On Sat Apr 15th, RB Leipzig plays host to Augsburg in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. 4th placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hertha BSC. Amadou Haidara struck first for RB Leipzig in the 39th minute on a feed from Mohamed Simakan, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hertha BSC was frustrated by RB Leipzig’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. RB Leipzig ended the match with the shutout victory. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Augsburg is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Köln. Ellyes Skhiri scored the first goal for Köln in the 7th minute, then Eric Martel added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Kingsley Schindler. Augsburg is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Augsburg and RB Leipzig battled to a 3-3 draw. Mergim Berisha scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 34th minute on a penalty kick, then Ermedin Demirović added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Mergim Berisha.
Mergim Berisha has been the most prolific scorer on Augsburg in his last five matches with three goals. RB Leipzig hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Willi Orbán and Timo Werner, and they each have 1 goal
RB Leipzig will be without Christopher Nkunku, Yussuf Poulsen, Péter Gulácsi and Timo Schlieck, while Enrico Maaßen’s squad will be without Kelvin Yeboah, André Hahn, Tobias Strobl and Ermedin Demirović.