standing at 11 wins, 10 draws, and 12 losses. And if we peek into the recent results, both teams are casting a gloomy shadow of inconsistent form that could make a wise owl go dizzy.
So, without further ado and as hard as predicting the weather in London, I will leap out on a limb here, and waving my prediction wand, I would say:
Albert’s Prediction: Augsburg by 1