Record from the VfB viewpoint:
Total: 10 games, 3 wins, 0 draws, 7 defeats, 10:20 goal-difference
Home: 5 games, 2 wins, 0 draws, 3 defeats, 5:11 goal-difference
Away: 5 games, 1 win, 0 draws, 4 defeats, 5:9 goal-difference
Goal guarantee
In front of the home fans in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, things have been going well for the Wasenelf. The Cannstatt Boys have scored at least one goal in each of their last 20 home matches.
Decisive
In nine of the ten Bundesliga clashes between the two sides, the winner was the side that took a 1-0 lead. The only exception went in Augsburg’s favour, with FC coming from a goal behind to eventually earn a 3-1 victory over the Cannstatt Boys in April 2012.
Ever-presents
So far this season, VfB have used a total of 19 players. In Ron-Robert Zieler, Marcin Kaminski and Benjamin Pavard, three of those individuals were involved in all five league games over the entire duration.
Strong new-signings
Just how important new-signings can be for Hannes Wolf’s side has already been made clear, even at this early stage of the campaign. All three goals on VfB’s account were scored by new-men – two for Chadrac Akolo and one goal by Holger Badstuber.
Familiar faces
For two players within the FC Augsburg ranks, Mercedesstraße is not new territory. Rani Khedira was active for VfB’s youth teams from 2005, before transferring to RB Leipzig in the summer of 2014. Having moved on to Augsburg during the summer, the midfielder has since earned himself a regular starting eleven placer. Moritz Leitner was active in Bad Cannstatt between 2013 and 2015.