- Freiburg have not won any of their last 3 away games against Augsburg
- Augsburg are unbeaten in 4 Bundesliga 2026/2027 home games, but have only won 1 of them (3 draws).
- Freiburg have a mixed Bundesliga 2026/2027 away record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat, but have lost their last 2 on the road.
Breisgauer better, but not perfect
SC Freiburg will arrive at WWK Arena on Saturday slightly ahead of FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga 2026/2027 table, with the visitors currently sitting 3rd after taking 13 points from 6 games, while the hosts have collected 9 from 7.
This is a tight clash, but Julian Schuster's Breisgauer have been the better side so far in 2026-2027 and arrive as favourites for this weekend's encounter. Schuster has done a fine job since taking charge on 1 July 2024 and his compact 4-2-3-1 system has given Freiburg a very solid structure and sharper collective pressing.
They have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 across all current competitions, which includes a 3-2 home victory over Jablonec in the UEFA Conference League, but back-to-back away defeats to Bayer Leverkusen and AS Monaco have left them on a 2-match losing streak.
Fuggerstädter not as easy to beat as their league position suggests
Meanwhile, Manuel Baum's Augsburg have won none, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 5, and the Fuggerstädter are only 9th in the Bundesliga 2026/2027 standings. However, Augsburg have been stubborn at home in this competition, where they have gone unbeaten in 4, winning once and drawing three times.
The draw looks a reasonable shout, but there is some value in siding with the visiting Breisgauer to nick it and take the points home to Breisgau. Freiburg's tight midfield structure should smother Augsburg's attempts to overload the half-spaces with their wing-system, while Baum's men will look to hit on the break whenever they can.
The last 5 head-to-heads have been close and competitive, with Augsburg winning 2, Freiburg 1 and 2 draws, but Freiburg are yet to win on any of their last 3 trips to WWK Arena, giving Augsburg a mental edge.
Fuggerstädter can get on the board
Freiburg have an away record in the Bundesliga 2026/2027 after 3 trips, with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat, averaging 1.33 goals scored and 1.33 goals conceded per game, so they have not been airtight on the road.
Augsburg average 2.00 goals scored and 1.25 conceded in the Bundesliga 2026/2027 at home, so we could be in for a lively game with a few chances at each end. Both teams to score at 21/50 stands out as the most obvious option from the side markets, but Freiburg's edge in quality gives them the 23/20 favoritism for this match.
Yuito Suzuki has been the sharpest of Freiburg's finishers in 2026-2027 with 4 Bundesliga 2026/2027 goals in 4 games, while Michael Gregoritsch has provided the cutting edge for Augsburg with 3 goals in the same number of appearances. Gregoritsch has the kind of box strength to punish the half-chances that he will get against Freiburg's compact system.
