RB Leipzig will fancy their chances to secure a spot in the Champions League qualifications spot this weekend when they welcome Augsburg to Red Bull Arena in game week 33 of the Bundesliga. Kickoff schedules for May 8, 2022 at 20:30 EAT.
RB Leipzig occupies the fifth place with 54 points, just a point below Freiburg in the fourth place after 33 matches. RB Leipzig cannot afford to lose against Augsburg who have all but secured survival in the elite class of German football being six points ahead of Stuttgart who hold the relegation playoffs spot and travel to Munich for the clash against champions Bayern earlier on Sunday.
The home side will want to make amends for the 3-1 Europa League loss to Rangers in their most recent fixture. In that game, RB Leipzig managed 62% possession, 11 shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Christopher Nkunku (71′). Rangers got eight shots with four of them on target and goals by James Tavernier (19′), Glen Kamara (24′) and John Lundstram (81′).
On the other hand, Augsburg fell to a third defeat in four games after they lost to top-four-hopefuls FC Koln last weekend. However, despite struggling in their last four outings, Markus Weinzierl’s side has all but confirmed their survival in the top flight for another season, albeit largely thanks to the failures of their fellow relegation candidates.
Augsburg and their travelling fans will hope for better results following 1-4 Bundesliga defeat at the hand of FC Koln. In that game, Augsburg managed 47% possession, 12 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Florian Niederlechner (73′). FC Köln got 17 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Jan Thielmann (12′), Mark Uth (15′) and Anthony Modeste (63′, 77′).
RB Leipzig vs Augsburg head to head
Leipzig boasts a slightly better record in the history of this fixture winning eight times out of the 15 head to head encounters since 2011. Four matches played out stalemates while Augsburg won three times.
- Augsburg 1-1 Leipzig 15/12/21
- Leipzig 2-1 Augsburg 12/02/21
- Augsburg 0-3 Leipzig 22/12/20
- Augsburg 0-2 Leipzig 17/10/20
- Augsburg 1-2 Leipzig 27/06/20
Home
- Rangers 3-1 Leipzig
- M´gladbach 3-1 Leipzig
- Leipzig 1-0 Rangers
- Leipzig 1-2 Union Berlin
- Leipzig 2-1 Union Berlin
Away
- Augsburg 1-4 FC Koln
- Bochum 0-2 Augsburg
- Augsburg 0-1 Hertha
- B.Munich 1-0 Augsburg
- Augsburg 2-1 Mainz
RB Leipzig team news
For the hosts, Amadou Haidara remains a long-term absentee with a ligament injury while Mohamed Simakan will serve a one-game suspension in the game due to accumulation of yellow cards.
Augsburg team news
Tobias Strobl remains out with an ACL injury while Sarenren Bazee is also out with a similar knee injury for the visitors.
Prediction and odds
Leipzig has faced a defeat at home since 2012 against the visitors has the second-best defensive record in the league while Augsburg might be able to put up a fight but have a poor away record this term, picking up just three wins, so they might struggle here.
- RB Leipzig Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
