On Tuesday, starting with 17:30, the Augsburg – Leipzig match will be played, within the 16th round of the German Cup. Leipzig is unbeaten in the last 7 direct matches and won in Augsburg, score 2-1 after extra time, in the quarters of the previous edition of the German Cup.
Augsburg comes after a 0-2 at home to Frankfurt, having only one victory in the last 7 stages of the Bundesliga. Thus, the team coached by Heiko Herrlich remains on the 11th place in the season ranking, with 16 points. At home, Augsburg evolves inconstantly, ticking two successes, 3 draws and 3 defeats. In the first round of the German Cup, the Bavarians won 7-0 at Eintracht Celle, a group that participates in the Oberliga Niedersachsen, the fifth German football echelon.
After successive victories with Manchester United (3-2), Bremen (2-0) and Hoffenheim (1-0), Leipzig managed only a white draw at home with Cologne, a team with great defensive problems. With the point accumulated over the weekend, Julian Nagelsmann’s students reach 28 points, occupying the third position in the ranking, two lengths behind the Bayern leader. In the previous match of the German Cup, the “bulls” beat Nuremberg 3-0 away, the team coached by Nagelsmann’s former second, Robert Klauss.
Leipzig has an excellent record with Augsburg and is the favorite to tick the qualification in the round of 16 from the first 90 minutes.
Leipzig won 2-1 (after extra time) in Augsburg, in the 2019/2020 German Cup quarterfinals;
Leipzig are unbeaten in the last 7 direct matches;
Augsburg won with Leipzig at home only once, in 6 meetings;
PREDICTION: RB Leipzig to win @ 1,58
