Augsburg vs Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups

Chasing down their Bundesliga title rivals, Bayern Munich volition question to look Augsburg astatine WWK Arena connected Friday.

Die Fuggerstadter volition beryllium hoping to debar different decision aft returning from the planetary break, portion the Bavarians could gain a 4th triumph connected the bounce.

Match preview

Manuel Baum's Augsburg kicked disconnected the 2026-27 play successful beardown fashion, but it would beryllium just to accidental their momentum has stalled recently.

Die Fuggerstadter thoroughly beat Schalke 04 3-0 connected matchday one, earlier hammering Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 a week later.

However, Baum's broadside were held to a 2-2 gully by Bayer Leverkusen connected September 12, a clash that saw the vantage earned done Michael Gregoritsch's brace cancelled retired by an 89th-minute equaliser from Patrik Schick.

Augsburg took that concerning frailty 1 measurement further successful their past league outing, surrendering a two-goal pb successful a frustrating 3-2 decision against Werder Bremen.

As things stand, Die Fuggerstadter stay 4th successful the Bundesliga table, though their presumption successful the European places is already nether menace fixed they are level connected 7 points with Leverkusen, Mainz 05, Elversberg and Die Werderaner.

Baum's men volition request to stamp retired their antiaircraft weakness if they are to person immoderate accidental of walking distant with thing from Saturday's showdown, but fans volition person doubts considering the squad drew 2-2 successful a affable with second-division broadside Hertha Berlin earlier this period - the 3rd consecutive crippled successful which they conceded twice.

Meanwhile, Vincent Kompany's Bayern are unbeaten crossed each competitions this season, but they are yet to reclaim their accustomed spot astatine the apical of the heap successful the Bundesliga.

The Bavarians are presently 2nd successful the league, 2 points down Klassiker rivals Borussia Dortmund, who person won each 4 of their top-flight outings truthful far.

Kompany's broadside volition beryllium afloat of assurance up of Saturday, having travel retired connected apical successful six of their 7 matches wide successful 2026-27, lone falling abbreviated of triumph erstwhile they were held to a 0-0 stalemate by newly-promoted Schalke connected September 5.

That being said, Augsburg correspond a unsocial hostile considering they were the lone squad susceptible of beating Bayern successful immoderate of their past 47 league matches - 2-1 astatine the Allianz Arena connected January 24.

On the different hand, supporters volition not beryllium excessively acrophobic fixed that the Bavarians person triumphed successful 7 of their past 8 meetings with this weekend's hosts.

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Team News

Augsburg volition beryllium without 19-year-old centre-back Noahkai Banks, who suffered a genu (lateral ligament) injury portion connected planetary work with Germany's Under-21s.

In his absence, Calvin Brackelmann, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and Chrislain Matsima should beryllium connected manus to signifier Baum's antiaircraft trio, flanked by wing-backs Marius Wolf and Hennes Behrens.

Elsewhere, midfielder Tim Breithaupt remains sidelined with a toed injury, and is acceptable to beryllium retired Saturday's clash, on with striker Steve Mounie.

That being said, Han-Noah Massengo and Fabian Rieder should commencement successful the centre of the park, down the much attack-minded Alexis Claude-Maurice and Robin Fellhauer, who volition beryllium supporting Michael Gregoritsch up top.

As for Bayern, they are missing attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala, who tore a musculus fibre successful his close thigh during the lukewarm up for Germany's clash against the Netherlands.

While the 23-year-old is recovering successful idiosyncratic training, Ismael Saibari could run successful the fig 10 role, joining Michael Olise and Luis Diaz successful supplying Ballon d'Or nominee Harry Kane.

Augsburg imaginable starting lineup:

Dahmen; Brackelmann, Gouweleeuw, Matsima; Wolf, Massengo, Rieder, Behrens; Fellhauer, Claude-Maurice; Gregoritsch

Bayern Munich imaginable starting lineup:

Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Davies; Pavlovic, Kimmich; Olise, Saibari, Diaz; Kane

We say: Augsburg 1-3 Bayern Munich

Augsburg person proven defensively frail successful caller weeks, and they are apt to endure a straightforward decision unless they tin flooded that glaring issue.

Bayern's immense onslaught volition beryllium assured up against the hosts' struggling backline, and the visitors look acceptable to cod each 3 points erstwhile again.

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