Augsburg (home)
- 10th-placed FC Augsburg have 28 points from 23 games in the 2025-2026 Bundesliga season, four more than 12th-placed 1. FC Koln.
- Augsburg have found some momentum in the last few weeks with Manuel Baum’s pragmatic style of play coming to fruition.
- The Bavarians have won four of their last five Bundesliga matches, coming into this with consecutive victories over Heidenheim and Wolfsburg.
- They are solid at the back and create as much as they need to, using fast, vertical transitions to play on the front foot when they can.
1. FC Koln (away)
- Koln, meanwhile, like to play at a high tempo and press their opponents all over the pitch, using their wing-backs and fast counters to cause havoc.
- Ole Werner took over in July 2025 and has done a decent job maintaining the club’s energetic style, although the last few games haven’t gone so well for the Billy Goats.
Head-to-Head
- Koln have won one and lost three of their last five Bundesliga outings, with two defeats in their last two away matches.
- Augsburg, meanwhile, have won their last two at the WWK Arena.
- The head-to-head record is even, but Augsburg have failed to win any of their last two home games against Koln in the Bundesliga.
Key Players
- Said El Mala is their biggest goal threat with eight goals in 23 Bundesliga appearances this season, but Ragnar Ache has chipped in with two in Koln’s last five Bundesliga games, which should give them an outlet on Friday.
- Alexis Claude is Augsburg’s best player and he has three goals and four assists in the Bundesliga this term, but Michael Gregoritsch has hit some form recently with three goals in Augsburg’s last five games, providing a real spark in the final third.
Betting Insights
- Both Teams To Score is a touch of favorite at 1.57 for this clash and that’s short for a game of this nature.
- The draw looks a bit more likely than the odds make out, but the value is probably in the Augsburg win at 2.26, with Koln available at 3.05 and the draw at 3.35.
Prediction
The draw looks a bit more likely than the odds make out, but the value is probably in the Augsburg win at 2.26 , with Koln available at 3.05 and the draw at 3.35 .
