Hamburger SV

vs

FC Augsburg

Preview

Hamburger SV

• Hamburger SV are 12th in the Bundesliga table with 30 points from 27 games, while 10th-placed Augsburg have 31 points from the same number of matches.
• Merlin Polzin has installed a compact and energetic style on HSV since taking over in November 2024, but their results have tailed off recently and they have failed to win any of their last three at home.
• William Mikelbrencis has been their creative spark recently, setting up three of HSV’s last six goals, while Fabio Vieira has found his scoring shoes on a recent hot streak with two goals in five.

Augsburg

• Manuel Baum has done a decent job since taking over as head coach in December 2025, keeping Augsburg’s nose above water during a turbulent period by maintaining defensive structure and managing risk well.
• They also play a three-at-the-back system, but prefer to play at a lower tempo and in a more compact shape, where they can sit deep and hit on the counter or from set pieces.
• Augsburg’s away form has been poor with only three wins, one draw and nine defeats from 13 Bundesliga road games, conceding an average of two goals per game.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• William Mikelbrencis has been their creative spark recently, setting up three of HSV’s last six goals, while Fabio Vieira has found his scoring shoes on a recent hot streak with two goals in five.
• Albert Sambi Lokonga is HSV’s Bundesliga top scorer with 5 from 21 appearances and is always a threat from deep, but Augsburg’s Alexis Claude-Maurice could be the difference if he pops up as he has done so often this season with 4 Bundesliga goals from 23 appearances.

Betting Insights

• A closely fought game is expected and a draw at 3.4 seems the most likely result.
• Both teams are tipped to score in this game as they have goals in them but have been giving them away of late, so the over 2.5 total (odds 1.8) seems good value here.

Prediction