Augsburg – FC Koln: Preview and Highest Odds

Augsburg will be without the suspended Felix Uduokhai after the Germany defender picked up his fifth caution of the season during the defeat to Frankfurt, with Noah Sarenren Bazee and Tim Civeja ruled out through illness and injury respectively. Herrlich is likely to revert to a back four and bring Vargas back into the starting XI, with Jeffrey Gouweleeuw partnering Reece Oxford or Marek Suchy at the heart of the defence. The likes of Iago, Raphael Framberger and Andre Hahn could all be recalled, too, having been rested in midweek. Koln, meanwhile, will also be deprived of a defender due to suspension after Kingsley Ehizibue picked up his fifth booking of the season against Leipzig. Benno Schmitz is his obvious replacement at right-back. Otherwise, with Sebastian Andersson, Jan Thielmann and Ismail Jakobs all still out through injury, Gisdol is likely to select an unchanged XI from the one which performed admirably to defeat the Bundesliga’s second-placed club.