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Augsburg goes down against Hoffenheim: an own goal causes chaos!
FC Augsburg loses 3-0 to Hoffenheim on December 1, 2025. Coach Wagner struggles with defensive weaknesses.
Augsburg goes down against Hoffenheim: an own goal causes chaos!
In the away game on Sunday, December 1st, 2025, FC Augsburg suffered a bitter defeat. The encounter against TSG Hoffenheim ended 0-3, which is particularly painful for the Augsburg supporters, who had to witness another poor performance from their team in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim. Reported after the game Augsburg Journal that the Augsburg defense once again revealed major weaknesses.
For the first time this season, coach Sandro Wagner relied on a striker in the starting line-up by trusting Samuel Essende. Alexis Claude-Maurice sat on the bench. There was also a change in defense as the suspended Keven Schlotterbeck was replaced by Cedric Zesiger. But Zesiger, of all people, caused a setback in stoppage time in the first half when he scored an own goal - his second of the season.
Poor performance and defensive problems
Augsburg's defense is one of the weakest in the league and this was proven in this game as they conceded a total of 27 goals in the season, 14 of which came in the first half. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, has one of the strongest offensives and took advantage of every opportunity. Banzoumana Touré took the early lead in the 16th minute, his shot going through the legs of goalkeeper Finn Dahmen.
Dimitrios Giannoulis had two chances to equalize in the first half. In the 19th minute he was denied by Hoffenheim's keeper Baumann and in the 41st minute he missed an empty goal. Augsburg showed major deficiencies in pressing, the gaps between the team parts were unmistakable and the allocation in the penalty area left a lot to be desired.
The next challenges
This defeat puts a huge strain on Sandro Wagner's project, who urgently needs a good hand to get his team back on the road to success. Difficult games against Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt are now on the agenda for Augsburg. The fans hope that the team will recover quickly and that the weaknesses will be corrected before it is too late.
The result was rounded off by another goal from Wouter Burger, who made it 2-0 for Hoffenheim, and the aforementioned own goal from Zesiger in stoppage time, which made the final score 3-0 Yahoo Sports reported. The Augsburg team urgently needs a turnaround to avoid slipping further into the bottom of the table. The statistics also show that the defensive problems continue to have a negative impact on the team - more information on this is available Kicker to find.