VfL Wolfsburg, without a win in ten Bundesliga games, have another chance to claim their first three points of 2024 when they host FC Augsburg at 15:30 CET on Saturday 16 March.
Key facts and figures on the match
Even head-to-head record: Augsburg are unbeaten in their last four Bundesliga games against VfL (W2 D2), while the Wolves are without defeat in their last six top-flight home meetings with FCA (W2 D4). Four of the teams’ last six encounters have ended all square.
VfL’s season so far: Thirteenth-placed VfL have 25 points on the board and a goal difference of -11 – their lowest tally at this stage of a campaign in their Bundesliga history. Four of the Wolves’ six victories have come at home.
Augsburg on form: For the first time in 18 months, FCA are on a three-match winning run in the top flight.
Aiming high? Augsburg have picked up 32 points so far. Since the introduction of three points for a win, no team with 32 or more points after 25 matchdays has ever been relegated from the Bundesliga. FCA are just one point off seventh place, which could guarantee a place in Europe next season.
Familiar faces: Felix Uduokhai joined Augsburg from Wolfsburg (30 Bundesliga appearances, one goal) in 2019, with Elvis Rexhbecaj (28 Bundesliga appearances, two goals for VfL) following in the centre-back’s footsteps three years later.
Suspended: VfL defender Moritz Jenz is banned after being sent off for a second bookable offence at Bayer 04 Leverkusen last weekend. Yannick Gerhardt is also serving a suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season at the Bundesliga leaders.
