Augsburg host 1. FC Köln at the WWK Arena on Sunday in the Bundesliga. Both are in contrasting positions, Augsburg are looking for Europe and Köln seek survival.
Match Facts
Both Köln and Augsburg have won eight times each against each other in their respective histories.
Despite this, Köln have the upper hand in recent history as they have won four of their last six and have only lost once against Augsburg since 2021.
Köln have scored the fewest goals out of any side in the Bundesliga this season (twenty).
Contrastingly, Augsburg have had the best 2024 out of any side outside of the top four as they have won five times and drawn twice this calendar year.
The last time Köln were in the bottom three and faced Augsburg away from home, they came out 3-2 winners thanks to a fantastic performance from the Slovakian national Ondrej Duda under the interim manager Friedhelm Funkel during the Rückrunde of the 2020-21 season.
Predicted Lineups
Dahmen; Mbabu, Gouweleeuw (c), Uduokhai, Iago; Jensen, Jakić, Maier; Vargas; Tietz, Beljo
Köln:
Schwäbe; Carstensen, Hübers, Chabot, Finkgräfe; Martel, Ljubicic; Thielmann, Kainz (c); Selke, Adamyan
Pre-Match Comments
Jess Thorup (Augsburg coach): "We want to retain that confidence of recent games, want to maintain that flow. It won't be an easy game. 1. FC Köln were often so close to winning, but we want to focus on our performance."
Timo Schultz (1. FC Köln coach): "We know that we need to win games. We're taking each game as it comes. We're in the crunch time at the moment and it's about picking up our points as they come. Ausgburg have won their last four games and, even when Demirovic does miss out, we'll face a side that are in-form. No matter who is on the pitch."
Match Result
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