The 18th-round Bundesliga match between Augsburg and Freiburg will take place on 18 january at WWK Arena. Augsburg vs Freiburg: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Augsburg
Augsburg (Manuel Baum) drew 1:1 with Union at home in the last round. As a result, the home team has failed to win in its last four Bundesliga matches (2 draws, 2 defeats). In addition, during that stretch the team scored its first goal. The club has 15 points and sits in 15th position in the table.
- The team failed to win in 10 of its last 13 home Bundesliga matches (3 draws, 7 defeats).
- No more than two goals were scored in the club's previous five home league matches.
- Augsburg scored at most once in 6 of its last 8 home Bundesliga matches.
Potential Augsburg Lineup (3-4-3)*
Finn Dahmen – Keven Schlotterbeck, Noa-Kai Banks, Cedric Ceziger – Robin Fellhauer, Kristijan Jakic, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Dimitris Giannoulis – Anton Kade, Michael Gregoritsch, Alexis Claude-Maurice.
Defenders Chrislen Matsima and Jean-Philippe Gbamin are injured.
Freiburg
Freiburg (Julian Schuster) lost 0:2 to Leipzig away in the last round. That defeat was the club's first in four Bundesliga matches (2 wins, 1 draw). In addition, the visiting team failed to score for the first time in its previous eight league matches. In the table the club occupies eighth place with 23 points. Note that Freiburg has conceded 19 goals away in the current Bundesliga season, a worse record only than Eintracht (24).
- The team failed to win in 6 of its last 7 away Bundesliga matches (2 draws, 4 defeats).
- The club conceded at least two goals in 5 of its previous 6 away league matches.
- Both teams scored in 6 of Freiburg's last 8 Bundesliga matches.
Potential Freiburg Lineup (4-5-1)*
Noah Atubolu – Lukas Kübler, Anthony Jung, Christian Günter, Bruno Ogbus – Johan Manzambi, Patrick Osterhage, Yuito Suzuki, Maximilian Eggestein, Philipp Treu – Lucas Höler.
Defender Philipp Linhart and midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh will miss the match due to injuries.
Referee
Martin Petersen (Germany)
Matches – 16 (Bundesliga, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow/red cards shown (including second yellows) – 72;
Average yellow/red cards per match – 4.5;
Red cards shown – 5;
Fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 31%.
Augsburg vs Freiburg: Match Prediction
Augsburg are inconsistent at home and, in particular, look unconvincing in attack. Over their last 16 home Bundesliga matches the home side has managed to score more than one goal only three times, while in six of those matches the team failed to score at all. On the other hand, the club defends well and conceded just two goals in its previous five home league matches.
Freiburg also cannot boast high attacking efficiency, especially in away fixtures. In the last seven away Bundesliga matches the visitors managed to score more than one goal only twice, and in four of those matches the team failed to find the net. It is also worth noting that in the two previous league meetings with Augsburg at Augsburg's ground, Freiburg scored just one goal.
We do not expect a high-scoring game in this tie, therefore our forecast is for a low total.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from its previous match in this competition.
