Augsburg vs Freiburg Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Sarwar ·
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The Bundesliga plays host to ‘Der Klassiker’ as Augsburg are out to make it six games unbeaten in all competitions against fierce title rivals Freiburg.
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Augsburg preview: Breaking the cycle
Augsburg's winless run in the Bundesliga stretched to five games last weekend, as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Union Berlin. Two of those five matches ended in defeat, at the hands of Werder Bremen and SV Elversberg respectively, although Manuel Baum's side do at least deserve credit for holding Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen to draws.
Defensive fragility has been one of the main reasons behind their recent dip, with Augsburg conceding 12 goals over the course of those five matches. However, they did get back to winning ways in the DFB-Pokal midweek, overcoming third-tier side SG by four goals to two. Baum will hope that result can provide the springboard needed for a return to form in the league.
Freiburg preview: Honeymoon over
After picking up 13 points from a possible 15 to begin their league campaign, Freiburg have since been brought down to earth by Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. They were beaten 2-1 at the BayArena before welcoming league leaders and reigning champions Bayern to the Black Forest. Over the course of 90 minutes, they were outclassed by the Rekordmeister, eventually losing by three goals to one.
The honeymoon period may be over for Freiburg, but they did bounce back in midweek, beating Wolfsburg 3-2 in the DFB-Pokal. Keisuke Goto was the hero, scoring a late brace to send his side into the next round. Schuster will hope that the result restores some confidence ahead of their trip to a struggling Augsburg side.
Augsburg team news: Several absent
Bah is suspended while Augsburg also have a number of players out through injury, such as Banks, Brackelmann, Breithaupt, Mounie and Sakar.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Dahmen; Keitel, Gouweleeuw, Matsima; Wolf, Massengo, Rieder, Behrens; Kade, Ribeiro, Ibrahimovic
Unavailable: Bah (Suspended), Banks (Injured), Brackelmann (Injured), Breithaupt (Injured), Mounie (Injured), Sakar (Injured)
Questionable: Claude-Maurice (Injured)
Freiburg team news: Trio of injuries
Julian Schuster will not be able to call upon Muslija, Ogbus and Yilmaz, all of whom are out through injury. Although Treu could yet be passed fit to play.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Backhaus; Kubler, Ginter, Lienhart, Makengo; Eggestein, Engelhardt; Beste, Suzuki, Scherhant; Matanovic
Unavailable: Muslija (Injured), Ogbus (Injured), Yilmaz (Injured)
Questionable: Treu (Injured)
Key stats
- Freiburg lead the Bundesliga head-to-head with 13 wins to Augsburg's six (D9) in 28 meetings since 1995/96.
- Augsburg have lost only two of 14 home meetings with Freiburg (W4 D8), and the last two in Augsburg were drawn (0-0 in March 2025 and 2-2 in January 2026).
- Augsburg are unbeaten in the last three meetings (W1 D2), including a 3-1 win in Freiburg on 23 August 2025.
- Augsburg's biggest win in the fixture was 4-1 at home on 30 September 2018; Freiburg's joint-biggest were 5-1 at home on 23 February 2019 and 4-0 in Augsburg on 6 August 2022.
- Augsburg are ninth with nine points coming into Matchweek 8 but are winless in five (D3 L2) since opening with a 3-0 win over Schalke and a 4-1 win at Frankfurt.
- Augsburg have drawn their last three home games (2-2 against Leverkusen, 2-2 against Bayern and 1-1 against Union Berlin) and are unbeaten in seven Bundesliga home games since 10 April 2026 (W2 D5).
- Augsburg's 17 goals are their most after seven games in 16 Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96 (previous best 14 in 2018/19), and they have scored in 13 consecutive home games.
- Augsburg matches have averaged 4.29 goals this season.
- Freiburg are third with 13 points, level with Leverkusen, but have lost their last two games (1-2 at Leverkusen and 1-3 at home to Bayern).
- Freiburg have scored in ten consecutive Bundesliga games since 3 May 2026 and have kept two clean sheets this season (1-0 at Paderborn and 5-0 against Gladbach).
- Freiburg have won one of three away games this season (W1 D1 L1), and won only four of 17 away games in 2025/26 (D3 L10).
‘Key stats’ are Bundesliga only (not all competitions)
Augsburg vs Freiburg prediction
Augsburg's defensive frailties have been badly exposed in recent weeks, although their midweek cup win will have provided a timely lift. However, conceding 12 goals in five league games is a worrying trend. Whilst Manuel Baum's side have shown they can frustrate the division's elite, the hosts have struggled to turn those performances into victories.
Freiburg have cooled off after their blistering start, yet defeats to Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich are hardly cause for panic. Their battling cup win over Wolfsburg showed plenty of character and with their only losses this campaign coming against two of the Bundesliga's heavyweights, backing Freiburg to avoid defeat at the very least looks the sensible option here.
Augsburg vs Freiburg tip: Double chance - draw/Freiburg
