FC Augsburg
- FC Augsburg are unbeaten in the Bundesliga 2026-2027 at home, winning one and drawing two of their three matches.
- FC Augsburg - Fuggerstädter - are coming off a 2-2 draw at home to Bayern and a disappointing 4-3 defeat away to Elversberg in their last two Bundesliga games.
- Manuel Baum has fashioned them into a versatile team with a compact 3-4-2-1 system that is easy to switch into a five-man defensive line and designed to counter-attack, win second balls and hurt opponents on set-pieces.
1. FC Union Berlin
- 1. FC Union Berlin are winless away from home in the Bundesliga 2026-2027, losing two and drawing zero of their two matches.
- Mauro Lustrinelli has given Union a more flexible back four, which has given them more freedom to press and allowed their attacking players more room to work with during transitions.
Head-to-Head
Augsburg have scored 1.3 goals on average against Union at home in the last five head-to-head meetings, while Union have scored 1.0 on average as visitors in those matches, which points to another close contest on Saturday.
Betting Insights
The bookmakers slightly lean towards Augsburg for this fixture - but we're looking for a value bet, and there is a strong alternative angle in Over 2.5 goals at 1.55 , while Both Teams to Score at 1.5 also fits the open nature of this game.
Key Players
- Michael Gregoritsch has been Augsburg's danger man in the Bundesliga 2026-2027 with three goals in four games and has scored two of their last six.
- Tim Skarke is Union's sharpshooter with two goals in his four league appearances, while Josip Juranovic has two assists in three games to keep the supply line flowing.
Prediction
- Augsburg are the favorites here and they have the home advantage, but Union will not lie down for them on Saturday and we're expecting a close match.
- Union have not scored away from home in their two Bundesliga 2026-2027 away games, so that makes the hosts the likelier winner in our view, but the visitors won't be easy to beat and should be able to score a goal.
