Bor. Mönchengladbach – FC Augsburg (Saturday, 3.30 p.m.)
Duels in the Bundesliga: When Gladbach last won at home against FC Augsburg in October 2019, everything was still fine on the Lower Rhine: Borussia climbed to first place in the table with a 5-1 win on matchday 7 and ended up fourth. In February 2022, the game is a direct duel in the relegation battle. The hosts cannot hope for the record: In 21 games there were seven defeats, eight draws and only six wins against Augsburg.
What else you should know: Ten years ago, on January 21, 2012, a young up-and-coming player made his Bundesliga debut in SC Freiburg’s home game against FC Augsburg two days after his 18th birthday and scored the goal shortly before the end to give the hosts a 1-0 win.
A decade later, Matthias Ginter has played almost 300 Bundesliga games, is a national player, world champion – and at Borussia Mönchengladbach in what is probably the most difficult phase of his career so far. With VfL he is unexpectedly in a relegation battle, where he will switch to in the summer is unclear. A 1-0 win with a Ginter goal shortly before the end against FC Augsburg like ten years ago in Breisgau – the 28-year-old himself and everyone else in Mönchengladbach would probably sign that right away.