Bayern Munich will aim to continue the charge towards the 2025/26 Bundesliga title when they welcome FC Augsburg to the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
Matchday 19 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season will continue on Saturday, with the day featuring six games. The action will start with five simultaneous matches, including Bayern Munich vs FC Augsburg at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern Munich could not have asked for a much better 2025/26 campaign. The Bavarian giants are unbeaten in the Bundesliga thus far, and the title race looks like a formality, as they have opened up an 11-point lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund.
Additionally, Vincent Kompany’s men have won the DFL Supercup this season while barely breaking a sweat en route to the DFB Pokal quarter-finals. The only blemish in Bayern Munich’s scintillating campaign has been the 3-1 defeat to Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League, but they have already qualified for the round of 16.
On the other hand, FC Augsburg would have hoped for a better campaign, having bowed out of the DFB Pokal in the second round at the hands of VfL Bochum. Meanwhile, the Fugger City Residents have been frustrating in the Bundesliga, as ten defeats in 18 league games have left them 15th in the standings, only four points ahead of 17th-placed FSV Mainz. So, a long season is on the cards for Manuel Baum’s charges.
The reverse fixture saw Bayern Munich eke out a 3-2 win over FC Augsburg, as they staved off a spirited second-half display to clinch the three points. The Hard Tackle looks closer at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.
Team News & Tactics
Bayern Munich
Vincent Kompany has no new issues hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Bayern Munich manager will be bereft of the services of only four first-team players vs FC Augsburg on Saturday.
Dayot Upamecano is the most notable absentee, with the French international recovering from an illness. The former RB Leipzig centre-back accompanies Sacha Boey (ill), Josip Stanisic (ankle), and Konrad Laimer (calf) in the treatment room.
Manuel Neuer is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Bayern Munich lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs FC Augsburg on Saturday. The backline will feature Tom Bischof, Jonathan Tah, Kim Min-jae, and Hiroki Ito. Kim becomes an automatic starter, as he will get some rest in the midweek UEFA Champions League clash due to a suspension.
As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich, with Aleksandar Pavlovic being a backup option on the bench. Serge Gnabry will reprise the no. 10 role, with Luis Diaz and Michael Olise being the two wide attackers. Finally, Harry Kane will lead the line for Bayern Munich against Augsburg. So, Jamal Musiala will appear in the second half again this weekend.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Bischof, Tah, Kim, Ito; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Gnabry, Diaz; Kane
FC Augsburg
Unlike his counterpart in the Bayern Munich dugout, Manuel Baum has a new concern to worry about ahead of the trip to the Allianz Arena. The FC Augsburg manager will be without three first-team players on Saturday.
Noahkai Banks is the latest absentee, as he will serve a suspension after accumulating five yellow cards in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (knee) and Chrislain Matsima (thigh) are in the treatment room.
Finn Dahmen will take his spot between the sticks, with FC Augsburg lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him vs Bayern Munich on Saturday. The central defensive unit will feature Yannik Keitel, Keven Schlotterbeck, and Cedric Zesiger. So, winter arrival Arthur Chaves will be a backup option on the bench.
Robin Fellhauer and Dimitrios Giannoulis will be the two wing-backs, with Elvis Rexhbecaj and Han-Noah Massengo pairing up in the middle of the park. Finally, Michael Gregoritsch will spearhead the FC Augsburg attack against Bayern Munich, with Fabian Rieder and Alexis Claude-Maurice completing the numbers in the offensive trifecta.
Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Dahmen; Keitel, Schlotterbeck, Zesiger; Fellhauer, Rexhbecaj, Massengo, Giannoulis; Rieder, Claude-Maurice; Gregoritsch
Key Stats
- Bayern Munich have won 23 of 29 Bundesliga meetings with FC Augsburg (D2, L4), only losing at home once (W12 D1).
- Bayern Munich have racked up 50 points and a +57 goal difference after 18 rounds in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, with both figures being league records.
- Bayern Munich have scored 42 goals in the second half of a Bundesliga game in the 2025/26 season. Interestingly, no other Bundesliga team has scored more than 38 goals in the league this term.
- Manuel Baum has lost only two of his six games in charge of FC Augsburg since replacing Sandro Wagner.
- Michael Olise has provided the most assists in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season (13), just two short of his mark for the 2024/25 campaign. The French international is only eight short of Thomas Muller’s all-time record for a season (21).
Player to Watch
Harry Kane
While Michael Olise, Michael Gregoritsch, and Fabian Rieder were viable candidates for this section, we have picked Harry Kane as the Player to Watch for Saturday’s Bundesliga clash between Bayern Munich and FC Augsburg at the Allianz Arena.
The English striker has only failed to score in five games, and he has found the back of the net 21 times, putting him on course to become the Torjägerkönig for a third successive season. So, Kane will again be the go-to player for Vincent Kompany as the Bayern Munich manager looks to make short work of FC Augsburg this weekend.
Prediction
Bayern Munich 4-1 FC Augsburg
Anything other than a straightforward Bayern Munich victory will be shocking, and we expect no less this weekend. The Bundesliga champions are on a roll, and while they have displayed some vulnerabilities at the back, they more than make up for it with the explosive offensive output.
So, while FC Augsburg will take the game to Die Roten, they may only manage a consolation goal towards the end of a comprehensive defeat. The Hard Tackle predicts a straightforward 4-1 win for Vincent Kompany and his charges.