Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Augsburg have announced their starting lineups ahead of their upcoming Bundesliga encounter. The selections from Adi Hütter and Manuel Baum set the stage for a contest between two sides whose opening weekends produced very different outcomes.
Contrasting Openers
Frankfurt head into the match still chasing a first league win of the season. Their campaign began with a dramatic 3-3 draw away to 1. FC Union Berlin. Younes Ebnoutalib struck three times, yet the visitors could not protect a two-goal advantage during the closing stages. The result left Hütter frustrated despite the attacking prowess on display.
Augsburg, meanwhile, began a sixteenth straight top-flight campaign in confident fashion. Baum’s team swept aside newly-promoted FC Schalke 04 with a 3-0 victory. Michael Gregoritsch, Anton Kade and Rodrigo Ribeiro all scored to ensure a flawless start.
Team News
Eintracht Frankfurt will line up as follows:
- Goalkeeper: Atubolu
- Defenders: Baum, Brassier, Koch, Kosugi
- Midfielders: Onyedika, Götze, Doan, Uzun
- Forwards: Ebnoutalib, Burkardt
FC Augsburg have selected:
- Goalkeeper: Dahmen
- Defenders: Brackelmann, Matsima, Banks
- Midfielders: Wolf, Massengo, Rieder, Behrens
- Attack: Ibrahimovic, Fellhauer, Gregoritsch
Recent Meetings and Stakes
Frankfurt hold the recent edge in this fixture. They have avoided defeat across the previous five league meetings, registering two wins and three draws. Last season, they took four points from the available six, edging the home match 1-0 and drawing the reverse fixture.
The two clubs occupied neighbouring positions in the final standings. Frankfurt finished eighth with 44 points, one clear of Augsburg in ninth on 43. With early-season momentum at stake, both managers will view this as an opportunity to establish rhythm and climb the table.
Ebnoutalib will look to build on his opening-weekend hat-trick, while Gregoritsch starts again after getting on the scoresheet against Schalke. For Hütter, tightening up at the back will be a priority after last week’s late lapse. Baum, on the other hand, will hope his side can translate its opening-day swagger into another strong performance on the road.