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Bundesliga | Gameweek 11
Oct 22, 2022 at 2.30pm UK
WWK Arena
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Augsburg
3 - 3
RB Leipzig

Berisha (34' pen.), Demirovic (51'), Vargas (64')
Berisha (22'), Demirovic (37'), Gruezo (60'), Iago (65'), Gouweleeuw (83'), Rexhbecaj (90+3')
Iago (66')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Silva (73'), Nkunku (89'), Novoa (90')
Silva (21')

Preview: Augsburg vs. RB Leipzig - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Bundesliga clash between Augsburg and RB Leipzig, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Both teams will be aiming to move into the top half of the Bundesliga table when Augsburg host RB Leipzig on Saturday.

The two sides drew 1-1 at the Augsburg Arena last season.


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Augsburg's Noah Sarenren Bazee celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on February 27, 2022© Reuters

After taking 10 points from a possible 12 heading into last weekend's trip to Cologne, Augsburg were beaten 3-2 by FC Koln in a topsy-turvy affair.

Florian Niederlechner provided the visitors with the lead before Steffen Tigges and Denis Huseinbasic turned the match on its head after half time, with Daniel Caliguri bringing Enrico Maassen's side level once again with a little over 20 minutes of normal time remaining.

However, they could not hold on for a point as Tigges bagged his second of the match in the 81st minute, before Fuggerstadter were comprehensively dumped out of the DFB-Pokal in midweek after a 5-2 defeat at home to Bayern Munich.

Maassen will hope to see his team gain a positive result against Leipzig on Saturday, although he will be fully aware that they head into the match as underdogs once again.

Yussuf Poulsen celebrates scoring for RB Leipzig on October 18, 2022© Reuters

Leipzig, meanwhile, are yet to win successive league games this season, but they do travel to Augsburg off the back of three consecutive victories in all competitions.

A 2-0 win away to Celtic has placed their Champions League destiny back into their own hands in terms of progressing into the knockout stages, while Hertha Berlin and Hamburger SV have been defeated in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal respectively in the last week.

Marco Rose's side led 3-0 at half time against Hertha last weekend, before quickfire goals from Dodi Lukebakio and Stevan Jovetic shortly after the hour mark set up a nervy finish at the Red Bull Arena. Rose would have been pleased with his side's display of character to hold onto all three points.

Second-tier outfit Hamburg were no match for Die Roten Bullen, who welcomed Yussuf Poulsen back to their starting lineup in emphatic style, with the Denmark forward bagging a brace before half time on the way to a comfortable 4-0 win for his side.

A win in Bavaria on Saturday would see Leipzig move back into the top half of the table, although they head into the weekend only two points behind the Champions League qualification positions, which would be a perfectly adequate finish for them this season after suffering a disrupted start to the campaign leading to Rose's appointment.

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Team News

Timo Werner celebrates scoring for RB Leipzig against Celtic on October 11, 2022© Reuters

Augsburg's injuries continue to mount, with Fredrik Winther, Fredrik Jensen, Andre Hahn, Rafal Gikiewicz, Felix Uduokhai, Reece Oxford, Niklas Dorsch, Noah Sarenren Bazee and Tobias Strobl all unlikely to be available on Saturday.

As such, Maassen has little choice but to stick with the attacking lineup which has brought decent him success in recent weeks, while Tomas Koubek will continue to deputise in goal should Gikiewicz's thigh injury keep the Polish stopper sidelined as expected.

Leipzig have their first-choice goalkeeper unavailable for the foreseeable future themselves after Peter Gulasci sustained a cruciate ligament rupture against Celtic earlier this month.

Lukas Klostermann, Konrad Laimer and Dani Olmo are all ruled out of the trip to Augsburg, too, while Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner are doubts due to a wrist issue and illness respectively.

As such, Poulsen may retain his spot in attack after impressing in midweek, while Janis Blaswich will continue to prove his worth in goal.

Augsburg possible starting lineup:
Koubek; Gumny, Gouweleeuw, Bauer, Iago; Gruezo, Rexhbecaj; Vargas, Niederlechner, Demirovic; Berisha

RB Leipzig possible starting lineup:
Blaswich; Simakan, Orban, Diallo, Raum; Haidara, Schlager; Szoboszlai, Forsberg; Poulsen, Silva


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We say: Augsburg 1-1 RB Leipzig

Should Augsburg be missing Nkunku and Werner from the start on Saturday, Augsburg will feel that they can take advantage of their opponents' minimised threat.

The hosts have been in decent form of late despite losing their last two matches, and they have plenty of firepower themselves to test Leipzig's defensive unit. As such, we can envisage a repeat of last season's scoreline when these two sides met in Bavaria.


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1Bayern MunichBayern108203372626
2RB Leipzig106311551021
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt1062226161020
4Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen104512116517
5Freiburg105231311217
6Union BerlinUnion Berlin1044298116
7Borussia DortmundDortmund105141818016
8Werder Bremen104331721-415
9Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach104241514114
10Mainz 05Mainz103431514113
11Stuttgart103431919013
12Wolfsburg103341918112
13Augsburg103341320-712
14Heidenheim103161315-210
15Hoffenheim102351319-69
16St Pauli10226712-58
17Holstein Kiel101271225-135
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum100281030-202


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