RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th April 2023

RB Leipzig take on Augsburg for a match in the Bundesliga this coming Saturday at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

RB Leipzig approach the next Bundesliga round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 48 points this season so far. With 27 games behind them, Augsburg amassed 29 points, placing them as number 13 before their next fixture.

There has been a real flow of goals lately for Augsburg and at both ends of the pitch. Both teams scored in their last seven matches on the bounce, which definitely makes this scenario worth considering in the betting market this coming Saturday.

RB Leipzig scored 13 goals, conceded ten and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Augsburg scored 13 goals, conceded 20 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time RB Leipzig played Augsburg. The pair split the points in a 3-3 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Mainz 05, they were left empty-handed in a 0-3 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating B. Dortmund in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Hertha Berlin in their most recent outing. RB Leipzig won three of their previous six matches at Red Bull Arena Leipzig in the Bundesliga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to eight against.

Augsburg Form

Augsburg were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Schalke 04, followed by another draw. This time it ended 2-2 against Wolfsburg, before going down in a 1-3 defeat against FC Koln. Augsburg came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 19 goals to ten.

RB Leipzig should be too strong against Augsburg to drop any points, and combining this with over 2.5 goals, ups the price on the expected home win at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

RB Leipzig scored 30 goals and conceded 16 in their last 14 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 28 points and eight victories. Augsburg scored 22 goals and conceded 32 in their last 14 encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga. This lead to three wins and 13 points. RB Leipzig have a record of 14 wins, six draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Augsburg have a record of eight wins, five draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Stats

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

The 46-year-old RB Leipzig manager, Marco Rose, will select the lineup against Augsburg from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Janis Blaswich (0/20), Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Oerjan Haaskjold Nyland (0/1), Oskar Preil (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/6), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Abdou Diallo (1/5), Benjamin Henrichs (2/24), David Raum (0/25), Josko Gvardiol (1/25), Lukas Klostermann (0/8), Marcel Halstenberg (1/24), Mohamed Simakan (1/18), Sanoussy Ba (0/1), Willi Orban (3/26), Amadou Haidara (2/25), Caden Clark (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (12/18), Dominik Szoboszlai (4/25), Emil Forsberg (6/24), Kevin Kampl (0/23), Konrad Laimer (1/14), Xaver Schlager (1/19), Andre Silva (4/27), Dani Olmo (2/17), Timo Werner (7/21), Yussuf Poulsen (1/16).

Augsburg Squad

Below is the full team squad of Augsburg. The manager Maassen will pick his starting XI against RB Leipzig from these players:

Benjamin Leneis (0/0), Daniel Klein (0/0), Rafal Gikiewicz (0/23), Tomas Koubek (0/4), Daniel Katic (0/0), David Colina (1/4), Felix Uduokhai (0/13), Iago (0/20), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/26), Mads Valentin Pedersen (0/21), Maximilian Bauer (0/21), Reece Oxford (0/3), Robert Gumny (1/23), Aaron Zehnter (0/0), Andre Hahn (2/7), Arne Engels (0/12), Arne Maier (3/23), Daniel Caligiuri (1/13), Elvis Rexhbecaj (0/24), Franjo Ivanovic (0/0), Fredrik Jensen (2/19), Julian Baumgartlinger (0/13), Nathanael Mbuku (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (0/6), Noah-Joel Sarenren-Bazee (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/6), Ruben Vargas (2/18), Tobias Strobl (0/0), Dion Drena Beljo (1/11), Ermedin Demirovic (7/24), Irvin Cardona (1/5), Kelvin Yeboah (0/8), Mergim Berisha (9/20).

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for RB Leipzig, as they prepare to meet Augsburg, since seven could be missing.

Mohamed Simakan, David Raum, Marcel Halstenberg, Willi Orban, Christopher Nkunku, Peter Gulacsi and Konrad Laimer are all absent from the RB Leipzig squad that faces Augsburg at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Augsburg are looking at five players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Elvis Rexhbecaj, Nathanael Mbuku, Andre Hahn, Noah-Joel Sarenren-Bazee and Tobias Strobl all face a spell on the sidelines for Augsburg due to various injuries.

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg H2H

Neither RB Leipzig nor Augsburg managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 3-3 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/1. RB Leipzig usually enjoy playing Augsburg, claiming six wins in the last ten encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/4.

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side RB Leipzig and Augsburg. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 10/11.

RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Betting Tips

Emil Forsberg has three strikes in six Bundesliga matches for RB Leipzig, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Augsburg. The visitors are looking to Mergim Berisha, who has provided his team with three Bundesliga goals.

Red Bull Arena Leipzig saw six wins for RB Leipzig in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew two and lost two, while Augsburg won zero of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing two and losing eight. Of the last 10 times RB Leipzig stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened six times. Both teams also scored in eight of the last 10 away games for Augsburg.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.9 goals, with Augsburg averaging 0.7 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. RB Leipzig performed an average of 1.3 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Augsburg, who scored 1.6 times on average in those matches.