12
15:42
The wolves, on the other hand, try a shallow build-up game, but in these moments they are separated from the ball early on, so that they can hardly penetrate deep into the opposing half.
11
15:41
Again and again, the Augsburg back team hits long balls into the top, where the physically strong Niederlechner should fix them.
9
15:40
Wolfsburg still seems sleepy. Mbabu spins nicely around Iago just after the center line on the right with the assumption and has plenty of space in front of him. Instead of rushing into it, he takes his time and is caught up by the defender and separated from the ball.
8th
15:38
After being hit in the head by his own keeper in a fist save, Oxford requires brief treatment. But then he stands up again and can continue playing.
6
15:38
VfL is completely taken by surprise in the early minutes and has difficulties finding their way into the game.
4
15:35
The next good opportunity for Augsburg! Niederlechner beats Bornauw on the right in the penalty area and has some space immediately in front of the baseline. With his right he plays the ball flat and sharply into the five, where Mbabu wins the duel and is able to defuse the situation.
3
15:34
Yellow card for Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg)
Dorsch comes too late in the far right half field and takes his opponent roughly off his feet. The first warning comes early in the game.
1
15:31
Tooor for FC Augsburg, 1-0 through Iago
What a start for the people of Fuggerstadt! After a self-administered throw-in from Iago on the left, he enters the box from the left after a respectable one-two with Pedersen, lets Arnold out via tunneller and then flicks the ball with his weaker right from a slightly acute angle and about 13 meters unsustainable halfway up into the long corner.
1
15:31
And then you can start! Referee Sascha Stegemann releases the game.
15:23
Can the Swabians confirm this statistic today, or will the wolves manage a small liberation? The next 90 minutes will provide the answers! You can look forward to an intensive, combat-oriented confrontation!
15:21
One reason that gives all Augsburg fans hope today is the remarkable strength at home in recent weeks. In the last eight games in front of their own supporters, FCA only had to admit defeat twice and did very well against highly favored opponents. Dortmund and Leipzig couldn’t get more than a draw and none other than the great FC Bayern Munich suffered a 2-1 defeat in the WWK Arena.
15:15
Even if he will be represented on the sidelines today by his assistant coach Vincent Heilmann, the WWK Arena in Augsburg brings back unpleasant memories for Florian Kohfeldt. Last season he lost with his then employer SV Werder Bremen in the relegation battle in the Fuggerstadt and had to vacate his post as a result.
15:10
Both coaches again emphasized the explosiveness of this encounter. Kohfeldt, who is firmly convinced of his team’s victory, described it as a “very crucial game in the fight to stay up” and wants his boys to be “absolutely vigilant”. His opponent Weinzierl speaks of “two brutally important games” with a view to the upcoming encounter with FSV Mainz.
15:01
In order to preserve and expand the small buffer on the relegation places, a win in Augsburg today is essential, with which one would initially push past the eleven from the Lower Rhine, who will also still have a chance tonight (against Mainz). . Compared to the Leverkusen game, coach Kohfeldt, who cannot stand on the sidelines today due to a COVID infection, only adjusts his starting formation once. Steffen rotates into the team to replace Roussillon, who is ill, and will plow the left wing true to position.
14:57
VfL is in a very similar position, currently in 13th place with 31 points. Although he still has slightly better starting conditions than today’s opponent, he is currently in bad shape, as so often this season. Of the last five encounters, the Lower Saxony lost three and could only win one. Today they travel to the Bavarian Swabia with two defeats in a row, although it must be mentioned that they faced two strong opponents in SC Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen.
14:52
Weinzierl has made five changes compared to the Stuttgart game, as today he has to do without Gregoritsch and Vargas due to injury and illness. For them, Niederlechner and Pepi appear in the two striker. In addition, Winther, Gruezo and Hahn (all Bank) have to give way. In their place, Gumny, Dorsch and Pedersen are on the pitch from the start.
14:48
After the strong 1-1 draw against BVB and the important 1-0 win against Bielefeld, coach Markus Weinzierl’s team suffered a bitter 2-3 defeat against VfB Stuttgart, who were also stuck at the bottom, before the international break. If she pulls in a three today, she would overtake Baden-Württemberg and, with one game less, move up to two points behind today’s challenger.
14:44
With 26 points collected so far, the Fuggerstädter are in 15th place before the match and thus the last safe non-relegation place, but are level with Arminia from Bielefeld and Hertha in 16th and 17th. The hosts benefit from that they still have two games up their sleeves compared to their direct competitors.
14:40
Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga this Sunday afternoon! In a trend-setting encounter between two teams threatened by a relegation battle, FC Augsburg hosted VfL Wolfsburg on matchday 28. Kick-off in the WWK Arena is at 3:30 p.m.