Augsburg vs RB Leipzig Prediction & Betting Tips (25 October)

As for many years already, FC Augsburg may well have to fight in the second half of the table this season and ensure that it maintains a maximum lead in the red zone in order to avoid causing any scares. This new exercise does not seem to be an exception to the rule for this team which only occupies 13th place in the ranking with a lead of only 3 points in the red zone. After suffering a terrible series of 4 consecutive losses, the Bavarians were able to smile again before the international break by winning against Wolfsburg 3-1. Finally, last weekend, they were unable to maintain their small goal lead on the field of Cologne and therefore conceded the sharing of points 1-1. For its part, RB Leipzig is in full reconstruction after the failure of last season during which it failed to qualify for Europe, a first since its rise to the Bundesliga in 2016.

RasenBall Sport therefore carried out a major reshuffle of the workforce, whether in the staff or in the group but the mayonnaise already seems to be going well for this team which is in 2nd place in the ranking, 5 lengths from Bayern Munich which already seems untouchable. Undefeated since the first day, the Red Bulls had stringed together 4 victories in a row before seeing their good run being stopped by Borussia Dortmund 1-1 before the international break. Last weekend, Leipzig wasted no time in getting back on track by dominating Hamburg 2-1.

As for Augsburg, important defender and captain Gouweleeuw should still remain in the pits this weekend. Otherwise, coach Sandro Wagner should be able to count on all of his strengths. A priori, the Swiss Rieder (2 goals, 2 assists, ex Rennes) should appear in the starting 11, he who scored the only goal for his team against Cologne. The Tricolors Claude Maurice (ex Lorient, Nice and Lens) and Matsima (1 goal, 1 assist) could also be candidates to start. For Leipzig, senior defender Klostermann returned last week but has been announced suspended for the next day. In addition, the usual replacements Nedeljkovic, Henrichs and Finkgräfe as well as midfielder Haïdara are missing for this poster, all injured.

As for the forces present, summer recruits Johan Bakayoko and Rômulo (2 goals each) are very present. This is also the case for Austrian midfielder Baumgartner who scored twice against Hamburg last week. This is 4 goals this season in the Bundesliga. The probable line-ups for Augsburg - RB Leipzig: Augsburg: Dahmen - Matsima, Schlotterbeck, Zesiger - Wolf, Massengo, Jakic, Giannoulis - Rieder, Komur, Claude-Maurice.