Augsburg vs Gladbach in the tape: This referee whistles to Prussia!
Borussia’s English week – and the last game of the first half of the season.
After the defeat 2: 3 against Bayer Leverkusen Last Sunday (January 22, 2023). Borussia Monchengladbach the first BundesligaFirst leg 2023 on Wednesday (25 January at 8:30 pm) at Augsburg.
The FCA’s league duel is also the last game of the first half of the season. Can Borussia end this with a positive result? Or will the next disappointment await the Trainer in Fugger Town Daniel Fark (46)?
You can read all the information about the Bundesliga duel at GladbachLIVEribbon!
Augsburg vs Gladbach: All information about the Bundesliga duel in tape
2:57 PM: The DFB has appointed this team of referees for today’s Gladbach match in Augsburg: The referee is Daniel Schlager from Högelsheim. The assistants are: Sven Washiecki Günther (assistant 1), Arno Plos (assistant 2), Marcel Pilgrim (assistant 4th). Video area management: d. Matthias Eulenbeck (Virginia) and Felix Benjamin Schwermer (Virginia – A).
1:41 PM: Temperatures are expected to be around freezing point in Augsburg on Wednesday night under cloudy skies. It should be windless and kept dry.
12:24 PM: No team in the Bundesliga is more efficient: Borussia only needed an average of six shots to score a goal in the current Bundesliga season.
11:33 am: In the previous 22 Bundesliga ties, a total of 64 goals have been scored – 30 for the FCA and 34 for the VfL. When Augsburg and Borussia meet in the league, an average of 2.91 goals are scored.
10:17 a.m.: The Augsburg Arena (30,660 seats) was not sold out for today’s match. Just over 1,800 VfL supporters would support Fohlen-Elf at the FCA. There will also be a box office for Borussia fans on site.
Tuesday 24 January
7:34 PM: Which Borussia squad will Farc send onto the field for the Bundesliga duel on Wednesday night in Augsburg? The German Press Agency (dpa) bets on the formation of this foal: Omlin – Scully, Itacura, Elvedi, Pencebini – Weigel, Kone – Hoffmann, Kramer, Bli – Thuram.
6:21 PM: Is this the formation of Augsburg against Gladbach? Gikiewicz – Gumny, Gouweleuw, Uduokhai, Pedersen – Engels, Rexhbecaj – Maier, Demirovic – Beljo, Berisha.
2:31 PM: FC Augsburg will have to release attacking players Rubén Vargas (24) and Irvin Cardona (25) in the next few weeks. Swiss Vargas suffered a tear in the membrane between the tibia and fibula. Cardona had to be stitched up and he still had a bad foot. The Bundesliga club expects a break of two to three weeks for both players.
12:35 PM: At the press conference, Maassen appeared aggressive before a “good job” in Augsburg’s home game against Gladbach: “We showed against Dortmund that we can do very well against such good teams.” Maassen praised Borussia as “a very strong team”.
12:29 PM: While Borussia are hopeful of Thuram’s job, FCA is clear the regular striker is available again. Marjem Brisha (24) missed last Sunday’s match due to a yellow card suspension. Augsburg coach Enrico Maassen (38) confirmed at the press conference on Tuesday (24 January) that Berisha will return to the team.
Monday 23 January
2:31 PM: This ends the pre-match press conference Augsburg.
2.30pm: Are players like Noss, Fraulo or Müsel still on loan? Farc: “With Oscar Fraulo it may be too early to consider a loan”. Conversations are planned with the other players, but the solutions need to make sense for everyone involved.
2:29 PM: With the exception of the suspended Stindl, the entire team is currently available to Farke.
2:27 PM: “Sometimes you have to work it out when it comes to sports,” says Farke of the colts’ economic situation and summer transfers. “But I’d rather have a club that works very hard.”
2:25 PM: And according to Farke, Augsburg has “developed further through clever transfers”.
2:23 PM: Farke confirmed that there was consideration of staying in southern Germany after the Augsburg match until the Hoffenheim match. For organizational reasons and due to bad weather and difficult space conditions at possible alternative locations, this did not happen.
2:21 PM: Farc responds to a question targeting Borussia’s weakness away from home this season: “We are not looking for the Holy Grail away from home.”
2:19 PM: “We have to make our game out of the game,” explains Farke, referring to the high intensity of the Augsburg match. “Balance” is important here.
2:17 PM: “I have a team that is very ready to fight,” Farke confirms of the 121 kilometers his team travels against Leverkusen.
2:15 PM: Is there a rotation against Augsburg and throughout the English week? Farc: “I think we’re not going to start every game with the same starting line-up.”
2:13 PM: In terms of potential transfers, Farke says this player must also boost Borussia in terms of quality. As for the show, it no longer needs to be moved.
2:12 PM: For Farc, Marcus Thuram is the “ever number one” striker in the Bundesliga.
2:10 PM: Farke names Weigl, Plea and Koné scenes from the Leverkusen match and criticizes Sunday’s “quality of decision-making”.
2:09 PM: “It was a very serious and powerful performance,” Farke says of Ko Itakura’s comeback from the start.
2:07 PM: Farke is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Marcus Thuram. According to the coach, the French coach was able to train without pain, and if his body did not show any reaction in the time before the Augsburg match, he could return on Wednesday.
2:06 PM: Farke calls Elvedi’s behavior before the 0:2 a “flagrant individual mistake”. Against a rival like Leverkusen, “everything has to fit”, says the coach and once again emphasizes the individual quality of the opponent.
2:04 PM: Farke was asked about the analysis of the Leverkusen match. “It got to the point where we didn’t have the quality in the first half hour to get something that counted out of our dominance,” Farke explains. At this point, players often make wrong decisions at crucial moments.
2:02 PM: Daniel Fark has arrived in the press room, here we go!
1:58 pm: It will start in a few moments – today’s PK will take place without sporting director Roland Virkus (56).
1.50pm: What is the status of the staff like? Is Marcus Thuram (25) really an option against Augsburg? Fark will definitely address this in a few minutes.
12:57 PM: How will the Colts approach the first leg in Augsburg after losing to Leverkusen? Coach Daniel Farke (46) will certainly respond to that in the pre-match press conference! Today, Monday, January 23, the coach is answering questions from journalists in the Borussia-Park press room. Available from 2pm, GladbachLIVE provides top phrases to read along!
10.15 am: Moderation in the Bundesliga broadcast in “skyMichael Leopold took over, the expert from Boros previously Lothar Matthaus in use. Jonas Friedrich will be commentating on the Gladbach singles match.
10.10 a.m.: If you want to watch the foals match on TV, you can do so on the pay TV channel “Sky”. The broadcast of the individual match begins at 8:15 pm on “Sky Sport Bundesliga 4 HD”.
9.57 am: For the new Borussia goalkeeper Jonas Omlin (29) The first away game in the Bundesliga is approaching in Augsburg. He made his debut for Borussia in the return match against Leverkusen last Sunday.
9.50 am: Borussia also won the only Bundesliga duel between the two teams in 2022. On 12 February, Gladbach won 3-2 after 90 minutes.
9.43 am: The two clubs have met a total of 25 times. The balance sheet is about Borussia. The fillies won nine duels. Augsburg won seven matches, and eight matches ended in a draw.