With injuries galore and a looming Champions League match, Kompany will need to get creative.
Match Info
Location: WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany
Date: Friday, April 4th, 2025
Time: 8:30pm local time, 2:30pm EST
TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country
After a short international break that proved catastrophic on the injury front, Bayern Munich returned to the Bundesliga to hang on late in a 3-2 win over St. Pauli. Bayern needs five wins out the final seven matches to reclaim the Bundesliga title but will have to manage the feat without a number of high profile players.
In the Hinrunde, Bayern defeated Augsburg 3-0 behind a Harry Kane hat trick. The first two goals were penalty kicks and the last two goals were scored in stoppage time after a Keven Schlotterbeck red card.
Bayern is currently in first place of the Bundesliga, six points clear of Leverkusen. Augsburg is in eighth place, chasing a coveted spot in European competition next season. Augsburg is on a 11-game undefeated streak in the Bundesliga, only allowing three goals during the impressive stretch.
Team news
Here is the predicted lineup, courtesy of BFW:
Vincent Kompany will have to field a previously unused starting XI. On the bright side, Augsburg rarely tries to actually score. This will help Bayern conserve energy and play a slower possession game.
There is zero expectation for this match to be another 3-0 win for Bayern. Bayern will take their time, play conservatively in possession, and avoid counterattacks. Bayern cannot afford another injury ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Inter Milan.
From an injury perspective, Bayern will be without the services of Alphonso Davies, Dayot Upamecano, Aleksandar Pavlović, Manuel Neuer, Hiroki Itō, and Kingsley Coman. Leon Goretzka, Kim Min-jae, and Raphaël Guerreiro are doubtful.
Jess Thorup’s side primarily use a 3-4-3 system that sits very deep in the low block but works incredibly hard to close down space in the final third. Only four Augsburg players have scored multiple Bundesliga goals this season, led by Alexis Claude-Maurice with nine goals.
Bavarian Podcast Works — Augsburg vs. Bayern Munich Preview Show
Bayern Munich will travel to FC Augsburg for a suddenly tough battle against a very defensive squad.
The Bavarians, of course, are very banged up at the moment and Vincent Kompany will have to work around the numerous injuries on the squad. We will dive deep into that and more during the Bavarian Podcast Works — Preview Show. Here is what we have in tap:
- A look into where each team falls in the Bundesliga table and some discussion on the recent form of each side.
- A look at the injury situations for both teams.
- A guess at Bayern Munich’s starting XI, which is a tough ask given all of the injuries.
- A prediction on the match.
