Manuel Baum’s FC Augsburg hosts Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday at 15.30 Uhr in the WWK-Arena for the 33. Bundesliga-Spieltag. The stadium holds 30,660 seats, it is not sold out and tickets remain available in the home section; more than 3,000 Gladbach supporters are expected to make the trip.
The numbers give the match immediate weight. Gladbach beat Augsburg 4:0 when the sides met in January, a result that followed a run of three defeats and stood out sharply against their recent history in Augsburg. Across 29 Bundesliga duels between the clubs, Gladbach have nine wins and eleven defeats. At the WWK-Arena specifically, Gladbach have taken only one point from their last five away visits and have fallen behind at some point in 13 of 14 of those matches.
That history is blunt: Gladbach’s only away victory in Augsburg in the recent sample came in February 2020, a 3:2 win, and the only 0:0 between the teams was recorded at Borussia-Park in April 2012. Gladbach’s two wins over Augsburg in a single season have happened only once before, in 2019/20; the January 4:0 therefore put them in rare company this season but did not erase a pattern of struggles at the WWK-Arena.
Tension surrounds personnel and match-up quirks. Shuto Machino has won every match against Augsburg and scored three goals in three duels, a small but striking sample. Alexis Claude-Maurice and Elvis Rexhbecaj have each found the net four times against Gladbach in their careers, while Robin Hack has collected only two points from six duels with Augsburg. Franck Honorat, Kevin Stöger and Giovanni Reyna each made notable debuts in matches against Augsburg in recent seasons—August 2023, August 2018 and January 2020 respectively—underscoring how often players meet Augsburg early in Bundesliga campaigns.
On the Augsburg side Torfabrik describes a side that has stabilised under Manuel Baum. Torfabrik notes Augsburg usually operate from a 3-4-2-1 shape with compact defending and direct attacks, and names Finn Dahmen in goal, saying his performances have even recommended him for the national team. Torfabrik also reports Augsburg arrive at this home match on 40 points after a 3:1 win in Bremen, a sign of momentum ahead of the encounter.
Officials for the match are Tobias Reichel as referee, Christian Bandurski and Marcel Unger as assistant referees, Marc Philip Eckermann as fourth official, and Pascal Müller as video referee. Broadcast arrangements are set: Sky will air the match live from 15.10 Uhr, while DAZN will carry it in the conference format.
The context sharpens the stakes. Gladbach’s January rout was decisive, but it was an anomaly against a stretch of poor results away in Augsburg. Augsburg’s recent form under Baum and the tactical 3-4-2-1 structure that Torfabrik outlines point to a side that defends compactly and attacks directly—precisely the attributes that have complicated Gladbach’s visits historically. The WWK-Arena is not packed to capacity, but the travelling Gladbach support and a home side on 40 points guarantee intensity.
Conclusion: the facts suggest Saturday will be a collision of two narratives rather than a foregone outcome. Gladbach’s 4:0 win in January proves they can dominate Augsburg; their record at the WWK-Arena, the frequency of early deficits there, and Augsburg’s stabilisation under Baum argue the January scoreline will not determine this match on its own. How the tactical battle plays out under Tobias Reichel’s officiating, and whether Gladbach can break a persistent away pattern, is the single practical question that will decide who leaves Augsburg with three points.
