FC Augsburg vs VfL Wolfsburg Prediction, 10/8/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/3/2022

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Game: FC Augsburg vs VfL Wolfsburg

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022

Location: WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Augsburg (+140) VfL Wolfsburg (+200)

WWK Arena is where VfL Wolfsburg (2-2-4) will take on FC Augsburg (4-0-4) on Saturday. FC Augsburg opens at +140 and VfL Wolfsburg are at +200. The over/under is set at 2.75. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg and Koen Casteels for VfL Wolfsburg.

The Residents of The Fugger City are 18th when it comes to expected goals having 5.9, and their xGA are at 14.7. Football Club Augsburg has relinquished 12 goals while conceding 1.50 goals per 90 minutes, and opponents have a total of 48 SoT against them. The team's differential on goals is currently at -4 with the help of 8 goals tallied as well as 12 goals relinquished. They have compiled 2 shut outs, which gives them a percentage of 25.0 this season. Augsburg has earned 36 SVs and also have a SV percentage of 75.0 so far this year. FC Augsburg is sitting with 25 yellow cards for the season and 1 red card. This year, the team is sitting with an average of 1.50 pts per match (12 points) and they also are 14th in soccer with 6 assists.

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This season, Wolfsburg has a save percentage of 65.7 (35 SoT against), and also are 13th in soccer with 8 pts. The Wolves have put together an average of 1.0 pts per contest while accumulating 7 assists. Wolfsburg has earned 8 goals and this team's expected goals on the season is currently at 7.4. VfL Wolfsburg has compliled a shut out percentage of 25.0 on the campaign as well as 16 yellow card warnings. This team's goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.75 with 24 saves, and they have tallied 2 clean sheets. VfL Wolfsburg ranks 15th in the category of goals surrendered with 14, and their difference in goals is sitting at -6.

The guy who will defend the goal for FC Augsburg will be Rafal Gikiewicz. Gikiewicz has played for 22,696 mins and is sitting with 770 saves in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.32 (334 goals given up) and his save percentage is .710. The goalkeeper hailing from Poland has had 1,084 shots tried against him in 252 career starting assignments. Gikiewicz (94-61-98 record in his career) has 76 shutouts, which has earned him a 30.2% clean sheet rate.

Koen Casteels will be residing in front of the net for VfL Wolfsburg. Casteels has totaled 64 shutouts while seeing 990 shots tried against him in 20,764 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of .675 and his clean sheet rate is 27.7%. He has allowed 1.50 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 82-67-82. In his pro soccer career, Casteels has given up 346 goals and has accumulated 668 saves in 231 starts.

Florian Niederlechner is one guy who should impact this matchup for FC Augsburg. He has totaled 36 assists while accumulating 38 yellow card cautions in his career. The forward representing Germany has earned 91 goals scored in 20,167 mins. Niederlechner has started 238 outings during his soccer career and tallies 0.41 goals per 90 minutes.

VfL Wolfsburg has a guy in Lukas Nmecha, who pesters opposing defenses. The forward from Germany has accumulated 7,766 professional minutes while he has scored 28 goals. He has an average of 0.32 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 84 games during his pro soccer career. He has accounted for 14 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 8 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take FC Augsburg (+140)

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