Bundesliga – Schalke – Augsburg on Match-day 8

Sunday at the Veltins-Arena, as Schalke host Augsburg in the Bundesliga.

Visitors Augsburg, will be keen to maintain or improve their League position, (tenth), when they face fourteenth placed Schalke.

Schalke go into this fixture with six points secured

Can Schalke make it three out of three, having turned over Borussia Dortmund 1-0 and Bochum 3-1 in their last two games?

Also, with three draws in six meetings, Schalke need to develop a strategy for getting over the line in games. With six points (1W, 3L and 3D), they are established in fourteenth position in the League having won one game, drawn three meetings, and lost three games.

Schalke have won one game, drawn one game, and lost one game of their three League matches at home this season.

A win in this fixture would take Schalke’s points to 9 in the League.

Frank Kramer will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of one of his Schalke players.

With the Bundesliga season well into its stride, Augsburg have managed to gain nine points

Augsburg come to this fixture on the back of a 1-0 home win against Bayern Munich at Wwk Arena.

Also, that’s a run of two wins for Augsburg. Their position is tenth in the League and they have nine points, that is, 3W, 4L and 0D having won three fixtures and lost four matches.

Playing away from home, Augsburg have won two meetings and lost one game.

Augsburg will have 12 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Going into Sunday’s game, Enrico Maassen without five of his players, due to illness or injury.

Schalke v Augsburg – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels Schalke and Augsburg have faced each other 22 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Schalke’s favour (11 – 2). In addition, Schalke recent form against Augsburg has been outstanding, winning on six out of the last eight games. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was July 2022 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.

Performance Report

For Schalke, Marius Bulter, one of their best scorers, has nettedthree goals in seven League fixtures this season, while Ermedin Demirovic is one of the top performing players after having scoredtwo goals in seven League games this campaign for Augsburg.

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