Augsburg will be aiming to extend their unbeaten run to six matches when they host Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Frankfurt, meanwhile, were defeated for only the second time in the league this season by Stuttgart last weekend.
Since dispatching Heidenheim and Wolfsburg in back-to-back matches, Augsburg have drawn three matches by the same scoreline of 1-1, with FC Koln, Hoffenheim and Union Berlin all sharing the spoils against Thorup's side.
Ermedin Demirovic's penalty looked to have inflicted a 10th successive league defeat on Union Berlin in the capital last weekend, but Kevin Volland's 88th-minute equaliser claimed a crucial point for his side. Conceding that goal was a particularly bitter pill for Augsburg to swallow, as it meant they dropped from eighth to 10th in the table.
However, surviving relegation is always the primary aim for a club of Augsburg's small resources and stature when compared to plenty of other teams in the Bundesliga, including their forthcoming opponents on Sunday. Thorup will be hoping his players can upset the odds once more to put further distance between themselves and the bottom three.
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