Played
April 7, 2012 9:30 AM EDT
Allianz-Arena — München
Referee: F. Meyer
Attendance: 69000
April 7, 2012 9:30 AM EDT
Allianz-Arena — München
Referee: F. Meyer
Attendance: 69000
Bundesliga Preview: Bayern Munich - Augsburg
The German record champion has hit a rich vein of form and will hope to maintain the streak ahead of next Wednesday's top-of-the-table clash with leaders Dortmund.
By Clark Whitney
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BAYERN MUNICH
 Neuer
Lahm, Boateng, Badstuber, Alaba Tymoshchuk, Schweinsteiger Robben, Muller, Ribery Gomez |
AUGSBURG
 Jentzsch
Verhaegh, Sankoh, Langkamp, Ostrzolek Baier, Hosogai Ndjeng, Koo, Bellinghausen Rafael |
Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes will welcome Bastian Schweinsteiger back into his starting XI after the midfielder missed out on the 2-0 win against Marseille in midweek. Anatoliy Tymoshchuk is tipped to partner the vice-captain in defensive midfield as Luiz Gustavo is banned for accumulated bookings.
However, the trainer could opt to use Toni Kroos in a holding role as well. Aside from Gustavo, Bayern will be without long-term casualty Daniel van Buyten, as well as Breno, who is not expected to play another game for the Munich side.
Augsburg is expected to use the same line-up as in last week's 2-1 win over Koln, with Nando Rafael retaining his spot in attack. Torsten Oehrl remains sidelined with a muscular injury, and will join Marcel de Jong, Dawda Bah and Akaki Gogia in the stands.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
Bayern Munich has won eight consecutive games (including its DFB-Pokal semifinal penalty shoot-out victory), scoring 27 goals and conceding just twice in the process.
- The German record champion has the Bundesliga's best record on home soil, having earned 36 points at the Allianz Arena.
- In his last seven appearances in all competitions, Arjen Robben has scored nine goals and assisted five more.
- Augsburg has climbed out of the relegation zone in recent weeks, having gone undefeated in six games with three wins during its run of form.
- FCA is in its best-ever position in the Bundesliga, four points clear of the relegation zone.
- Both of Saturday's Bavarian contestants were last defeated by Leverkusen.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Bayern 4-0 FC Augsburg
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Bayern 3-0 FC Augsburg
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Bayern 8-0 FC Augsburg
- 14.16 %
| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | May 11, 2013 | Bayern 3 - FC Augsburg 0 |
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| DFB-Pokal (GERC) | Dec 18, 2012 | FC Augsburg 0 - Bayern 2 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Dec 8, 2012 | FC Augsburg 0 - Bayern 2 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Apr 7, 2012 | Bayern 2 - FC Augsburg 1 |
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| 1. Bundesliga (GER1) | Nov 6, 2011 | FC Augsburg 1 - Bayern 2 |
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Bayern
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| May 18, 2013 | Mönchengladbach 3 - Bayern 4 | GER1 |
| May 11, 2013 | Bayern 3 - FC Augsburg 0 | GER1 |
| May 4, 2013 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - Bayern 1 | GER1 |
| May 1, 2013 | Barcelona 0 - Bayern 3 | UCL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Bayern 1 - Freiburg 0 | GER1 |
FC Augsburg
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| May 18, 2013 | FC Augsburg 3 - Greuther Fürth 1 | GER1 |
| May 11, 2013 | Bayern 3 - FC Augsburg 0 | GER1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Freiburg 2 - FC Augsburg 0 | GER1 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | FC Augsburg 3 - Stuttgart 0 | GER1 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Mönchengladbach 1 - FC Augsburg 0 | GER1 |
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Jerome Boateng | Defender |
| 21 | Philipp Lahm | Defender |
| 28 | Holger Badstuber | Defender |
| 7 | Franck Ribéry | Midfielder |
| 10 | Arjen Robben | Midfielder |
| 27 | D. Alaba | Midfielder |
| 31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Midfielder |
| 44 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | Midfielder |
| 25 | Thomas Müller | Striker |
| 33 | Mario Gomez | Striker |
| 22 | Hans-Jörg Butt | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Rafinha | Midfielder |
| 26 | Diego Contento | Defender |
| 23 | Danijel Pranjic | Midfielder |
| 39 | Toni Kroos | Midfielder |
| 24 | Nils Petersen | Striker |
| 11 | Ivica Olic | Striker |
| 1 | Simon Jentzsch | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Paul Verhaegh | Defender |
| 3 | Gibril Sankoh | Defender |
| 15 | Sebastian Langkamp | Defender |
| 19 | Matthias Ostrzolek | Defender |
| 14 | Hajime Hosogai | Midfielder |
| 11 | Axel Bellinghausen | Defender |
| 10 | Daniel Baier | Midfielder |
| 7 | Koo Ja-Cheol | Midfielder |
| 20 | Marcel Ndjeng | Midfielder |
| 9 | Nando Rafael | Striker |
| 30 | Mohamed Amsif | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Jonas de Roeck | Defender |
| 18 | Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker | Defender |
| 13 | Tobias Werner | Midfielder |
| 8 | Lorenzo Davids | Midfielder |
| 33 | Sascha Mölders | Striker |
| 36 | Stephan Hain | Striker |
Results
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Top Scorers
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Stefan Kießling Striker Bayer Leverkusen |
25 | 4 |
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Robert Lewandowski Striker Borussia Dortmund |
24 | 1 |
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Alexander Meier Midfielder Eintracht Frankfurt |
17 | 3 |
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Vedad Ibisevic Striker VfB Stuttgart |
15 | 5 |
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Mario Mandzukic Striker FC Bayern München |
15 | 0 |
