What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
RB Leipzig lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): RB Leipzig +0.24, Augsburg -0.86.
- Points per game over the last five: RB Leipzig 1.80, Augsburg 0.60.
- Attack: RB Leipzig xG per match 2.37, 15.2 shots, 3.4 big chances created; Augsburg xG per match 1.86, 19.0 shots, 2.5 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match RB Leipzig 2.14, Augsburg 2.72; shots on target faced 10.6 vs 14.0, big chances faced 3.8 vs 3.5.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Points per game
1.80
vs 0.60
· Edge 66.7%
Goals per match
3.20
vs 2.00
· Edge 37.5%
Goals conceded per match
1.60
vs 2.40
· Edge 33.3%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
Shots per match
19.0
vs 15.2
· Edge 20.0%
Shots on target per match
11.5
vs 9.4
· Edge 18.3%
Big chances faced per match
3.5
vs 3.8
· Edge 7.9%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
RB Leipzig
|
Metric |
Augsburg
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 1.80 | Points per game | 0.60 |
| 3.20 | Goals per match | 2.00 |
| 1.60 | Goals conceded per match | 2.40 |
| 1.73 | Expected points per game | 0.95 |
| Attack | ||
| 2.37 | xG per match | 1.86 |
| 15.2 | Shots per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 19.0 |
| 9.4 | Shots on target per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 11.5 |
| 3.4 | Big chances created per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 2.5 |
| 50.6% | Possession 5 / 4 matches with data | 48.2% |
| 8.4 | Deep completions per match | 7.8 |
| Defence | ||
| 2.14 | xGA per match | 2.72 |
| 16.0 | Shots faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 21.2 |
| 10.6 | Shots on target faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 14.0 |
| 3.8 | Big chances faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 3.5 |
| 9.2 | Deep completions allowed per match | 13.4 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 23.2 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 18.2 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
RB Leipzig 3
- Assan Ouédraogo Injury Expected back late December 2026
- Christopher Nkunku Injury Expected back in about a week
- Marc Guiu Injury Expected return: A few weeks
Augsburg 7
- Alexis Claude-Maurice Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Calvin Brackelmann Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
- Faik Sakar Injury Expected back late October 2026
- Klaus Sima Suso Injury Expected back late October 2026
- Noahkai Banks Injury Expected back late October 2026
- Steve Mounié Injury Expected back late October 2026
- Tim Breithaupt Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.