Augsburg vs Bayern Munich

Perennial Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich head to the WWK Arena to take on mid-table Augsburg.

Augsburg upset the apple cart at Borussia-Park last weekend, coming from behind to defeat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 and put an end to a dismal four-game winless run in Bundesliga action (D1, L3). But despite reinforcing their relatively comfortable-looking mid-table position, the hosts can’t afford to rest on their laurels after only winning once in their last four home league outings (D2, L1). That said, Jess Thorup’s men have been a thorn in Bayern Munich’s side at the WWK Arena, winning back-to-back top-flight H2Hs here via a single-goal margin. ‘Die Fuggerstädter’ will likely give the ‘Bavarians’ a run for their money again, buoyed by the fact they’ve restricted Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund to a single goal apiece in their last two home league matches.

Visiting Bayern Munich bounced back from a shocking 1-0 home defeat to Werder Bremen last weekend with an identical victory against out-of-sorts Union Berlin in midweek Bundesliga action. But it was merely a consolation for under-pressure manager Thomas Tuchel as the 11-time consecutive German champions lag four points behind pacesetters Leverkusen at the start of this round. Confidence stems from Bayern’s 75% win ratio in away league matches this season (W6, D1, L1). With the Bundesliga leading goalscorer, Harry Kane, spearheading the attack, the ‘Bavarians’ will be out to avoid losing three consecutive away H2Hs against Augsburg for the first time in the club’s history. To achieve that goal, Bayern must avoid a sluggish start, considering they’ve lost three of their five Bundesliga away fixtures when conceding first this season (W1, D1, L3).