Hoffenheim rely on their away strength in Augsburg
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are the strongest away team in the Bundesliga so far when they face FC Augsburg this Saturday (3.30 pm/Sky). The sixth-placed team in the table has already picked up 15 points away from home, but only three at home in Sinsheim. Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo will be without former Augsburg player Mergim Berisha, who has suffered a serious knee injury, as well as the injured Robert Skov, Pavel Kaderabek and Florian Grillitsch on matchday eleven.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's stellar away form in the Bundesliga will be tested against FC Augsburg, as they have amassed 15 points away from home, more than any other team. Despite this, Hoffenheim have struggled at home, obtaining only three points in Sinsheim.
Despite Mergim Berisha's serious knee injury and the absences of Robert Skov, Pavel Kaderabek, and Florian Grillitsch, Hoffenheim's Bundesliga opponents, FC Augsburg, will need to be wary of the powerful away performance of TSG Hoffenheim, currently leading in this aspect of the league.
Source: www.dpa.com
