Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
WWK Arena will host Friday’s football game between Augsburg and Stuttgart. The Bavarians suffered a dip in form, with the team losing each of their last three league matches and, no doubt, they are eager to put an and to the negative trend. Midfielder Kristijan Jakic is back from suspension, while all Iago, Rexhbecaj, Jensen, Dahmen, Gumny, Oxford, and Framberger remain in the recovery room.
Die Schwaben, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-1 win over Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich at the weekend. Stuttgart have already booked their place in the Champions League group stages, but they want to secure a top-two finish as well. Given Augsburg’s shaky defence, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from the match. The good news for the visiting side is that both Enzo Millot and Maximilian Mittelstadt are back from suspension.
Highlighted Player (Waldemar Anton):
The Uzbekistan-born central defender plays at the heart of Hannover’s defense. His idol was Roy Maakay, so he started his career as a striker, but he soon turned to defense. Anton Waldemar was a mere teenager when he made his first appearance for Die Roten in February 2016 against VfB Stuttgart.
Waldemar only had to wait for two months to net his first goal against Borussia Monchengladbach. The following season he commanded Hannover’s defense in Bundesliga 2, making 31 appearances, helping his team to return to the top flight immediately after the relegation.
Even though he was born in Olmaliq, Uzbekistan, Waldemar decided to pledge allegiance to Germany, debuting for the U21 squad in September 2016, making 7 appearances so far. The press in Germany compare him to Javi Martinez from Bayern Munich, because Anton Waldemar can play in the heart of defense, as well as a defensive midfielder and a right-back.
Highlighted Team (Augsburg):
Augsburg are a German football club founded in Augsburg, Bavaria back in 1907. Die Fuggerstadter play in German Bundesliga and with 12,200 members they are regarded as the largest football club in Bavaria. Augsburg wear white shirts and they host their rivals at WWK ARENA.
The capacity of the stadium is 30,660 and it has been the home of Augsburg since 2009. Augsburg won the Schwaben Cup 13 times and it has to be noted that they were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2011.
The club qualified for the Europa League 2015/2016 group stages and thanks to a 3-1 win over Partizan in Belgrade they booked their place in the last 32. However, Liverpool proved to be a big catch for the German outfit in the Europa League knockout stages.
Die Fuggerstadter’s main rivals are TSV 1860 Munich and there have always been fireworks when the two teams take on each other.