FC Augsburg and RB Leipzig are going to take on on Wednesday the 15th of December at 8:30 pm in the 16th week of the Bundesliga. The match is going to take place in Augsburg at the WWK Arena.

FC Augsburg sits in the 16th position in the table with 16 points. It comes from a 0-2 win against FC Köln in its last match in the Bundesliga. Until now, it has won 4 times, draw 4 times, and lost 7 times.​​

RB Leipzig is in the 9th place in the standings with 21 points. It comes from a 4-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach in its last match in the Bundesliga. Until now, it has won 6 times, draw 3 times, and lost 6 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

FC Augsburg​

Line - Ups​
3-4-2-1
14 May
FC Augsburg-SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2-1
3-4-2-1
08 May
RB Leipzig-FC Augsburg
4-0
3-4-2-1
30 Apr
FC Augsburg-FC Köln
1-4
3-4-2-1
24 Apr
VfL Bochum 1848-FC Augsburg
0-2
4-4-2
16 Apr
FC Augsburg-Hertha BSC
0-1
4-4-2
09 Apr
FC Bayern München-FC Augsburg
1-0
3-4-2-1
06 Apr
FC Augsburg-FSV Mainz 05
2-1
3-4-2-1
03 Apr
FC Augsburg-VfL Wolfsburg
3-0
3-4-3
19 Mar
VfB Stuttgart-FC Augsburg
3-2
3-4-2-1
04 Mar
DSC Arminia Bielefeld-FC Augsburg
0-1
3-4-1-2
27 Feb
FC Augsburg-Borussia Dortmund
1-1
4-4-2
19 Feb
FC Augsburg-SC Freiburg
1-2
4-2-2-2
12 Feb
Borussia Mönchengladbach-FC Augsburg
3-2
4-2-2-2
05 Feb
FC Augsburg-FC Union Berlin
2-0
4-4-2
22 Jan
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC Augsburg
5-1
4-4-2
16 Jan
FC Augsburg-Eintracht Frankfurt
1-1
4-2-2-2
08 Jan
TSG Hoffenheim-FC Augsburg
3-1
4-4-2
18 Dec
SpVgg Greuther Fürth-FC Augsburg
0-0
4-4-2
15 Dec
FC Augsburg-RB Leipzig
1-1
4-4-2
10 Dec
FC Köln-FC Augsburg
0-2
4-4-2
04 Dec
FC Augsburg-VfL Bochum 1848
2-3
4-4-2
27 Nov
Hertha BSC-FC Augsburg
1-1
4-4-2
19 Nov
FC Augsburg-FC Bayern München
2-1
4-4-1-1
06 Nov
VfL Wolfsburg-FC Augsburg
1-0
4-4-2
31 Oct
FC Augsburg-VfB Stuttgart
4-1
3-4-1-2
22 Oct
FSV Mainz 05-FC Augsburg
4-1
3-5-2
17 Oct
FC Augsburg-DSC Arminia Bielefeld
1-1
3-4-1-2
02 Oct
Borussia Dortmund-FC Augsburg
2-1
3-5-2
26 Sep
SC Freiburg-FC Augsburg
3-0
3-5-2
18 Sep
FC Augsburg-Borussia Mönchengladbach
1-0
5-3-2
11 Sep
FC Union Berlin-FC Augsburg
0-0
4-2-3-1
28 Aug
FC Augsburg-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-4
4-2-3-1
21 Aug
Eintracht Frankfurt-FC Augsburg
0-0
4-2-3-1
14 Aug
FC Augsburg-TSG Hoffenheim
0-4

FC Augsburg has mostly adopted the 4-4-2 line-up most used during the season (5 times or 33.33%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-4-2 (5 times), 3-5-2 (3 times), 4-2-3-1 (3 times), 3-4-1-2 (2 times), 4-4-1-1 (once) and 5-3-2 (once).

Markus Weinzierl is expected to play against RB Leipzig with the following players: R. Gikiewicz, I. Amaral Borduchi, R. Oxford, R. Gumny, R. Vargas, N. Dorsch, J. Morávek, D. Caligiuri, A. Hahn and M. Gregoritsch.

Presuming that this will be the line-up, the average age of FC Augsburg would be 27.30.

There are doubts about the presence of F. Uduokhai.

Markus Weinzierl will probably not be able to employ A. Maier and A. Zeqiri because of injury.

T. Strobl, A. Finnbogason and F. Niederlechner will definitely miss the match.

Markus Weinzierl will not be able to have the presence of J. Gouweleeuw who is suspended​.

RB Leipzig​

Line - Ups​
3-4-2-1
14 May
DSC Arminia Bielefeld-RB Leipzig
1-1
3-4-2-1
08 May
RB Leipzig-FC Augsburg
4-0
3-4-3
02 May
Borussia Mönchengladbach-RB Leipzig
3-1
3-1-4-2
23 Apr
RB Leipzig-FC Union Berlin
1-2
3-5-2
17 Apr
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-RB Leipzig
0-1
3-4-2-1
10 Apr
RB Leipzig-TSG Hoffenheim
3-0
3-5-2
02 Apr
Borussia Dortmund-RB Leipzig
1-4
3-4-1-2
20 Mar
RB Leipzig-Eintracht Frankfurt
0-0
3-4-1-2
13 Mar
SpVgg Greuther Fürth-RB Leipzig
1-6
3-4-1-2
05 Mar
RB Leipzig-SC Freiburg
1-1
3-4-1-2
27 Feb
VfL Bochum 1848-RB Leipzig
0-1
3-1-4-2
20 Feb
Hertha BSC-RB Leipzig
1-6
3-4-1-2
11 Feb
RB Leipzig-FC Köln
3-1
3-4-2-1
05 Feb
FC Bayern München-RB Leipzig
3-2
3-4-2-1
23 Jan
RB Leipzig-VfL Wolfsburg
2-0
3-4-2-1
15 Jan
VfB Stuttgart-RB Leipzig
0-2
3-4-1-2
08 Jan
RB Leipzig-FSV Mainz 05
4-1
3-5-2
18 Dec
RB Leipzig-DSC Arminia Bielefeld
0-2
3-4-1-2
15 Dec
FC Augsburg-RB Leipzig
1-1
3-4-1-2
11 Dec
RB Leipzig-Borussia Mönchengladbach
4-1
3-4-2-1
03 Dec
FC Union Berlin-RB Leipzig
2-1
4-3-1-2
28 Nov
RB Leipzig-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-3
3-4-2-1
20 Nov
TSG Hoffenheim-RB Leipzig
2-0
3-4-2-1
06 Nov
RB Leipzig-Borussia Dortmund
2-1
3-4-2-1
30 Oct
Eintracht Frankfurt-RB Leipzig
1-1
3-4-2-1
23 Oct
RB Leipzig-SpVgg Greuther Fürth
4-1
4-3-3
16 Oct
SC Freiburg-RB Leipzig
1-1
3-4-2-1
02 Oct
RB Leipzig-VfL Bochum 1848
3-0
3-4-2-1
25 Sep
RB Leipzig-Hertha BSC
6-0
4-2-3-1
18 Sep
FC Köln-RB Leipzig
1-1
4-2-3-1
11 Sep
RB Leipzig-FC Bayern München
1-4
4-2-3-1
29 Aug
VfL Wolfsburg-RB Leipzig
1-0
4-2-3-1
20 Aug
RB Leipzig-VfB Stuttgart
4-0
4-2-3-1
15 Aug
FSV Mainz 05-RB Leipzig
1-0

RB Leipzig has mostly adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up most used during the season (7 times or 46.67%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (7 times), 4-2-3-1 (5 times), 3-4-1-2 (once), 4-3-1-2 (once) and 4-3-3 (once).

Domenico Tedesco is expected to play against FC Augsburg with the following players: P. Gulácsi, M. Simakan, J. Gvardiol, W. Orban, N. Mukiele Mulere, D. Olmo Carvajal, K. Kampl, K. Laimer, E. Forsberg, C. Nkunku and A. Valente Silva.

In case that the above line up is confirmed, the projected average age of RB Leipzig would be 25.64.

Domenico Tedesco will probably not be able to employ A. Haidara and H. Novoa Ramos because of injury.

M. Halstenberg, M. Saracchi Pintos and Y. Yurary Poulsen will definitely miss the match.