Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the table when they travel to the WWK Arena to face Augsburg on Saturday afternoon.
While the visitors are yet to lose in any competition so far this season, the hosts have only won one of their last seven top-flight matches.
Die Fuggerstadter suffered a 3-0 loss at Stuttgart in their most recent competitive match on December 20 before the mid-season interval, but they have since returned to winning ways after beating Hoffenheim 1-0 in a friendly last weekend, courtesy of a second-minute goal from Fredrik Jensen.
After narrowly avoiding relegation last season, Jess Thorup's side currently sit 11th in the Bundesliga table and eight point adrift of the relegation zone, while a victory on Saturday could see them climb into the top half if other results were to go their way.
Augsburg are sure to be aware of the challenge against an unbeaten Leverkusen outfit, but they will be quietly optimistic of success on Saturday after completing the double over Die Werkself last season, including a 1-0 home win in March last year, having failed to win any of their previous 22 meetings.
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