The Stats: Julian Brandt and Raphael Guerreiro in blistering form as Dortmund beat Augsburg

On Saturday in the Bundesliga, an odd goal ended up as the decider in a close game as Borussia Dortmund defeated Augsburg 2-1 (1-1), a result that will have surprised many punters at the Las Vegas Casino given that the odds suggest Augsburg could have been good for a draw.

Borussia Dortmund started the match well and took the lead when Raphael Guerreiro scored after 10 minutes, making it 0-1.

Augsburg equalised to make it 1-1, as Andi Zeqiri netted, in the 35th minute.

Straight after the break, Julian Brandt found the net and gave Borussia Dortmund the lead again, what brought the final score to 2-1.

Borussia Dortmund have now won four straight home games.

Borussia Dortmund have 4 wins and and 1 loss with a 13–9 goal difference in the last 5 games, while Augsburg have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses and a 3–9 goal difference.

The last outing between the teams ended in a 1-3 home win for Borussia Dortmund in January 2021.

Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten at home, after three games.

Borussia Dortmund have scored 19 goals. They have scored 14 goals at home. They’ve conceded 13 goals in total.

Augsburg have scored 3 goals in this campaign. Away from home they have scored 3 goals. They’ve conceded 13 goals in total.

Borussia Dortmund have opened the score in 2 of their 6 of the games, and have a winning ratio of 100 percent when scoring the first goal.

In the next games in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will take on Mainz (home) on 15 October 2021, Arminia Bielefeld (away) on 22 October 2021 and FC Köln (home) on 29 October 2021. Augsburg play Arminia Bielefeld (home) on 15 October 2021, Mainz (away) on 22 October 2021 and VfB Stuttgart (home) on 29 October 2021.