Professionals, 9. May 2025
Record against Augsburg:
Overall: 38 games. 21 wins, 4 draws, 13 defeats. 69:60 goal difference.
In the Bundesliga: 23 games, 12 wins, 2 draws, 9 defeats. 30:36 goal difference.
Looking back: Good omen on Matchday 33
The teams’ match on Sunday evening will be their third meeting in 2025. They locked horns on Bundesliga Matchday 16 in the first competitive outing of the calendar year in January, with VfB earning a 1-0 win thanks to a Deniz Undav strike. The Germany international was decisive again the following month, scoring the only goal of the game in the DFB Cup quarter-finals.
Incidentally, the teams also played on Matchday 33 in 2023/24, with Serhou Guirassy on target in a 1-0 away win.
Seven-game unbeaten run
VfB have won six of their last seven competitive games against Augsburg, keeping clean sheets in the four most recent victories. The only anomaly was a 1-1 draw on Matchday 29 of the 2022/23 campaign. Stuttgart’s last defeat against Augsburg was over three years ago in a 4-1 reverse in October 2021.
What the coaches say: Eager to sign off for the season with a home win
Sebastian Hoeneß: “The goal is to produce a good performance and end this bad run. We want to end our home season successfully with a win and get the most out of the remaining games.”
Jess Thorup, Augsburg coach: “In order to pick up points in Stuttgart, we need to do the basics right. That does not just apply to our defensive work but also in possession.”
Personnel: Enzo Millot is available again after recovering from injury
The tactician confirmed that Deniz Undav will start against Augsburg, while Enzo Millot has returned to full training after recovering from injury and is a candidate for a place in the matchday squad.
However, injured sextet Ameen Al-Dakhil, Leonidas Stergiou, El Bilal, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Anrie Chase and Luca Raimund are all unavailable.