In this week 27 match, on Saturday Apr 8th, Augsburg plays host to Köln in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Augsburg sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Wolfsburg. Maximilian Arnold scored the first goal for Augsburg on an own goal in the 2nd minute, then Mergim Berisha added another in the 32nd minute . Augsburg is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while köln is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Borussia M’gladbach. Neither Köln nor Borussia M’gladbach could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 16th of October, Köln hosted Augsburg at the Rheinenergiestadion in their last match together. Köln was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of almost 49000 spectators. Florian Niederlechner scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 14th minute, then Steffen Tigges tied it up for Köln in the 47th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 81st minute on a goal by Steffen Tigges. Mergim Berisha has been the most prolific scorer on Augsburg in his last 5 matches with 3 goals
Enrico Maaßen’s Augsburg squad will be without Kelvin Yeboah, André Hahn, Tobias Strobl, Felix Uduokhai and Ermedin Demirović, while Florian Dietz, Horn and Smajic are unavailable to play for Steffen Baumgart’s team.