Opportunity knocks for strugglers Augsburg and Bremen
Sunday's encounter between FC Augsburg and SV Werder Bremen (kick-off 17:30 CET/18:30 GMT) pits together the league's two most off-colour teams in a match that both will want to use as a springboard to turn their seasons around.
History
Top facts
- Augsburg are without a win in their last six games, while Bremen have lost six of their last seven.If the league table only took into account games from Matchday 5 onwards, Bremen would be bottom and Augsburg would be 17th.Augsburg have won ten points from a possible 12 available at home to Bremen in Bundesliga history, scoring 11 goals in the process.Bremen have won seven of their ten points this season away from home.Augsburg’s Tobias Werner has scored five goals against the Green-Whites – more than against any other Bundesliga side.
Line-ups
Augsburg: Hitz - Verhaegh, Callsen-Bracker, Klavan, Feulner - Baier - Koo - Bobadilla, Ji, Caiuby - Matavz
Bremen: Wiedwald - Gebre Selassie, Galvez, Vestergaard, S.Garcia - Bargfrede - Bartels, Fritz, Öztunali, Junuzovic - Ujah