Elversberg vs Augsburg - prediction, team news, lineups

Elversberg volition anticipation to debar being drawn backmost towards the Bundesliga's relegation conflict by getting the amended of visitors Augsburg connected Saturday at Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde.

The newly-promoted hosts tin beryllium arrogant of the information they are ninth with 7 points, though a triumph against sixth-placed Augsburg, who person 8 points, would assistance apprehension their winless streak and easiness immoderate aboriginal nerves astatine the club.

Match preview

It would beryllium foolish to marque immoderate judgements aft conscionable 5 matchweeks successful the Bundesliga, though Elversberg merit immense praise for the information they are 3 points successful beforehand of the bottommost three.

However, the hosts person failed to triumph immoderate of their 3 astir caller league games, taking conscionable 1 constituent successful that time.

Boss Vincent Wagner volition beryllium speedy to item that that constituent came distant from location against a imaginable relegation rival successful Schalke 04, portion 1 of their defeats was a constrictive 2-1 nonaccomplishment against Bayern Munich connected September 13.

Their latest effect was 1-0 decision against Union Berlin connected October 10, and they tin person nary complaints considering their opponents prevented them from creating immoderate meaningful opportunities.

Elversberg person won 1 of their 2 location contests this season, beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 successful matchweek one, with their different outing at Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde coming against Bayern Munich.

Augsburg are besides without triumph successful their past 3 games, though they managed to prime up 2 points successful that time.

The visitors were undoubtedly the astir awesome squad successful the part past weekend, holding champions Bayern to a 2-2 stalemate.

Fuggerstadter's grounds against Elversberg is affirmative considering they are unbeaten successful six meetings with their hosts, emerging arsenic victors 3 times, but they person not encountered them since 2015.

Head coach Manuel Baum has overseen 2 triumphs successful his side's 3 distant fixtures this campaign, though they did suffer 3-2 against Werder Bremen connected September 19.

The visitors person successful information won 3 of their past 5 distant contests successful the Bundesliga, and they recovered the backmost of the nett 11 times successful that stretch.

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Team News

Elversberg midfielder Francis Onyeka volition play nary portion owed to a ft injury, portion defender Luis Seifert is sidelined owed to an ankle problem.

Felix Keidel and Lukasz Poreba are acceptable to commencement successful the mediate of the pitch, while Lukas Pinckert and Maximilian Rohr are some definite to gain sixth starts successful the Bundesliga this season.

Striker David Mokwa whitethorn instrumentality to the XI connected the weekend, supported by attacking midfielder Noah Darvich.

The visitors could look to tract a three-man defence of Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Chrislain Matsima and Calvin Brackelmann considering Noahkai Banks and Juma Bah are injured.

With guardant Alexis Claude-Maurice dealing with a musculus issue, Augsburg are apt to tract a frontline featuring Robin Fellhauer, Arijon Ibrahimovic and Michael Gregoritsch.

Elversberg imaginable starting lineup:

Kristof; Gyamerah, Pinckert, Rohr, Gunther; Keidel, Poreba; Petkov, Darvich, Krattenmacher; Mowka

Augsburg imaginable starting lineup:

Dahmen; Gouweleeuw, Matsima, Brackelmann; Wolf, Massengo, Rieder, Behrens; Fellhauer, Ibrahimovic; Gregoritsch

We say: Elversberg 2-2 Augsburg

Neither squad person been peculiarly beardown of late, though Augsburg person shown they tin vie with the champion truthful acold this season.

Elversberg person besides proven they tin beryllium competitive, and possibly with the location assemblage cheering them connected they tin gain a constituent connected Saturday.

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