On Wednesday, starting with 19:30, the Augsburg – Bayern match will be played, within the 17th round of the Bundesliga. Bayern is unbeaten in the last 11 direct matches, winning 9 of them. However, Augsburg ticked two draws in the previous 4 meetings. Last season, Bayern won 2-0 at home and drew away, score 2-2.
With 3 defeats in the last 4 stages, Augsburg took a step back in the Bundesliga and fell to 11th place in the standings with 19 points. The group coached by Heiko Herrlich is even worse in the matches played on its own field, occupying the 14th place in this hierarchy, with only 8 points, due to the two successes, two draws and 4 defeats. In terms of clashes with Bayern, Augsburg have won only twice, both times after the “Bavarian giant” triumphed in the Bundesliga, the last time in 2015.
After successive defeats with Monchengladbach (2-3) and Kiel (2-3 on penalties), Bayern won a very important match for the team’s morale, 2-1 with Freiburg, a team in great shape that prevailed in 5 consecutive stages. Hansi Flick’s students thus reached 36 points and lead the Bundesliga standings with a 4-point lead over Leipzig. 11 wins, 3 draws and two defeats is still an excellent record for Bayern, but the game is not the same as last season, the Bavarians already leaving the German Cup.
Augsburg have managed good games with Bayern in recent seasons, and Wednesday’s clash promises to be at least interesting.
Bayern is unbeaten in the last 11 direct matches, winning 9 of them;
Augsburg have not won with Bayern since 2015 (1-0 away);
Last season, Bayern won 2-0 at home and drew away, score 2-2;
Augsburg: Gikiewicz – Gumny, Gouweleeuw (c), Uduokhai, Pedersen – Strobl, Gruezo – Caligiuri, Gregoritsch, Vargas – Niederlechner
Coach: Heiko Herrlich
Bayern: Neuer (c) – Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Davies – Kimmich, Goretzka – Sane, Müller, Coman – Lewandowski
Coach: Hansi Flick
PREDICTION: Over 3,5 goals @ 1,82
