Augsburg vs Union Berlin Prediction & Betting Tips (15 January)

The next few months will be decisive for this Augsburg team which will undoubtedly have to fight for a long time to renew its lease in the elite of German football. Because with only 14 points on the clock after 16 days, this team only occupies 15th place in the ranking with a small lead of 2 points over the red zone. Beaten by Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 last month, the Bavarians were then able to hold off Werder Bremen 0-0 in front of their home crowd. But last weekend, they had a difficult start to the season, losing heavily at Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0. Union Berlin, for their part, should not have to worry too much to maintain their place in the elite this season.

Indeed, with its 22 points taken so far, the capital club is in the first part of the ranking, in 9th place, with a delay of 5 points on the European top 6. Quite well in December, the Iron Men won their last 2 matches of the year, dominating Leipzig 3-1 and Cologne 0-1. On Saturday, the Berliners were led by Mainz for a long time before overcoming a 2-goal deficit in the last quarter of an hour to avoid a 2-2 defeat in front of their home crowd.

For the locals, the central defender Dutchman Gouweleeuw and his French counterpart Matsima will be forced to withdraw this week. Suspended during the trip to Gladbach, full-back Giannoulis will be back this time. With only 3 goals scored this season, the Swiss Rieder (ex Rennes) is still the best pyrotechnician in this formation. To strengthen itself in the offensive sector, Augsburg has set its sights on Austrian striker Gregoritsch (ex Freiburg), on loan from Brondby. Conversely, defender Bauer was loaned to Arminia Bielefeld and striker Tietz has signed with Mainz.

Union Berlin, for its part, will travel to Bavaria without Danish midfielder Skov and without potential starters Rothe (defender) and Sharke (striker, 1 goal) who are all currently in the infirmary. Conversely, the Iron Men should present themselves with the very good striker Ansah (5 goals), who is the top scorer of this team, but also with the Scottish Burke (4 goals), the Serbian Ilic (6 assists) and the prolific central defender Doekhi (4 goals). Against Mainz, it was the substitutes Jeong and Ljubicic who avoided defeat by scoring off the bench. The probable line-ups for Augsburg - Union Berlin:

• Summary: FC Augsburg is going head to head with 1. FC Union Berlin starting on 15 Jan 2026 at 19:30 UTC at WWK ARENA stadium, Augsburg city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Referee: Florian Badstubner
• Augsburg Feedinco Rating: 6.72
• Union Berlin Feedinco Rating: 6.73