RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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RB Leipzig are striving to get themselves into the top four in the Bundesliga as they welcome mid-table Augsburg to the Red Bull Arena on Saturday afternoon.
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RB Leipzig preview: Frustrated but improved
With RB Leipzig and the Red Bull operation as a whole needing to majorly improve this time around, the hosts have been improved as they sit just outside of the top four and the UEFA Champions League spots in the Bundesliga.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 2-1 win away at Hamburg at the Volksparkstadion, extending their unbeaten run of form to four matches in the Bundesliga, under the management of Ole Werner.
Augsburg preview: In-form Augsburg
Augsburg have been brilliant of late as they move themselves into the top-half of the table and in the hunt for a possible top seven or eight finish and European qualification, having struggled in the first-half of this season.
Augsburg eased to a comfortable 2-0 defeat of Cologne last week with goals from Rodrigo Ribeiro and Alexis Claude-Maurice ensuring that they have now won five of their last six matches in the league.
RB Leipzig team news: Nedeljkovic a doubt
Aston Villa loanee Kosta Nedeljkovic is a doubt for Leipzig, while experienced veterans such as Peter Gulacsi and Xaver Schlager are confirmed absentees, too.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Vandevoordt; Baku, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Banzuzi, Seiwald; Baumgartner, Gruda, Diomande; Romulo
Unavailable: Gulacsi (Injured), Ouedraogo (Injured), Schlager (Injured), Gebel (Injured)
Questionable: Nedeljkovic (Injured)
Augsburg team news: Zesiger suspended
Augsburg defender Cedric Zesiger is missing through suspension for this weekend, while fellow defenders Chrislain Matsima and Jeffrey Gouweleeuw remain sidelined through injury.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Dahmen; Banks, Schlotterbeck, Chaves; Kade, Rieder, Massengo, Fellhauer; Komur, Claude-Maurice; Gregoritsch
Unavailable: Zesiger (Suspended), Matsima (Injured), Gouweleeuw (Injured), Keitel (Injured)
Questionable: Giannoulis (Injured), Jakic (Injured)
RB Leipzig vs Augsburg prediction
That aforementioned impressive recent run of form from the visitors began with a victory against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena and that is a good example of just how strong they have been. They will take the game to Leipzig and, while they do remain favourites with their home advantage, it may well be hard work for the hosts on Saturday.
RB Leipzig vs Augsburg tip: RB Leipzig to win & both teams to score
