Bundesliga · Matchday 6 
SV Elversberg
FC AugsburgElversberg vs Augsburg: Depleted Augsburg Look to Outscore Their Problems
Augsburg have scored 13 goals in their last five matches, but a long injury list will test whether that attacking edge holds on the road at Elversberg. The hosts have their own absences to worry about.
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Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| SV Elversberg | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| FC Augsburg | 2.6 | 1.6 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | FC Augsburg | 5 | +5 | 8 |
| 9 | SV Elversberg | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Last meetings
- 2015SV Elversberg1-3FC Augsburg
Absences
SV Elversberg
- OutL. Seifert · Ankle Injury
- DoubtfulJ. Gyamerah · Groin Injury
- DoubtfulF. Onyeka · Foot Injury
- OutL. Seifert · Ankle Injury
- DoubtfulJ. Gyamerah · Groin Injury
- DoubtfulF. Onyeka · Foot Injury
FC Augsburg
- OutN. Banks · Knee Injury
- OutA. Claude-Maurice · Muscle Injury
- OutS. Mounie · Injury
- OutS. Suso · Inactive
- DoubtfulJ. Bah · Calf Injury
- DoubtfulT. Breithaupt · Toe Injury
- OutN. Banks · Knee Injury
- OutA. Claude-Maurice · Muscle Injury
- OutS. Mounie · Injury
- OutS. Suso · Inactive
- DoubtfulJ. Bah · Calf Injury
- DoubtfulT. Breithaupt · Toe Injury
Augsburg have scored 13 goals in their last five matches, an average of 2.6 a game, and that firepower matters more than ever for a side whose squad has been badly weakened.
Augsburg’s thinned-out squad
Augsburg sit sixth in the 18-team Bundesliga with 8 points from five games, two places and one point ahead of Elversberg, who are ninth with 7. Both sides are still early in the season, but a strong result on Saturday would keep either team near the top half of the table.
The bigger story is who will not be on the pitch. Augsburg travel without Nikola Banks (knee), Adrian Claude-Maurice (muscle), Sebastian Mounie (injury) and Suso (inactive). Jamal Bah (calf) and Tim Breithaupt (toe) are doubts. Coach Augsburg will have to rely on a patched-together lineup, and that could shape the way the game is played, with Augsburg looking to score quickly and defend with discipline rather than dominate possession.
Form: Augsburg’s goals versus Elversberg’s wobble
Augsburg’s recent results read DLDWW, with the attack doing the heavy lifting. Their five matches have produced 13 goals for and 8 against, with an average of 2.6 scored per game.
Elversberg have been less convincing. Their last five have brought LDLWW, with 8 goals scored and 8 conceded, an average of 1.6 in both directions. At home this season they have scored at a healthier rate, averaging 2.0 goals, but they have also conceded at the same rate.
Head-to-head: a cup meeting in 2015
The most recent meeting between the two clubs came in the DFB-Pokal on 7 August 2015, when Augsburg won 3-1 at Elversberg. It is a thin record, but it is one the visitors will be happy to recall.
Team news: Elversberg’s own doubts
Elversberg will be without Lukas Seifert, who is out with an ankle injury. Jonas Gyamerah (groin) and Felix Onyeka (foot) are both doubts, which leaves the home coach with fewer options in midfield and attack.
Our prediction
Elversberg 1-2 Augsburg. Elversberg will have the home crowd and a settled idea of how to press, but their own injury doubts limit that threat. Augsburg’s squad is stretched, yet their attacking form has been their most reliable asset, and they should have enough quality to edge a tight, goal-filled contest.