The Situation

A year prior, Borussia Dortmund found themselves trailing fourth place by seven points after 25 matches. In contrast, this season they currently sit eight points clear of the fifth position. FC Augsburg, having performed well since the winter break, stands as the fourth-best team but enters matchday 26 positioned ninth overall, seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Home/Away Performance

Borussia Dortmund’s impressive streak of 15 consecutive home matches without a loss was halted by Bayern Munich. Their previous home defeat occurred on matchday 25 last season, where they lost 0-1 to FC Augsburg. This season, Augsburg has only managed to secure ten out of their 31 points while playing away, already tallying eight losses on the road—one more than their total for the entire 2024/25 season.

Head-to-Head Record

Despite Borussia Dortmund having only lost five of their 29 meetings with FC Augsburg to date, Augsburg has consistently proven to be a challenging opponent. In their last 18 Bundesliga matches against Dortmund, Augsburg has managed to score in nine of them, achieving four victories and five draws. However, they have conceded 74 goals to Borussia, which is more than they have against Bayern throughout their Bundesliga history. Additionally, Augsburg has suffered the most losses (five) after initially leading 1-0 against any team. On average, Dortmund has netted nearly three goals per home match against Augsburg, totaling 40 goals in 14 games played.

Statistical Insights

Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg have nearly the same points accumulation in the latter half of the season. BVB has garnered three more points (19) than Augsburg (16), who have surpassed their initial season’s first-half total (15). Dortmund has netted the highest number of goals via crosses (11), while Augsburg follows closely with ten. Only Köln has conceded more goals from set pieces (14) than Augsburg’s count of 13. FC Bayern Munich, with 19 goals, is the only team that has scored more goals from set pieces than Dortmund’s 17, out of which 11 were scored after the season’s halfway mark.

Previous Season Encounter

On a bright and warm early spring day, 81,365 fans at the packed SIGNAL IDUNA PARK witnessed a lackluster performance from BVB for over 75 minutes against an opponent that asserted itself at key moments. Augsburg took an unexpected lead in the 23rd minute when Jeffrey Gouweleeuw scored with a header, leading to their victory.

The Corresponding Fixture

In a match where strategy was minimal, Borussia Dortmund managed to claim victory despite a somewhat chaotic first half with one corner resulting in two shots on target and ultimately a single goal. Serhou Guirassy broke his goal drought by scoring the opening goal (37) following a dry spell of 438 minutes without a goal. The second half was intense, with Augsburg pushing for an equalizer, but BVB held firm to secure the win.