Dortmund have been excellent in their domestic duties so far, but they have not been as good in the Champions League. They suffered their 2nd tough defeat in just as many matches in the competition, and they are now really in danger of missing out on the qualification spots. They will now return to Germany, where they will be hosted by Augsburg on Saturday. Augsburg might have started the season with a couple of defeats, but they have been sensational since then.
Dortmund (5-0-1) met a really tough defeat in their Champions League match mid-week, where they were destroyed by 3-1 in the hands of Real Madrid at home. Both teams had their fair share of scoring chances in that match, but it was Real Madrid who were more accurate in their shots. Prior to that, Dortmund had destroyed Gladbach by a whopping 1-6 at home in the Bundesliga, where Dortmund are sitting at the top spot with 16 points. They have the best offense with 19 goals so far, paired with the best defense, with just a single goal conceded. They will be coming here with a ton of absences, as Durm, Guerreiro, Reus and Schmelzer have been ruled out, while Rode and Schurrle are questionable.
Augsburg (3-1-2) are coming into this match after a somewhat lucky, but pretty balanced match overall against Stuttgart on the road. Stuttgart were just slightly better throughout the whole match, but neither side were able to score a goal, and they had to settle for a point each. Augsburg have been in pretty solid form lately, having gone undefeated in their last 5 (3-0-2). They are now sitting at the 5th spot of the Bundesliga with 11 points after 6 matches, having scored 8 goals against just 4 conceded. They are still undefeated at home (2-0-1), where they have scored 6 goals against 2 conceded. They will have a lot of injury doubts in this match, as Framberger, Friedrich, Leinter and Teigl are all listed as questionable.