Augsburg take on the visitors Mainz 05 at the Augsburg Arena in the 1/16-finals fixture of the DFB Pokal. The match will be played in the eponymous city Augsburg on Tuesday, October 30th.
Augsburg beat Steinbach Haiger with a 2-1 score in the 1/32-finals fixture of the DFB Pokal and went through to the next stage of the tournament. They have been looking pretty good so far this Bundesliga season and have been getting points after points there. In their last home game the Fuggerstadter drew against Leipzig with a 0-0 score. Interestingly, they have even drawn against the leader of the league Bayern Munich with a 1-1 score recently. The team of Manuel Baum has been showing especially good performances in front of their home crowd, they have lost only one of their four games at the Augsburg Arena so far this season. In their last three matches overall Augsburg beat Hannover 96 with a 2-1 score, drew against Leipzig with a 0-0 score and lost to Borussia Dortmund with a 3-4 score.
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In the 1/32-finals fixture of the DFB Pokal Mainz 05 beat Erzgebirge Aue with a 3-1 score on the away field. They have been on a downswing though in the Bundesliga recently. Die Nullfunfer lost their last two fixtures there in a row with a big score overall. In their last away game they lost to Borussia Monchengladbach with a 0-4 score. Overall, the team of Rouven Schroder has been unable to win on the away fields for three league fixtures in a row. They haven`t even managed to score in those games. In their last three matches overall Mainz 05 lost to Bayern Munich with a 1-2 score, to Borussia Monchengladbach with a 0-4 score and beat Eddersheim with a 4-0 score in a friendly fixture.
Augsburg and Mainz 05 have already faced each other this Bundesliga season. The Fuggerstadter won that game with a 2-1 score on the away field. Overall, the team of Manuel Baum has been showing good performances in front of their home crowd and the team of Rouven Schroder has been failing on the away fields recently. It is likely that the hosting side will get the victory on Tuesday.
Prediction for the match: Augsburg to win.
