RB Leipzig – FC Augsburg

Recent form · Written before the match

Leipzig beat Elversberg 4-0 at home on 24 October, lost 1-6 at Bayern on 17 October, beat Frankfurt 6-0 at home on 10 October and lost 0-2 at Leverkusen on 20 September. Augsburg drew 1-1 against Union Berlin at home on 24 October, lost 3-4 at Elversberg on 17 October, drew 2-2 against Bayern on 10 October and lost 2-3 at Werder on 19 September.

Both teams also played in the Cup on 27 October, with Leipzig winning 2-1 at Essen and Augsburg 4-2 at Großaspach. The match load before 7 November also depends on their fixtures on 31 October.

The cached advanced statistics are not considered comparable or current.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

Une source spécialisée historically reports 14 Leipzig wins, 3 Augsburg wins and 7 draws, with a 19-match unbeaten streak for Leipzig. However, the pages consulted do not provide a verifiable list of the scores and dates of recent meetings.

Even if confirmed, this trend would have limited significance if the squads, coaches and context have changed.

Absences and returns

For Leipzig, Christopher Nkunku, Marc Guiu and Assan Ouédraogo are listed as unavailable by une source spécialisée, respectively due to groin, muscle and shoulder problems; their status for November 7 has not been confirmed by the club. For Augsburg, Noahkai Banks and Steve Mounié were confirmed absent, Juma Bah suspended and Calvin Brackelmann unavailable for the October 31 match; their definitive status against Leipzig remains to be verified.

Une autre source also listed Sima Suso, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Faik Sakar and Tim Breithaupt, without club confirmation of their situation as of November 7.

Context & news

Leipzig scenario: at home, its 4-0 wins against Elversberg and 6-0 against Frankfurt suggest an ability to accelerate transitions and attack a potentially reshuffled Augsburg défense, particularly around Bah and Brackelmann. Augsburg scenario: its 2-2 draws against Bayern and Leverkusen show an ability to withstand superior opponents; quick transitions or set pieces could exploit Leipzig's recent defensive flaws, even though these mechanisms are not directly documented.

An official lineup revealing several Leipzig attacking absences or the return of key Augsburg defenders would reverse this assessment.

Lineups and squad

The match is scheduled in the Bundesliga, matchday 9, on Saturday 7 November 2026 at 14:30 UTC at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Leipzig's actual home venue. No starting lineup or starting goalkeeper has been announced.

Leipzig's 30 October press conference indicated 22 outfield players fit for training and possible rotation.