Highlights
D. Brych
0:22
WATCH: BELLO: “IT’S TOUGH TO ADAPT TO A NEW COUNTRY”
0:16
WATCH: CALIGIURI: “DELIGHTED WITH IMPORTANT WIN”
Full-time
90'
+ 4
CORNERS FOR BIELEFELD
One final chance for the hosts? No sign of Ortega yet. But the ball goes behind again so Arminia get another opportunity, with the goalkeeper making his way forward this time. He's almost caught out as Augsburg come away with the ball, but they just hoofed it as far as possible.
90'
+ 1
ADDED TIME
FIVE minutes still to be played as Moravek has his name taken for a tactical slice in midfield.
90'
+ 1
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
89'
HACKED AT IT
Not what Bielefeld needed after patiently moving the ball around. Hack is found in the inside right just inside the box and decides to go for glory, but he gets it all wrong and blasts wide. Groans go up around the SchücoArena.
87'
BIG RESULT
Augsburg are going 14th and a point above Bielefeld as it stands. Arminia could find themselves in the relegation play-off spot by tomorrow evening if Hertha win against Frankfurt.
87'
Substitution
87'
Substitution
85'
GREGORITSCH!
Nearly a lovely goal to wrap things up as Hahn spins in the centre circle and plays the ball out to Pedersen on the left with the outside of his right boot. The Dane crosses first time and Gregoritsch gets on the end, but can only divert the ball at Ortega. Flag then goes up for offside in any case.
80'
GRUEZO OVER
The Augsburg midfielder is allowed time and space so he shoots from a good 25 yards. Well over the top.
80'
SOLID FROM REECE
Duels won
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16
Patrick Wimmer Reece Oxford
76'
FINAL ROLL OF THE DICE
Bielefeld go for a triple substitution as Kramer plays his final cards. And he's gone for plenty of pace in Bello and Lasme.
76'
Substitution
76'
Substitution
76'
Substitution
68'
DOUBLE CHANGES
Perhaps a touch defensive from Augsburg with Pedersen on for Vargas, but it's an interesting swap by Bielefeld, taking off their two most creative players.
68'
Substitution
68'
Substitution
67'
Substitution
67'
Substitution
64'
BETTER FROM BIELEFELD
The hosts click into gear once again with Andrade played in behind down the left. He flashes into the middle. Gikiewicz does well to smother it. Flag then goes up in any case.
62'
TIME FOR A COMEBACK?
Bielefeld have failed to win a Bundesliga game since promotion in 2020 in which they've fallen behind (D7, L26).
59'
VARGAS ON THE SPIN
The Swiss forward watches a volley onto his right foot, pulling out a bit of a spin in the process, but he fires over from left of goal.
55'
BIT TOO ROBUST
The Bielefeld skipper throws his weight into an aerial duel with Gruezo but is deemed to have been too forceful and picks up his second yellow of the season.
54'
SituationNo penalty
ReviewHandball?
DecisionNo penalty
53'
REWARD FOR IAGO
Distance run (km)
6.9
7.4
Cedric Brunner Iago
NO PEN, NO PROBLEM
© IMAGO / Ulrich Hufnagel
50'
AUGSBURG LEAD!
It was going to take a little something special to break the deadlock here, and we've just had it from the experienced Caligiuri. Bielefeld lose the ball trying to play out and Iago is slipped in up the left. His cross comes all the way through to the opposite wing-back Caligiuri coming in off his flank. He's almost slipping as he hits it but that allows him to slice it inside the near post, using a defender as a shield to blind Ortega.
46'
NO CHANGES
Play resumes at the Bielefelder Alm. Neither coach has seen the need for further changes yet. Remember that Augsburg had to bring on Winther for Uduokhai in the first half.
Kick-off!
45'
+ 5
NOTHING NEW
Bielefeld have now failed to score in the first half of 43 of their 59 games since promotion in 2020. They are a tough nut but tend to open up after the break. Meanwhile, Augsburg are yet to lead at half-time on the road this season.
Half-time
45'
+ 1
ADDED TIME
A couple of stoppages mean there's four more minutes of this half as Wimmer fires one over from 20 yards.
45'
+ 1
GREGORITSCH!
Almost a very good poacher's goal as a cross from the left gets deflected. Ramos fails to deal with it on the bounce and Gregoritsch is alert behind him in the six-yard box, nodding at the ball as it comes through to him, but he can't hit the target.
41'
DISTRIBUTOR OXFORD
The English defender has had the most touches of anyone in this game so far with 36. His job has been to distribute the ball.
39'
KUNZE OVER
He's the deepest of Bielefeld's three central midfielders but Kunze drifts forward into space as the ball comes out. A first-time hit but always rising over the crossbar.
37'
GREAT RUN!
Augsburg suddenly burst to life with a ball up the right that Sarenren Bazee takes between two covering Arminia defenders and darts into the box. Across comes Ramos on the slide to stop him getting a shot away.
34'
APPLAUSE FOR THE SKIPPER
Klos isn't just about throwing himself about winning balls in the air. He's just pulled out a perfectly timed slide on Vargas while tracking back. The home support enjoyed that one.
33'
Substitution
30'
PAUSE IN PLAY
Uduokhai and Wimmer have both gone down after a challenge together. Both are in serious discomfort, seemingly both having hurt their ankles after twisting in the turf. Wimmer has walked off and insisting he'll continue, but Uduokhai looks done and Winther is coming for Augsburg.
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
27'
GRUEZO CAUTIONED
A late one from the Ecuadorian on the halfway line and he picks up his fourth yellow of the season.
25'
NO TAKER
First forward foray of note by Augsburg as Gregoritsch puts the ball across goal from the left. Sarenren Bazee is caught on his heels and told by his teammate he needs to be making those runs.
CALIGIURI IN THE BOOK
© IMAGO/Ulrich Hufnagel/IMAGO/Ulrich Hufnagel
18'
KLOS DENIED AGAIN
Wimmer slips in the big man with a pass from the right. He takes a touch in the box and gets off his shot from the right of goal, but it's a comfortable height for Gikiewicz.
16'
THE FINER DETAILS
Gouweleeuw tends to be the central man of Augsburg's back three, with Oxford to his right. It was the case last week against Dortmund but they have swapped tonight, seemingly to combat Bielefeld's big lone striker of Klos.
12'
KLOS!
First attempt of any note falls to the Bielefeld captain from 18 yards but it's straight at Gikiewicz without much power.
10'
OKUGAWA WATCH
He didn't look too comfortable returning to the field but Okugawa looks to be able to run off that knock and is now getting stuck in again.
6'
OKUGAWA DOWN
Bielefeld's Japanese playmaker was caught on the ankle by Caligiuri and looks in some pain. He hobbles off the pitch after some treatment but is moving gingerly. The hosts have sent out potential replacements to warm up in case.
5'
AUGSBURG ON THE BALL
Possession (%)
3961
Kick-off!
WE'RE ALMOST READY
0:23
WATCH: BIELEFELD'S AMOS PIEPER INSPECTS THE PITCH
RELEGATION SIX-POINTER
There are still 10 rounds of matches left to play in the Bundesliga this season, but this game could nevertheless go a long way to determining which teams end up in relegation trouble. Augsburg are currently in 15th place, level on 23 points with Hertha Berlin, who occupy the relegation play-off spot. VfB Stuttgart are just four points worse off in the automatic drop zone. Bielefeld are just two points and one league position ahead of today's visitors, so victory here would give them some much-needed breathing space.
BIELEFELD'S BOGEY TEAM
This will be the teams' fourth meeting in the Bundesliga, and eighth overall. Augsburg have enjoyed by far the better results in this fixture so far, winning won and drawing two in the top flight over the past 18 months, while they also won all four encounters in Bundesliga 2. Can Bielefeld buck that trend today and earn a maiden victory?
0:19
WATCH: INSIDE BIELEFELD'S CHANGING ROOM
CHANCE FOR SARENREN BAZEE
Noah Sarenren Bazee's goal last weekend has thrust him into the starting XI today. The 25-year-old, who has struggled with a spate of injuries in recent years, makes his first Bundesliga start since June 2020, in a 1-1 draw away to Fortuna Düsseldorf on Matchday 33 of the 2019/20 campaign. Since then he has made just 19 appearances as a substitute, including 13 so far in the current season.
0:12
WATCH: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IN BIELEFELD
AUGSBURG TEAM NEWS
Markus Weinzierl opts for just three changes. One is enforced with Niklas Dorsch suspended, so Carlos Gruezo comes into midfield. Iago replaces Mads Pedersen at left wing-back. And Ricardo Pepi drops to the bench in place of Noah Sarenren Bazee, who came on to score the equaliser last weekend at home to Dortmund.
BIELEFELD TEAM NEWS
Frank Kramer makes four chances from the team beaten 3-0 in Leverkusen last weekend. It’s the most he’s made from game to game in 2022. Janni Serra and Alessandro Schöpf have knocks so miss out. Fabian Klos and Gonzalo Castro come in for them – the former making his first start since Matchday 15 and the latter only his second for the club. Cedric Brunner and Andres Andrade are the new full-backs in place of Nathan de Medina and Jacob Laursen.
AUGSBURG SUBS
Koubek, Pedersen, Winther, Framberger, Moravek, Hahn, Niederlechner, Pepi, Zeqiri
AUGSBURG XI
Gikiewicz - Oxford, Gouweleeuw (c), Uduokhai - Caligiuri, Gruezo, Maier, Iago - Vargas - Sarenren Bazee, Gregoritsch
BIELEFELD SUBS
Kapino, Pieper, Laursen, de Medina, Bello, Prietl, Hack, Lasme, Krüger
BIELEFELD XI
Ortega (c) - Brunner, Ramos, Nilsson, Andrade - Kunze, Vasiliadis - Wimmer, Castro, Okugawa - Klos
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