FC Schalke 04 vs FC Augsburg Prediction, 10/1/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
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Game: FC Schalke 04 vs FC Augsburg
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
Location: Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
TV: ESPN+
Odds/Point Spread: FC Schalke 04 (+242) FC Augsburg (+102)
FC Schalke 04 (1-3-3) will play FC Augsburg (3-0-4) at Veltins-Arena on Saturday. FC Schalke 04 opens at +242 and FC Augsburg are at +102. The total comes in at 2.75. The goalies expected to start will be Alexander Schwolow for FC Schalke 04 and Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg.
The Royal Blue are ranked 11th for xG having 8.8, and their xGA sit at 11.3. Schalke 04 has conceded 14 goals while giving up 2.00 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have amassed 40 SoT against them. Their differential on goals is -6 by means of 8 goals put in the net and 14 goals given up. They have accumulated 1 clean sheet, which gives them a rate of 14.3 on the campaign. Schalke has a total of 26 SVs and they have a SV percentage of 65.0 this year. FC Schalke 04 has 15 yellow cards on the season as well as 1 red card. On the year, this squad has an average of 0.86 pts per match (6 points) and are ranked 18th in soccer with 4 assists.
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On the year, Augsburg has a save percentage of 77.3 (44 SoT against), and also have a rank of 10th in soccer with 9 pts. The Residents of The Fugger City have put together an average of 1.3 pts/match while sitting with 4 assists. Augsburg has recorded 5 goals and the team's goals expected over the course of the season sits at 4.8. Football Club Augsburg has accounted for a clean sheet percentage of 28.6 this year as well as 19 yellow card warnings. The team's goals against/90 minutes is at 1.43 in addition to 34 saves, and they have 2 clean sheets. FC Augsburg sits at 15th concerning goals surrendered having 10, and the goal differential is coming in at -5.
The man who will protect the net for FC Schalke 04 will be Alexander Schwolow. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.55 (389 goals conceded) and his save percentage is .684. Schwolow (94-67-91 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 63 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 24.9% clean sheet rate. Schwolow has seen the pitch for a total of 22,562 minutes and has tallied 789 saves during his soccer career. The goalie from Germany has had 1,153 shots tried at him in 253 career starts.
Rafal Gikiewicz will reside in front of the goal for FC Augsburg. Gikiewicz has totaled 76 clean sheets and has defended 1,080 shots tried against him in 22,606 mins in his career. He sports a save % of .711 and his shutout rate sits at 30.3%. He has given up 1.32 goals per 90 while holding a record of 93-61-98. During his career, Gikiewicz has given up 332 goals and has totaled 768 stops in 251 starts.
Sebastian Polter is one guy who can be a difference maker for FC Schalke 04. He has accounted for 23 assists while tallying 31 yellow card warnings so far in his career. The forward from Germany has racked up 81 goals scored in 17,333 mins. Polter has had a starting assignment in 184 matchups in his pro soccer career and has 0.42 goals per 90 mins.
FC Augsburg has playmaker in Florian Niederlechner, who pesters opposing defenses. He scores 0.41 goals per 90 and has started 237 matches so far in his career. The forward born in Germany has earned 20,096 minutes and he has scored 91 goals. He has accumulated 37 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times.
Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take FC Schalke 04 (+242)
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