RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Preview: Team News & Prediction

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RB Leipzig can extend their 100% home Bundesliga record this season with a win over ice cold Augsburg

Kick-off date/time: 7 November 2026 at 2:30 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – ESPN

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – ESPN+

RB Leipzig preview: Fortress RB

RB Leipzig may have suffered their first home defeat of the season on Wednesday, beaten by Premier League side Manchester City in the Champions League, they still remain perfect at the Red Bull Arena when it comes to domestic action.

So far, it's four Bundesliga games played and four won in front of the Leipzig faithful and Martin Demichelis's side need to stay on that path if they are to trouble Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table. With that in mind, anything other than victory against Augsburg would be considered a failure, especially given the visitors' rotten form. 

Augsburg preview: Six without a win

After starting the new campaign so well, Augsburg have slumped badly of late and are yet to reach the 10-point mark after eight rounds of Bundesliga fixtures. That’s mainly down to a recent run of six league matches without a win. 

The last of those was a 1-2 defeat to Freiburg last weekend, in a game Augsburg had led before coughing up their advantage after the break. Freiburg equalised in the 65th minute, before completing the turnaround with five minutes remaining.

RB Leipzig team news: Big concern over Nusa

RB Leipzig could be without a key player as winger and Norwegian international Antonio Nusa is battling a thigh issue, while Gebel, Guiu and Ouedraogo remain out.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Vandevoordt; Henrichs, Orban, Castello, Raum; El Aynaoui, Banzuzi; Baumgartner, Nkunku, Gomis; Romulo

Unavailable: Gebel (Injured), Guiu (Injured), Ouedraogo (Injured)

Questionable: Nusa (Injured)

Augsburg team news: Bah suspension adds to list of absentees

Augsburg being without the banned Juma Bah is another blow for Manuel Baum, who is already without Banks, Brackelmann, Breithaupt, Mounie and Sakar.

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Dahmen; Keitel, Gouweleeuw, Matsima; Fellhauer, Massengo, Rieder, Behrens; Kade, Gregoritsch, Ibrahimovic

Unavailable: Bah (Suspended), Banks (Injured), Brackelmann (Injured), Breithaupt (Injured), Mounie (Injured), Sakar (Injured)

Questionable: 

Key stats

• Leipzig's only defeat in 20 Bundesliga meetings with Augsburg since 1995/96 came 0-1 in Augsburg on 19 September 2017 – they are unbeaten in 17 meetings since (W11 D6).
• Overall, Leipzig have won 12 of the 20 Bundesliga meetings since 1995/96 (D7 L1), with a 6-0 win in Augsburg on 25 October 2025 the biggest.
• Augsburg have never won in ten Bundesliga visits to Leipzig since 1995/96 (D1 L9), and Leipzig have won the last seven, most recently 2-1 on 7 March 2026.
• Leipzig have won all four home games this season with an aggregate score of 18-0 (3-0 vs Gladbach, 5-0 vs Hamburg, 6-0 vs Frankfurt and 4-0 vs Elversberg).
• Leipzig are only the second side since 1995/96 to win their first four home Bundesliga games of a season without conceding, after Bayern (in 2001/02 and 2005/06).
• Leipzig have won nine consecutive home Bundesliga games since 7 March 2026 – their longest home winning run in 11 Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96 (previous best seven, in 2016/17).
• In contrast, Leipzig have lost three of their four away games (W1), conceding 11 – their only away win was 2-0 at Schalke last weekend.
• Leipzig are fourth with 15 points coming into Matchweek 9, and their 22 goals are their most after eight games in 11 Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96 (previous best 19, in 2023/24).
• Leipzig have won their last two games without conceding (4-0 vs Elversberg and 2-0 at Schalke).
• Augsburg are winless in six Bundesliga games (D3 L3) since winning 4-1 at Frankfurt on 6 September, and have conceded in seven consecutive games.
• Augsburg have scored in all eight games this season – one of three sides to do so, with Freiburg and Werder Bremen – and their 18 goals are their most after eight games in 16 Bundesliga seasons since 1995/96.
• Augsburg have conceded in 24 consecutive Bundesliga away games since their last away clean sheet, a 1-0 win at Dortmund on 8 March 2025.
• Leipzig have lost all three of their Bundesliga home games refereed by Daniel Schlager since 2018/19, each by 1-2 (twice vs Union Berlin and vs Mainz in January 2026), and are winless in their last three games with him overall (D1 L2).
• Augsburg are unbeaten in their last three Bundesliga games with Schlager in charge (W2 D1), including the 4-1 win at Frankfurt in September, and have won four of their eight away games with him (D1 L3).

‘Key stats’ are Bundesliga only (not all competitions)

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg prediction

Even if Nusa isn't fit enough to feature, RB Leipzig have more than enough attacking depth to create plenty of opportunities against this Augsburg side. Playing in front of their own supporters, the confidence and comfort that radiates from Leipzig's side is there for all to see and they'll be expected to dictate proceedings.

Augsburg will no doubt work hard and fight to keep themselves in the game for as long as possible. However, as was the case against Freiburg, it will only get tougher as the match progresses and their resistance is likely to wear down in the second half. In the end, RB Leipzig's superior team should overpower the visitors, and win by at least two clear goals.
 

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg tip: RB Leipzig to win with -1 handicap