FC Augsburg are away to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.
Manager Manuel Baum has made two changes to his starting eleven.
Augsburg’s Line-Up Changes
Han-Noah Massengo returns to the starting formation in the BayArena. Rodrigo Ribeiro also starts, replacing Michael Gregoritsch. Gregoritsch is out due to illness on his 32nd birthday.
Keven Schlotterbeck, who missed the 2-2 draw against TSG Hoffenheim due to suspension, is initially on the bench.
Augsburg’s Starting Team
The FC Augsburg starting XI is as follows:
- Dahmen
- Massengo
- Gouweleeuw
- Giannoulis
- Zesiger
- Fellhauer
- Claude-Maurice
- Ribeiro
- Kade
- Rieder
- Chaves
The substitutes are: Labrović, Pedersen, Rexhbecaj, Gharbi, Wolf, Schlotterbeck, Kömür, Ogundu, and Banks.
Remembering Alexander Manninger
FC Augsburg will wear black armbands in memory of former FCA goalkeeper Alexander Manninger. The Austrian passed away suddenly last Thursday. Manninger was under contract with the Fuggerstädtern from 2012 to 2016 and made a total of 38 appearances for FCA.