On Friday, starting at 19:30, Augsburg – Bayern, the 22nd round of the Bundesliga, 2018-2019, will be played.
Augsburg has not defeated nine-game Bayern, a period where “big” Bavarians have triumphed seven times in a row, and the tour of this season ended with a 1-1 win in Munich.
The formation prepared by Manuel Baum was overtaken by Werder Bremen, in the previous round, scoring 0-4 away. Augsburg is one of the weakest teams on the field, managing in stage 20, only the second success of “home”, 3-0 with Mainz. Grouping on the WWK Arena is the first one above the relegation line, with 18 points, 3 away from Stuttgart, the last team to reach the Bundesliga 2. The Brazilian midfielder Caiuby is the largest absentee for Augsburg, being unavailable for 2 months.
Bayern has returned quite quickly after the failure of Leverkusen, winning the next two games. Niko Kovac’s team qualified in the quarterfinals of the German Cup, where he will meet the second league team, Heidenheim. In the Bundesliga, Bayern defeated Schalke on the Allianz Arena, with a score of 3-1, last round, reaching a total of 45 points, ranked second in the ranking, 5 points against Dortmund leader. Absent in the last 3 matches, Manuel Neuer is likely to be recovered for the duel on Friday.
Bayern will have a few days until confrontation with Liverpool in the Champions League, so it will again force victory in Augsburg.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,43
