Sonnenhof Grossaspach vs Augsburg - prediction, team news, lineups

Desperate to get backmost to winning ways, Augsburg volition question to look third-tier Sonnenhof Grossaspach connected Tuesday at WIRmachenDRUCK Arena, for a showdown in the DFB-Pokal's 2nd round.

Der Dorfklub are important underdogs, though Die Fuggerstadter are searching for their archetypal triumph successful six games.

Match preview

Pascal Reinhardt's SG were lone promoted to the 3. Liga this play aft topping the Regionaliga Sudwest successful 2025-26, and they volition beryllium raring to spell up against their Bundesliga opponents contempt their caller strife.

Der Dorfklub squeezed done the archetypal circular of the cupful by beating Arminia Bielefeld 3-0 connected penalties aft a 2-2 gully connected August 22, a clash that saw them propulsion up 15 minutes in, yet necessitate a leveller from Fabian Eisele successful the 2nd half.

In fairness to Reinhardt's side, the information they were competitory against Arminia - who are comfy successful the 2.Bundesliga - volition springiness the squad assurance regarding their quality to look higher-tier opposition.

That being said, SG were thrashed 7-1 by 3. Liga rivals Wehen Wiesbaden connected Saturday, leaving the nine with conscionable 1 triumph from their past 7 competitory matches.

However, if determination is simply a metallic lining to beryllium found, it is that Tuesday's hosts scored successful each of their past 8 games, a tally that goes backmost to a 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Ingolstadt successful precocious August.

Meanwhile, Manuel Baum's Augsburg volition spot this cupful necktie arsenic a aureate accidental to kickstart their lacklustre, stalled campaign.

Die Fuggerstadter marked the opening of the competitory play with a 2-0 triumph implicit Energie Cottbus successful the archetypal circular of the DFB-Pokal, courtesy of goals from Anton Kade and Kristijan Jakic.

Baum's men built connected that triumph by beating Schalke 04 3-0 successful their Bundesliga opener, earlier going connected to gain a 3rd consecutive triumph erstwhile they thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 connected September 6.

However, that occurrence was Augsburg's astir caller successful immoderate competition, and they travel into Tuesday's clash connected the backmost of a five-game winless tally pursuing a 1-1 stalemate with Union Berlin connected Saturday.

From a much affirmative angle, the visitors volition beryllium pleased they person lone mislaid 2 of their 8 competitory fixtures this term, and aft seeing their squad people 11 goals from their 4 distant matches truthful far, fans volition beryllium expecting a comfy triumph successful midweek.

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Team News

SG should proceed with Niklas Pollex and Fabian Eisele successful a onslaught concern up top, wherever they volition beryllium supported by a trio of Loris Maier, Marius Kunde and Tim Rossmann.

At the other extremity of the pitch, Antonis Adonis and Arbnor Nuraj look acceptable to commencement astatine the bosom of the hosts' defence, flanked by full-backs Jan Elias Rahn and Luca Damiano Molinari.

As for Augsburg, they are missing centre-backs Noahkai Banks and Calvin Brackelmann owed to respective genu and caput injuries, though Abdulai Juma Bah volition commencement considering his reddish paper against Union means helium is suspended for Saturday's Bundesliga showdown with Freiburg astatine the precise least.

Midfielders Sima Suso and Alexis Claude-Maurice are besides sidelined, the second with a thigh injury, truthful Baum could opt for Robin Fellhauer and Yannik Keitel successful the centre of the park.

Further forward, striker Steve Mounie is expected to beryllium unavailable erstwhile again, truthful Rodrigo Ribeiro could pb the visiting attack, aft coming connected arsenic a precocious substitute astatine the weekend.

Sonnenhof Grossaspach imaginable starting lineup:

Reule; Rahn, Adonis, Nuraj, Molinari; Celiktas; Maier, Kunde, Rossmann; Pollex, Eisele

Augsburg imaginable starting lineup:

Dahmen; Bah, Matsima, Gouweleeuw; Seol, Fellhauer, Keitel, Behrens; Kade, Komur; Ribeiro

We say: Sonnenhof Grossaspach 1-3 Augsburg

SG volition beryllium acceptable for the juncture of facing a Bundesliga side, and aft showing their quality against higher-tier absorption successful the archetypal round, the hosts volition beryllium optimistic astir scoring astatine slightest once.

That being said, Augsburg stay overwhelming favourites acknowledgment to their top-flight status, and should travel retired connected apical successful spite of their five-game winless run.

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