In this week 8 match on the 2nd of October, Schalke 04 will host Augsburg in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Schalke 04 recorded a 0-1 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Moukoko struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Schalke 04 couldn’t manage to score, and Borussia Dortmund took the shutout win. Schalke 04 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Augsburg, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bayern München. Mergim Berisha struck first for Augsburg in the 59th minute on a feed from Iago, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bayern München couldn’t muster any offence and Augsburg ran away with the shutout win. Augsburg is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Augsburg’s most prolific scorer has been Ermedin Demirović. The attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Schalke 04 hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Marius Bülter and Simon Terodde, and they each have 1 goal
Frank Kramer’s Schalke 04 squad will be without Cedric Brunner, while Reece Oxford, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, Tobias Strobl and Felix Uduokhai are unavailable to play for Enrico Maaßen’s team.