FC Augsburg – Bayern Munich
On Wednesday, FC Bayern picked up three important points in the catch-up match against Union Berlin. But the next important game in the Bundesliga championship race is already on the agenda for the record champions on Saturday afternoon. Munich will then travel to the Fuggerstadt. Find out who will secure three points in the clash between the only two Bavarian Bundesliga teams in our Augsburg – Bayern betting tip.
The second half of the season got off to a flying start for Augsburg in the previous week. The Fuggerstädter won 2:1 at Borussia Mönchengladbach, securing a three-pointer for the first time since the beginning of December. As a result, FCA climbed back up to tenth place in the table.
Bayern, on the other hand, are currently eight places higher. However, the gap to league leaders Leverkusen widened again after last weekend’s defeat. After the win against Union on Wednesday, the gap is now back up to four points
Augsburg – Bayern info
- Date & Time: 27.01.2024, 3:30 pm
- Location: WWK Arena, Augsburg
- Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 19
- TV broadcast: Sky
Augsburg Form & Balance Check
FC Augsburg are generally regarded as the gray mouse of the Bundesliga. Although the Fuggerstädter have never been relegated from the German top flight, they have mostly finished the seasons in the bottom third. In the past eight years, FCA have always finished between twelfth and 15th at the end of the season.
And this season, too, it looked for a long time as if Augsburg would be at home in this region of the table. However, under new coach Jess Thorup, the home side’s form has steadily improved and FCA currently occupy 10th place. The men from the Lech also recorded a convincing 2:1 win at Gladbach the previous week
Dahmen strong
Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen is likely to be highly regarded by Bayern fans. After all, the keeper played a decisive role in Bayern’s last league title in a Mainz 05 shirt. In the 2:2 draw against BVB on matchday 34, the Wiesbaden native was in the box. With ten saves and even a penalty saved, he drove the Dortmund players to despair by the dozen.
History could also repeat itself this season, as the league leaders from Leverkusen will face FCA with Dahmen Kasten on matchday 34. But before that, the 25-year-old wants to confirm his strong form on Saturday and keep a clean sheet against Bayern. The fact that he has what it takes is proven by the statistics for shots on goal saved, among other things. Only Hoffenheim’s Baumann has more saves to his name in the Bundesliga
Augsburg facts & analysis
- Did you know that FC Augsburg only score 4% of their goals between the 0-15 minute mark? That’s the worst figure in the league.
- The home record of FC Augsburg this season: 3 wins – 4 draws – 2 defeats.
- When FC Augsburg leads 1-0 in a home match, they win 73% of those matches.
Bayern Form & Balance Check
Uncharacteristically, Bayern did not spend the winter at the top of the Bundesliga table this season. Despite a first half of the season in which they only lost a single game, FCB were unable to overtake leaders Leverkusen. However, Bayern celebrated a commanding 3-0 victory over TSG Hoffenheim to kick off the year.
Last Sunday, however, Munich suffered an unexpected setback when they conceded a surprising 1-0 defeat at home to Bremen. However, FCB fought their way to a narrow 1-0 win in the catch-up match against Union on Wednesday. Nevertheless, Bayern are still four points behind Bayer 04, so three points in the clash with FCA are crucial
Who plays at right back?
Bayern were actually looking to strengthen their thin squad this winter. So far, however, only Eric Dier has arrived from Spurs in the Premier League. The right side of defense is a particular problem. Kieran Trippier and Nordi Mukiele, among others, have been in the spotlight here, but are unlikely to move to the Isar.
And it is precisely in this position that FCB may have a major problem next Saturday. Noussair Mazraoui is away with Morocco at the Africa Cup and Bouna Sarr is also still injured. Konrad Laimer will also miss FCB for some time through injury and Joshua Kimmich, who could play this position, is also likely to be out injured on Saturday
Bayern facts & analysis
- Bayern Munich have lost one of their last 5 games.
- Bayern Munich’s away record this season: 6 wins – 1 draw – 1 defeat.
- Bayern Munich have scored in each of their last 6 matches.
Predicted lineup – last update on January 26, 2024
Augsburger recently played with a diamond in midfield in Gladbach and were very successful with it. We therefore expect the same system against Bayern. And we don’t expect any changes to the starting line-up either.
Bayern will again play a 4-2-3-1. However, coach Tuchel will have to do without many important players. Upamecano, Sarr, Laimer, Gnabry and probably also Kimmich will be out injured. Mazraoui and Kim are also still away on international duty
Augsburg – Bayern head-to-head & stats
Bayern have won 41 of their 59 competitive matches against FC Augsburg. On the other hand, the Fuggerstädter have only won twelve times against the record champions. However, FCA have won their last two Bundesliga home games against Munich
- The home record of FC Augsburg’s last 16 matches against Bayern Munich is: 3 wins, 1 draw and 12 defeats. The goal difference: 36-15 for Bayern Munich.
- Ermedin Demirovic has the most assists for FC Augsburg with 5 assists. Leroy Sane (10) leads the way for Bayern Munich.
- FC Augsburg win 26% of halves, Bayern Munich win 52%.
- On average FC Augsburg scores 1.4 goals against Bayern Munich and Bayern Munich scores 2.8 goals against FC Augsburg.
- FC Augsburg scores an average of 2 goals when playing at home and Bayern Munich scores an average of 2.93 goals when playing away (on average).
