Monchengladbach vs FC Augsburg Prediction, 11/21/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/18/2020

Game: Monchengladbach vs FC Augsburg

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020

Location: Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Monchengladbach (-167) FC Augsburg (+375)

Lars Stindl and Monchengladbach (3-2-2, 7th in Bundesliga) host FC Augsburg (3-1-3, 10th in Bundesliga) at Borussia-Park on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Yann Sommer for Monchengladbach and Tomas Koubek for FC Augsburg. Monchengladbach are at -167 while the Residents of the Fugger City are at +375. The over/under is set at 2.75.

Monchengladbach stepped onto the pitch against Bayer Leverkusen in their most recent game and ended up losing by a score of 4 - 3. When talking about passing the ball, they had a 80.9% received passes percentage by converting 348 of the 430 targeted passes in their last game. Monchengladbach attempted 13 dribbles in this matchup and completed 8 of those tries for a percentage of 61.5%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Monchengladbach walked away from the pitch at a 35.7% clip by hitting 5 shots on target of 14 total shots. Monchengladbach is averaging 1.71 goals per 90 min (12 goals in total) and have earned 7 assists in all contests for the year.

Lars Stindl is a guy who can be a difference maker for Monchengladbach. He has accounted for 42 assists while earning 70 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. Stindl has started 291 outings so far in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.25 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Germany has earned 72 goals scored in 26,042 professional minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Marcus Thuram, the forward born in Italy. He has helped on a goal 13 times in his career and he has scored 24 goals. Thuram has been on the pitch for 8,604 mins in 98 career starting assignments and has been handed 14 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.25 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Monchengladbach will be Yann Sommer. Sommer (182-83-96 record in his career) has recorded 109 shutouts, which leaves him with a 29.7% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Switzerland has had 1,577 shots tried at him in 367 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.16 (423 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .740. Sommer has seen the pitch for 32,883 minutes and has accumulated 1,160 stops during his career.

For their last game, FC Augsburg took a loss by a final score of 3 - 0 against Hertha BSC. They wrapped up this match by completing 379 of the 453 attempted passes for a rate of 83.7%. FC Augsburg finished with a 72.7% successful dribble percentage by completing 8 of the 11 dribbles they tried. FC Augsburg landed 1 shot on goal out of their 9 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 11.1% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 9 goals and 7 assists In all their contests, FC Augsburg has an average of 1.29 goals and 1 assist per 90 min.

Daniel Caligiuri will need to provide a lift for FC Augsburg. He is averaging 0.18 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 235 games in his career. The defender hailing from Germany has totaled 21,375 minutes while scoring 42 goals. He has earned 47 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 38 times. Be sure to watch out for Andre Hahn, the forward who represents Germany. He has earned 44 goals during his career while assisting on a goal 25 different times. Hahn has been handed a total of 47 yellow card cautions in 16,466 mins played (182 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his career is 0.24.

Tomas Koubek will be looking after the net for FC Augsburg. During his pro soccer career, Koubek has conceded 276 goals while totaling 641 saves in 203 starting assignments. He has given up 1.36 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 74-55-74. He holds a save percentage of .703 and his shutout rate is currently at 29.1%. Koubek has totaled 59 shutouts while defending 908 shots attempted against him in 18,270 career minutes.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Monchengladbach (-167)

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