RB Leipzig vs Augsburg Predictions, Betting Tips, & Match Preview

RB Leipzig, a side just seven years old, founded in 2009, were promoted to the top flight on their second attempt last season. Leipzig have clearly made some wise-investments over the transfer window (see team news), spending about £20 million in total, and have taken many sides by surprise with their unbeaten start to the new campaign. Leipzig’s solidity and form has seen them already better giants Borussia Dortmund at home with a 1-0 win and produce their biggest away win to date with a 4-0 win over Hamburg in game-week 3. Leipzig come into this off the back of two consecutive 1-1 draws. Leipzig took the lead after five minutes last time out thanks to ex-Nottingham Forest winger Oliver Burke, who netted his first ever Bundesliga goal. But, after Cologne drew level towards the end of the first half, the match fizzled out with very few goal-scoring opportunities.

Augsburg turned a new page this summer with the arrival of new coach Dirk Schuster replacing the Schalke 04-bound Makus Weinzierl. Coach Schuster’s next step will be to try and establish Augsburg as top-ten material after their 12th placed finish last season, a task that seems more and more promising with each passing week: Though Augsburg have taken just seven points from their opening five fixtures, the come into this off the back of a draw away to giants Bayer Leverkusen and a win at home to Darmstadt 98. Icelandic striker Alfred Finnbogason, who scored seven goals in fourteen appearances for Augsburg last season, opened his Bundesliga account scoring the only goal in last weekend’s 1-0 win.

RB Leipzig are the bookies’ favourites for this match, priced at 7/10, thanks to their unbeaten start and decent record at home; RB Leipzig have lost just one of their last seventeen competitive home matches (W13 D3 L1). However, Augsburg are a formidable side on the road and play a similar high pressure style of football to Borussia M’gladbach, against whom RB Leipzig drew. The Bavarians away form has seen them win or draw in seven of their last eight (W4 D3 L1) and score at least two goals in five of their last seven on the road. Though Leipzig have come out firing and taken the early lead by catching opponents off-guard in their last two matches, their performances have faded as these matches progressed and consequently cost them all three points. We feel Leipzig will struggle for the same reason here and it should be enough for the guests to claim at least a point.

As such, draw or Augsburg at 6/5 and a 2-2 draw at 16/1 are our choice bets for this match.