On the 2nd of October, Schalke 04 and Augsburg will play a match in Gelsenkirchen in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 14th placed Schalke 04 is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 79th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Schalke 04 couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia Dortmund ran away with the shutout win. Schalke 04 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Augsburg is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Bayern München. Mergim Berisha struck first for Augsburg in the 59th minute on a feed from Iago, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bayern München was frustrated by Augsburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Augsburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Augsburg is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Augsburg’s top weapon lately has been Ermedin Demirović, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Marius Bülter and Simon Terodde are the top scorers for Schalke 04 in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Frank Kramer’s squad will be without Cedric Brunner, while Reece Oxford, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, Tobias Strobl and Felix Uduokhai are unavailable to play for Enrico Maaßen’s team.