Augsburg-Union Berlin is a match of the 29th day of Bundesliga and is played on Friday at 20:30: live TV, probable formations, predictions.
Augsburg has already achieved salvation – the season’s goal – some time ago and is trying to take advantage of the “vacuum” in the central part of the standings to achieve a European Cup qualification that would be sensational. The Bavarians, however, seem to have slowed down at the most beautiful point.
After the break for national team commitments they picked up only one point between Cologne (1-1) and Hoffenheim (3-1) and now share seventh place with not only Freiburg but also the Sinsheim club. However, there are still six more days to go in the Bundesliga, and if the men led by Dane Jess Thorup were to regain the polish of a month ago, the Conference League would be within reach. In any case, it remains a positive season for Augsburg, which has long aspired to something more ambitious than a quiet salvation. On the twenty-ninth day’s advance in Bavaria comes Union Berlin, this year back in the fight not to relegate after three years living at “high altitude.” The Capitols evidently reached their peak last season, in which they even managed to qualify for the Champions League from fourth in the standings.
The “castle” built by Union in recent years suddenly collapsed last fall: a long series of defeats led to the exoneration of former coach Urs Fischer, a decision that effectively ended a probably unrepeatable cycle. The team recovered with the arrival of Croatian coach Nenad Bjelica, but now the most important thing is to maintain the category. The Red and White have 29 points, six more than the third-last: since mid-February, however, they have beaten only Werder Bremen, collecting five points in six days.
The Prediction
Augsburg are slight favorites against a Union Berlin that hasn’t won on the road for almost two months and in four of their last five matches they have also been goalless. We expect a tight match with less than 4 goals overall.
The probable lineups of Augsburg-Union Berlin
AUGSBURG (4-3-1-2): Dahmen; Mbabu, Gouweleeuw, Uduokhai, Pedersen; Engels, Breithaupt, Maier; Vargas; Tietz, Demirović.
UNION BERLIN (3-1-4-2): Rønnow; Doekhi, Vogt, Leite; Khedira; Trimmel, Laidouni, Schäfer, Juranovic; Volland, Aaronson.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-0
