Augsburg vs Schalke 04 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th August 2026

Schalke 04 face a daunting first assignment in the Bundesliga when they visit the title favourites Augsburg on the opening day of the new campaign.

We expect to see some solid dedication from both Augsburg and Schalke 04 as starting a season with a defeat is an undesirable outcome for anyone's morale.

Augsburg go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 20. That amounts to an average of two per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Schalke 04 managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 27 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 2.7 goals an average per game.

Augsburg and Schalke 04 had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4.

Augsburg vs Schalke 04 Prediction

Augsburg Form

Augsburg beat Borussia Moenchengladbach by 3-1, lost 4-0 against Union Berlin, before defeating Energie Cottbus 0-2. Augsburg claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Schalke 04 Form

Schalke 04 claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 3-0 against Nuernberg. A 1-0 win followed against Eintracht Braunschweig, before drawing 2-2 with Hallescher FC. Schalke 04 only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 19 goals to six.

Augsburg and Schalke 04 are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match on Sunday.

Augsburg vs Schalke 04 Squads

Augsburg Squad

The 46-year-old coach of the home team, Manuel Baum, will select the lineup against Schalke 04 from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Finn Dahmen (0/0), Nediljko Labrovic (0/0), Tom Wisbereit (0/0), Calvin Brackelmann (0/0), Chrislain Matsima (0/0), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (0/0), Marius Wolf (0/0), Milo Adleff (0/0), Noahkai Banks (0/0), Alexis Claude-Maurice (0/0), Fabian Rieder (0/0), Faik Sakar (0/0), Han-Noah Massengo (0/0), Hennes Behrens (0/0), Kristijan Jakic (0/0), Mahmut Kucuksahin (0/0), Mert Komur (0/0), Robert Draghici (0/0), Robin Fellhauer (0/0), Sima Suso (0/0), Tim Breithaupt (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/0), Anton Kade (0/0), Michael Gregoritsch (0/0), Nathanael Mbuku (0/0), Rodrigo Ribeiro (0/0), Steve Mounie (0/0), Uchenna Ogundu (0/0).

Schalke 04 Squad

Below is the full team squad of Schalke 04. The manager Muslic will pick his starting XI against Augsburg from these players:

Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Faaris Yusufu (0/0), Johannes Siebeking (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/0), Loris Karius (0/0), Adrian Gantenbein (0/0), Anton Donkor (0/0), Dylan Leonard (0/0), Hasan Kurucay (0/0), Martin Wasinski (0/0), Maximilian Woeber (0/0), Mertcan Ayhan (0/0), Mika Khadr (0/0), Nikola Katic (0/0), Robin Gosens (0/0), Steve Noode (0/0), Tidiane Toure (0/0), Timo Becker (0/0), Tomas Kalas (0/0), Vitalie Becker (0/0), Adil Aouchiche (0/0), Aris Bayindir (0/0), Ayman Gulasi (0/0), Dejan Ljubicic (0/0), Eric Ebimbe (0/0), Finn Porath (0/0), Janik Bachmann (0/0), Luca Vozar (0/0), Max Grueger (0/0), Ron Schallenberg (0/0), Satoshi Tanaka (0/0), Soufian El-Faouzi (0/0), Suat Serdar (0/0), Yassin Ben Balla (0/0), Bryan Lasme (0/0), Christian Gomis (0/0), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/0), Edin Dzeko (0/0), Emil Hoejlund (0/0), Kenan Karaman (0/0), Moussa Sylla (0/0), Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara (0/0).

Augsburg vs Schalke 04 Team News

Augsburg vs Schalke 04 Lineups

Augsburg vs Schalke 04 H2H

It finished all square on when Augsburg last faced Schalke 04. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4. Augsburg enter the match against Schalke 04 with a 2-4-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Augsburg vs Schalke 04 Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Augsburg and Schalke 04. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Augsburg vs Schalke 04 Betting Tips

With another Bundesliga season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Augsburg and Schalke 04. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Augsburg won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Schalke 04 won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at WWK Arena since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Augsburg. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Schalke 04.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Augsburg and Schalke 04, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Augsburg scored 1.5 goals on average, while Schalke 04 pulled 1.5 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Augsburg, who scored an average of three goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Schalke 04. They performed an average of 2.1 goals in these.