Augsburg vs Freiburg Prediction & Betting Tips (18 January)

We will have to seriously get to work for Augsburg to avoid a nerve-wracking second half of the season for its supporters. This team only occupies an uncomfortable 15th place in the standings after the first leg, with a very measured lead of 3 points in the red zone. In difficulty, Sandro Wagner's men have only won one of their last 6 championship matches and they even remain in 4 matches without success. Largely beaten last weekend at Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0 for their debut in 2026, the Bavarians were unable to achieve better than a draw on Thursday evening against Union Berlin 1-1 after conceding the equalizer in added time. Often present for several years in contact with the best Bundesliga teams, Friborg logically aims for a European place each season.

This team is also rather well placed in the Europa League before the last 2 days of the league phase and can aim for direct qualification for the 1/8 finals of this competition. In the league, the Black Forest club is in 8th place in the standings, 6 units from the top 6 in Europe after being beaten in the middle of the week at Leipzig 2-0. Last weekend, the Brazilians from Brisgau were still able to launch their year 2026 with a victory at home against Hamburg 2-1.

On the Augsburg side, Dutch central defender Gouweleeuw and his French counterpart Matsima (ex-Monaco) will not be able to play after having already missed Thursday evening's match against Union Berlin. On the other hand, the Swiss Rieder (ex-Rennes), who is still the best pyrotechnician of this formation, is very present. He should start on the right side while former Lorient player Claude-Maurice, who scored his team's only goal against Berlin, should take his place on the left.

This winter, the leaders chose the striker Austrian Gregoritsch (ex Fribourg), loaned by Brondby, to revive an underperforming offensive sector. Conversely, the Defender Bauer was loaned to Arminia Bielefeld and striker Tietz joined Mainz.