Team Form: Augsburg
Augsburg sit 11th in the standings with 32 points. The gap to the relegation zone is seven points – a decent cushion, but it is still too early to relax completely. The home side have clearly dipped of late and are now winless in four straight matches (one draw, three defeats). However, in their last outing they did at least share the points away to a fellow mid-table side in Hamburg (1:1). At the same time, the hosts continue to make regular mistakes at the back: with 51 goals conceded in 28 matchdays, the side coached by Manuel Baum are among the five worst defences in the league.
- At least two goals have been scored in Augsburg's last six Bundesliga matches.
- In 14 home games in the 2025/26 season, Augsburg have recorded six wins (three draws, five defeats).
- The club have found the net in their last six home league matches.
Potential Augsburg Lineup (3-4-3)
Finn Dahmen – Arthur Chaves, Keven Schlotterbeck, Cedric Zesiger – Robin Fellhauer, Kristijan Jakic, Han-Noah Massengo, Dimitris Giannoulis – Fabian Rieder, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Alexis Claude-Maurice.
Defender Chrislain Matsima and midfielder Yannik Keitel will miss out through injury.
Team Form: Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim round out the top five in the standings with 50 points. They are only three points off the Champions League places, so motivation is not in short supply, but recent results have been underwhelming. In the last six matchdays, the club have managed just one win (two draws, three defeats) – and even that came against Heidenheim (4:2). What is more, the visitors have lost their last two games, first being thrashed by a direct rival in Leipzig (0:5) and then going down at home to Mainz (1:2). Going forward, the away team look solid and score plenty (55 goals this season). Defensively, though, they continue to collapse too often: the side have failed to keep a clean sheet for six matches in a row, and across 28 rounds they have conceded 41 goals.
- In 14 away games this season, Hoffenheim have recorded seven wins (four draws, three defeats).
- Both teams scored in four of Hoffenheim's last six league matches.
- The club have scored in five of their last six away games in the Bundesliga.
Potential Hoffenheim Lineup (4-2-1-3)
Oliver Baumann – Vladimir Coufal, Ozan Kabak, Robin Hranac, Bernardo – Leon Avdullahu, Wouter Burger – Andrej Kramaric – Alexander Prass, Fisnik Asllani, Bazoumana Toure
Defenders Koki Machida and Valentin Gendrey, along with forward Adam Hlozek, are currently sidelined with injuries.
