On the 18th of December, in this week 17 match, Greuther Fürth hosts Augsburg in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 18th placed Greuther Fürth, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Union Berlin. Kallevik Nielsen struck first for Greuther Fürth in the 56th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Union Berlin was frustrated by Greuther Fürth’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Greuther Fürth ended the match with the shutout victory. Greuther Fürth looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10, while 16th placed Augsburg is fresh off their 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 In the end, Köln couldn’t muster any offence and Augsburg ran away with the shutout win. Augsburg is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Augsburg is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Michael Gregoritsch and André Hahn each having 2 goals in their last 5. Cédric Itten and Branimir Hrgota are the top scorers for Greuther Fürth in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Seguin, Kehr and Funk are unavailable to play for Greuther Fürth, while Markus Weinzierl’s Augsburg squad will be without Reece Oxford, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, Tobias Strobl, Felix Uduokhai, Alfreð Finnbogason and Tim Civeja.