Mar 18th features a match where Augsburg will host Schalke 04 in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Augsburg is fresh off their 3-5 loss against Bayern München. Mergim Berisha struck first for Augsburg in the 2nd minute, but João Cancelo got the equalizer for Bayern München in the 15th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 19th minute on a goal by Benjamin Pavard. Augsburg is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Schalke 04, recorded a 2-2 draw against Borussia Dortmund. Nico Schlotterbeck struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 38th minute, then Marius Bülter got the equalizer for Schalke 04 in the 50th minute on a feed from Michael Frey . Schalke 04 is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Augsburg and Schalke 04 last played eachother at the Veltins-arena on Sunday Oct 2nd. Augsburg took the match by a score of 3 to 2. Ermedin Demirović scored the first goal for Augsburg in the 9th minute, then Ermedin Demirović added another in the 21st minute on a feed from Mergim Berisha.
Marius Bülter has been the most prolific scorer on Schalke 04 in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Augsburg’s top weapon lately has been Mergim Berisha, who has two goals in the last five matches
Enrico Maaßen’s squad will be without André Hahn, Reece Oxford, Fredrik Jensen, Tobias Strobl, Felix Uduokhai, Irvin Cardona and Elvis Rexhbecaj, while Thomas Reis’s squad will be without Dominick Drexler, Jere Uronen, Thomas Ouwejan, Cedric Brunner and Tim Skarke.