Preview: Wolfsburg vs Augsburg - prediction, team news, lineups

With their Bundesliga safety at risk, struggling Wolfsburg will welcome a resurgent Augsburg side to Volkswagen Arena on Saturday.

Die Wolfe are looking for their first win in six games, while Fuggerstadter could make it four wins from five this weekend.

Match preview

When Wolfsburg lost just one of their four league outings in December - winning two and drawing one - fans thought that the club had turned a corner under Daniel Bauer, but after a difficult start to 2026, the threat of relegation looms as large as ever.

Last Sunday, Die Wolfe earned a point in a 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig, and though the result looks commendable on paper, in context, the club surrendered the lead twice after goals from Mohamed El Amine Amoura and Mattias Svanberg put them ahead.

That stalemate also came as part of Bauer's side's ongoing five-game winless run, though the more optimistic amongst the Wolfsburg faithful would highlight that it ended a troubling three-game losing streak.

In any case, the White and Greens now sit 15th in the table, where their tally of 20 points has them just one above 16th-placed Werder Bremen, who occupy the division's relegation playoff spot.

Hoping to avoid slipping down into the bottom three on Saturday, the hosts may take heart from their recent record at Volkswagen Arena, which features two wins, one draw and two defeats from their five home clashes preceding this weekend.

While that return may be mixed, it represents a drastic improvement given that Die Wolfe failed to win any of their matches on their own turf under Paul Simonis, who managed to avoid defeat just twice at home across all competitions in 2025-26.

Meanwhile, Augsburg fans were fearing the worst with the club in the relegation zone under former boss Sandro Wagner, but it would be fair to say that Manuel Baum has spearheaded a complete revival since taking over at the start of December.

The 46-year-old kicked off his temporary tenure with a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen five days after his appointment, and though he had to wait until late January for his next triumph, the boss oversaw just two defeats from his first six games in the dugout.

After building on that resilience, Fuggerstadter are heading into this weekend's showdown on the back of three wins from their last four Bundesliga matches, an impressive return that began with a standout 2-1 win against champions Bayern Munich on January 24.

Most recently, Augsburg bounced back from a 2-0 downing at the hands of Mainz 05 by beating Heidenheim 1-0 last Sunday, a result that saw the club leapfrog FC Koln to climb up to 11th in the table, where they are now six points above the drop zone.

However, while the visitors have only tasted defeat in one of their last six outings, fans making the trip will be cautious considering the fact that their team have lost all but one of their away matches under Baum so far, a trend that has persisted from Wagner's time at the club.

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Team News

Wolfsburg are missing a number of defenders this weekend, including centre-back Cleiton, who has an ankle injury to contend with, while left-backs Joakim Maehle (shoulder) and Rogerio (muscle), as well as right-back Kilian Fischer (groin) are also sidelined.

To make matters worse, centre-half Jenson Seelt is a doubt due to a knee injury, and there is uncertainty about the readiness of left wing-backs Aaron Zehnter and Kevin Paredes due to an ankle problem and a bout of illness respectively.

With that in mind, Denis Vavro and Moritz Jenz look set to start at the heart of Bauer's backline, with Jeanuel Belocian and Sael Kumbedi operating at full-back behind a midfield of Maximilian Arnold and Christian Eriksen while Bence Dardai is out with a knee injury.

Further forward, Mohamed Amoura should be available to start after scoring against Leipzig, but if he is not ready amidst reports of fitness and disciplinary issues, then Dzenan Pejcinovic should be on hand to start up top, supported by Lovro Majer with striker Jonas Wind out due to a thigh injury and right-winger Jesper Lindstrom (illness) a doubt.

As for Augsburg, they have a significantly healthier squad, but centre-backs Chrislain Matsima and Jeffrey Gouweleeuw are set to miss out with knee and thigh injuries, so expect to see Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks, Keven Schlotterbeck and Cedric Zesiger form Baum's back three.

Kristijan Jakic and Han-Noah Massengo look set to start in the centre of the park, flanked by wing-backs Robin Fellhauer and Dimitris Giannoulis, while Michael Gregoritsch should operate at centre-forward, aided by Mert Komur and Alexis Claude-Maurice.

Wolfsburg possible starting lineup:

Grabara; Kumbedi, Vavro, Jenz, Belocian; Eriksen, Arnold; Daghim, Majer, Shiogai; Pejcinovic

Augsburg possible starting lineup:

Dahmen; Banks, Schlotterbeck, Zesiger; Fellhauer, Jakic, Massengo, Giannoulis; Komur, Claude-Maurice; Gregoritsch

We say: Wolfsburg 1-1 Augsburg

Wolfsburg are desperate for points to avoid falling into the bottom three, and they could draw confidence from playing in front of their own fans this weekend.

By contrast, Augsburg may be the more in-form of the two teams, but their dire away record suggests that they could drop points at the very least on Saturday.

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