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Two sides separated by two points and one place just above the relegation zone square off at the Bielefelder Alm Stadium when Arminia Bielefeld play host to Augsburg on Friday.
The hosts are currently 14th in the Bundesliga standings with 25 points from 24 games, while the visitors are 15th, two points above the relegation playoff spot.
Arminia Bielefeld were sent crashing back down to earth last weekend as they fell to a 3-0 defeat away to Bayer Leverkusen.
They have now failed to win three of their last four league games, losing two and claiming one draw in that time.
With 25 points from 24 games, Arminia Bielefeld are currently 14th in the Bundesliga standings, two points above Friday’s visitors.
Meanwhile, manager Markus Weinzierl will be delighted by his side’s performance at the weekend as they held on for a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund.
Prior to that, Augsburg were on a run of two consecutive defeats after losing to Borussia Monchengladbach and Freiburg respectively.
Augsburg head into Friday’s game on a run of just one win from their last 10 games across all competitions, claiming five draws and losing four in that time.
Arminia Bielefeld vs Augsburg Head-To-Head
Augsburg have been utterly dominant in the history of this fixture, claiming five wins from the last seven meetings between the sides. Arminia Bielefeld are yet to taste victory in this fixture, while two games have ended all square.
Arminia Bielefeld Form Guide: W-D-L-W-L
Augsburg Form Guide: D-W-L-L-D
Arminia Bielefeld vs Augsburg Team News
Arminia Bielefeld
Manuel Prietl remains the only guaranteed absentee for the hosts as he continues his return to full fitness after suffering an illness.
Injured: Manuel Prietl
Suspended: None
Augsburg
Robert Gumny, Tobias Strobl, Frederik Winther and Alfred Finnbogason are all recuperating from injuries and will miss Friday’s game. Andi Zeqiri remains ruled out with COVID-19. Niklas Dorsch is suspended for this weekend's match.
Injured: Robert Gumny, Tobias Strobl, Frederik Winther, Alfred Finnbogason
Suspended: Niklas Dorsch
COVID-19: Andi Zeqiri
Arminia Bielefeld vs Augsburg Predicted XI
Arminia Bielefeld Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Stefan Ortega; Cedric Brunner, Amos Pieper, Joakim Nilsson, Jacob Laursen; Fabian Kunze, Sebastian Vasiliadis; Patrick Wimmer, Alessandro Schöpf, Masaya Okugawa; Janni Serra
Augsburg Predicted XI (4-4-2): Rafal Gikiewicz; Iago, Reece Oxford, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Raphael Framberger; Ruben Vargas, Mads Pedersen, Carlos Gruezo, Lasse Gunther; Michael Gregoritsch, Florian Niederlechner
Arminia Bielefeld vs Augsburg Prediction
Winless in each of their last three games, Augsburg will hope to take the positives from their impressive display against Dortmund and pick up their first away win since last December.
However, with both sides in close proximity to the relegation places, we expect them to take a cautious approach to the game and settle for a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Arminia Bielefeld 1-1 Augsburg
