FC Augsburg and Borussia M´gladbach face off in mouth-watering clash

FC Augsburg and Borussia M´gladbach clash this Wednesday at the WWK Arena for matchday 17 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Enrico Maaßen's team are 15th in the table with 15 points, while Daniel Farke's team are 8th with 22 points.

FC Augsburg head into this clash on the back of a 4x3 defeat against Borussia Dortmund (1. Bundesliga 2022/23), while Borussia M´gladbach were beaten 2x3 by Bayer Leverkusen (1. Bundesliga 2022/23). Going into the encounter, Enrico Maaßen's team is on a sequence of 8 games without a win in the 1. Bundesliga 22/23. On the other hand, Daniel Farke's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 10 matches in the 1. Bundesliga 22/23. A look back at the history books shows that FC Augsburg and Borussia M´gladbach have faced each other twenty-four times, with Daniel Farke's team holding the advantage: 9 victories, against 7 victories of Enrico Maaßen's team. Specifically in the WWK Arena, FC Augsburg have the advantage in the duels against Borussia M´gladbach: 5 wins in 12 games, while Daniel Farke's team has 2 wins.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been twenty-two games played between the two teams, with 7 wins for Borussia M´gladbach, 8 draws and 7 wins for FC Augsburg.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 22/23, from FC Augsburg's most influential players, Ermedin Demirovic participated in 16 games, and Elvis Rexhbecaj is the one with more minutes played (1300). Ermedin Demirovic is their current best scorer with 6 goals. As for Borussia M´gladbach, Joe Scally is the most used player in a total of 16 games (1353 min). Marcus Thuram is the current best scorer with 10 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Borussia M´gladbach winning 3x2. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.