FC Augsburg and RB Leipzig face off this Saturday at the WWK Arena in an intriguing match in the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Jess Thorup's team are 12th in the table with 22 points, while Marco Rose's team are 5th with 36 points.
After drawing 1x1 in the last match against VfL Bochum (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), FC Augsburg receive RB Leipzig, who won 2x0 against 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). A look back at the history books shows that Jess Thorup's team and Marco Rose's team have faced each other nineteen times, with RB Leipzig holding the advantage: 11 victories, against 3 victories of FC Augsburg. Specifically in the WWK Arena, Marco Rose's team has the advantage in the duels against Jess Thorup's team: 4 wins in 9 games, while FC Augsburg have 1 win.
In the 1. Bundesliga, fifteen games were played between the two teams, with 9 wins for RB Leipzig, 5 draws and 1 win for FC Augsburg.
Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from FC Augsburg's most influential players, Phillip Tietz participated in 20 games, and Finn Dahmen has played the most minutes (1800). Ermedin Demirovic is the current best scorer with 11 goals. As for RB Leipzig, Lois Openda has entered the field 20 times, and David Raum is the one with more minutes played (1767). Lois Openda is their current best scorer with 14 goals.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with RB Leipzig winning 3x0. Marco Rose's team is given the favouritism to win this match.
2-2 | ||
Phillip Tietz 35' Ermedin Demirovic 60' | Lois Openda 39' Benjamin Sesko 52' |
