In a mid week match on Wed Dec 15th, in week 16, Augsburg hosts RB Leipzig at Wwk Arena in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Augsburg recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Köln. André Hahn struck first for Augsburg in the 72nd minute, then Niklas Dorsch added another in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Köln couldn’t manage to score, and Augsburg took the shutout win. Augsburg is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed RB Leipzig, recorded a 4-1 win against Borussia M’gladbach. Joško Gvardiol struck first for RB Leipzig in the 21st minute, then André Silva added another in the 33rd minute. RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Tue Dec 22nd, RB Leipzig won by a score of 3 to 0. Willi Orbán scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 11th minute, then Yussuf Poulsen added another in the 75th minute In the end, Augsburg couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win.
RB Leipzig has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Christopher Nkunku and André Silva are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for RB Leipzig and look to continue their dominance.. Augsburg is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Michael Gregoritsch and André Hahn each having 2 goals in their last five
Markus Weinzierl’s squad will be without Reece Oxford, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, Tobias Strobl, Felix Uduokhai, Alfreð Finnbogason and Tim Civeja, while RB Leipzig will be without Marcel Halstenberg, Yussuf Poulsen, Daniel Olmo, Willi Orbán and Péter Gulácsi.