Bundesliga – Augsburg face Wolfsburg

Bundesliga action on Sunday as Augsburg and Wolfsburg meet at the WWK Arena – 3:30pm GMT.

It’s a trip to the WWK Arena for fourteenth placed Augsburg on Sunday, as they take on twelfth placed Wolfsburg.

Augsburg arrive at this match, having secured 26 points so far this season

Augsburg will have doubtless licked their wounds, following their recent defeat to Stuttgart at the Mercedes Benz Arena. Markus Weinzierl’s men will hope that is enough to deliver a positive result in this match.

Also, Markus Weinzierl’s Augsburg have lost five of their last nine matches this season. Now they have 6 matches won, 12 games lost and 8 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in fourteenth place, with a total of 26 points having won six games, drawn eight fixtures, and lost 12 games.

When Augsburg host Wolfsburg, they will do so on the back of four wins, four draws, and four losses on their own ground.

A win in this fixture, would take Augsburg’s points from 26 to 29, so far this season.

Augsburg’s squad will likely be depleted of seven of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.

It’s 31 points so far for Wolfsburg this season, going into this meeting

Florian Kohfeldt will have impressed upon his team the importance of getting a positive result out of this game, following two successive defeats. First it was SC Freiburg and then Bayer Leverkusen, however this is something that their opponents will be aware of going into this fixture.

Also, Wolfsburg have now lost 10 of their last 15 games, a worrying statistic that has to be addressed by Manager Florian Kohfeldt. Their position is twelfth in the League and they have 31 points, that is, 9W, 14L and 4D having won nine matches, drawn four games, and lost 14 meetings.

Wolfsburg’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Augsburg. In the 13 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won four matches, drawn two games, and lost seven fixtures.

Victory for Wolfsburg would take their points tally to 34 so far this season.

Going into Sunday’s game, Florian Kohfeldt without four of his players, due to illness or injury.

Augsburg v Wolfsburg – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the clubs have already faced each other 21 times with the record being eight victories and seven draws for Augsburg. Further, the WWK Arena has proven to be something of a fortress for Augsburg, where they have won all last two matches. Their most recent encounter in this competition was November 2021, when Fuggerstädter walked away as 1-0 winners.

Players to watch

For Augsburg, Michael Gregoritsch is a top performing player who has scoredfour goals in 26 League games this Bundesliga Season, while Aster Vranckx is one of the top performing players after having scoredtwo goals in 27 League fixtures this season for Wolfsburg.

Other standout players for Augsburg are Michael Gregoritsch and Andre Hahn with four goals each and for Wolfsburg are Aster Vranckx and Max Kruse with two goals both.