FC Augsburg vs RB Leipzig 6/27/20 - Bundesliga Picks & Predictions

Fifteenth place FC Augsburg hosts third place RB Leipzig on Saturday in the final match of the Bundesliga season for both. Augsburg will return next season to play in the Bundesliga as the club is six points clear of the relegation zone with just one match remaining to be played. Augsburg earned a 1-1 draw on the road Saturday against Fortuna Dusseldorf. Florian Niederlechner scored in the 10th minute for Augsburg for the club’s only goal of the match.

Over its last five matches played, Augsburg has one victory, two draws and two losses. During that span of five fixtures, Augsburg has scored four goals and it's defense has allowed 8 goals. During the complete season, Augsburg has a goal difference of -17. Florian Niederlechner is the leading goal scorer and leader in assists for Augsburg with 13 goals and six assists. Philipp Max is second in goal scoring and assists with eight goals and six assists.

Leipzig is almost guaranteed a berth in the Champions League next season, The club sits in third place on 63 points and only Bayer Leverkusen could overtake them but with a goal difference of 27 in favor of Leipzig it is very unlikely that will happen even if Leipzig loses to Augsburg on Saturday. Leipzig lost to Borussia Dortmund at home 2-0 in its most recent outing that ended the club’s hope of finishing second behind Bayern Munich.

Leipzig has two wins, two draws and one loss in its most recent five matches in Bundesliga play since returning from the coronavirus outbreak. Over that span, Leipzig has scored 9 goals while its defense and goalkeepers have allowed 7 goals. Timo Werner is the leading goal scorer for Leipzig with 26 and is second in assists with eight. Christopher Nkunku is the leader in assists for Leipzig with 13.