Overview
Bayern Munich have bounced back strongly from their 4-1 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League. Since then, the Bavarians have won five consecutive matches, most recently against St. Pauli in round 10 of the Bundesliga. Notably, the Allianz Arena team have scored 14 goals during this time and kept a clean sheet.
Before round 11, Bayern was still the leading team in the Bundesliga rankings with 26 points and an unbeaten record (8 wins, 2 draws). They were 5 points ahead of the 2nd ranked team RB Leipzig.
Bayern Munich have kept five clean sheets in their last five games, illustrating that Kompany is starting to settle after conceding four goals against Barcelona. They will be tipped to keep another clean sheet this weekend.
Having to face the underdog Augsburg in the next round, coach Vincent Kompany's team will be determined to aim for 3 points.
Augsburg have been inconsistent this season. Jess Thorup's side were able to beat Dortmund 2-1 and previously won by the same scoreline against Monchengladbach. However, they were held to disappointing draws in their last two games against Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim.
Facing the mighty Bayern, Augsburg will likely not be able to find the joy of victory again, and may even face a heavy defeat.
The "Gray Tigers" have defeated Augsburg in all four of their most recent encounters, scoring a total of 16 goals. Most likely, victory will once again belong to Kompany's team.
Human resources situation
Bayern Munich have midfield issues ahead of this game with Joao Palhinha and Aleksandar Pavlovic both missing through injury.
On the other side of the front line, Augsburg also has a long list of absent players, including Reece Oxford, Tim Brethaupt and Fredrik Jensen.
Expected lineup:
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Guerreiro, Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, Davies, Goretzka, Kimmich, Olise, Musiala, Coman, Kane.
Augsburg: Labrovic, Matsima, Gouweleeuw, Schlotterbeck, Wolf, Jakic, Onyeka, Maier, Giannoulis, Claude-Maurice, Tietz.
The match between Bayern Munich and Augsburg takes place at 2:30 a.m. on November 23 (Vietnam time).
