Augsburg vs Schalke 04 prediction 18/03/2023

• Date: 18/03/2023
• Competition: Bundesliga
• KO: 14:30 GMT / 15:30 CET
• Venue: WWK Arena (Augsburg)

An improving Schalke will be determined to maintain their unbeaten run when they travel to the WWK Arena to take on Augsburg.

Beginning their return to the Bundesliga with just nine points collected from their first 17 fixtures, the former giants of German football have surprised with an excellent unbeaten run of seven matches featuring two wins and five draws, of which four finished goalless!

However, they can expect a tough test here with hosts Augsburg in excellent form at the WWK Arena with four successive league victories coming into this potentially vital fixture.

Augsburg vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips: Under 2.5 goals scored

Now just a point from relegation safety, Schalke have certainly lifted their game over the past two months with a resilient 2:2 draw with Dortmund last weekend demonstrating their renewed vigour. 

Schalke also finally ended their long wait for an away victory at Bochum in their most recent away fixture. Die Knappen had failed to win any of their previous 38 away Bundesliga games since 2019!

Scoring just 20 all season, goals have been in short supply for the visitors, though, with four of their last seven finishing goalless. As a result, five of those seven matches finished with under 2.5 goals scored, and another tight occasion seems likely, with Augsburg now just seven points ahead of their visitors. 

At the WWK Arena, Augsburg have seen under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five league games, with all four of those matches seeing exactly one goal scored. 

With the visitors desperate to maintain their unbeaten record and having seen so many goal-less draws in recent weeks, this fixture has all the hallmarks of a tight and low-scoring occasion where chances should prove to be at a premium. It is worth noting, however that each of the last seven meetings between these sides at this venue saw BTTS and with that in mind, we fancy a 1:1 draw with both sides having to settle for a share of the spoils.