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Bundesliga · Matchday 8 Augsburg vs Freiburg Prediction, Match Preview & Stats
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Bayern dedicate win over Freiburg to absent Kompany
With Vincent Kompany ill and absent, assistant coach Aaron Danks led Bayern München and dedicated the victory against SC Freiburg to him.
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Gouweleeuw sets Augsburg record with 275th Bundesliga game
Augsburg captain Jeff Gouweleeuw became the club's record Bundesliga appearance maker in the 1-1 draw with Union Berlin, reaching 275 league games. He now targets 300.
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Bayern show unity with win at Freiburg after difficult days
Bayern won 3-1 in Freiburg on Sunday despite concerns around Vincent Kompany and a bereavement in the family of a player, with the team responding together.
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Bayern's win in Freiburg called the best medicine after tough week
Bayern beat Freiburg 3:1 on Sunday after a week of setbacks. Sporting director Max Eberl called the result the best medicine, referring to the coach's collapse.
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Bayern coaches react to Kompany's absence after Freiburg win
After Bayern's 3-1 victory in Freiburg, both coaches spoke about Vincent Kompany. His assistant Aaron Danks mentioned their chat messages, while Freiburg coach Julian Schuster said he hopes Kompany takes enough time to recover.
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Bayern stand-in Danks reveals first message came from Kompany
Bayern put in a strong performance at Freiburg despite recent setbacks. Assistant coach Danks said Vincent Kompany sent the first congratulatory WhatsApp message but will continue to be absent.
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Bayern beat Freiburg as Kompany congratulates Danks from hospital
Bayern won 1-3 at Freiburg in the top match, with goals from Dayot Upamecano, Serge Gnabry and Michael Olise. Vincent Kompany, in a hospital bed, sent congratulations to interim coach Aaron Danks.
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Bayern beat Freiburg to move top despite injury concerns
The reigning champions dominated for 80 minutes in Freiburg and took the lead in the table, though it got tense late on. Bayern are dealing with a difficult personnel situation.
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Bayern beat Freiburg without coach Kompany
Bayern München defeated Freiburg even though Vincent Kompany was not on the bench.
Form guide
Augsburg
- W 4-2 at Sonnenhof Großaspach (A) DFB Pokal · 27 Oct
- D 1-1 vs Union Berlin (H) Bundesliga · 24 Oct
- L 3-4 at Elversberg (A) Bundesliga · 17 Oct
- D 2-2 vs Bayern München (H) Bundesliga · 10 Oct
- L 2-3 at Werder Bremen (A) Bundesliga · 19 Sep
Freiburg
- L 1-3 vs Bayern München (H) Bundesliga · 25 Oct
- L 0-3 at Monaco (A) Conference League · 22 Oct
- L 1-2 at Bayer Leverkusen (A) Bundesliga · 18 Oct
- W 3-2 vs Jablonec (H) Conference League · 15 Oct
- W 2-1 vs Schalke 04 (H) Bundesliga · 11 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
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0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
7Augsburg wins
9draws
13Freiburg wins
29 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 18 Jan 2026 · Bundesliga Augsburg 2-2 Freiburg
- 23 Aug 2025 · Bundesliga Freiburg 1-3 Augsburg
- 2 Mar 2025 · Bundesliga Augsburg 0-0 Freiburg
- 19 Oct 2024 · Bundesliga Freiburg 3-1 Augsburg
- 25 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga Augsburg 2-1 Freiburg
Bundesliga so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | Freiburg | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16:9 | +7 | 13 |
| 9 | Augsburg | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17:13 | +4 | 9 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Bundesliga, Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- WWK Arena, Augsburg
- Since last match
- Augsburg: 3 days (DFB Pokal)
Freiburg: 2 days (DFB Pokal) - Next match
- Augsburg: 7 days (Bundesliga) later
Freiburg: 5 days (Conference League) later
Questions and answers
What time is Augsburg vs Freiburg and where is it played?
Augsburg vs Freiburg kicks off at 14:30 UK time (14:30 UTC) on Saturday 31 October 2026 at WWK Arena, Augsburg. It is a Bundesliga match (Matchday 8).
When will the OptimaGoal prediction for Augsburg vs Freiburg be published?
Our picks and their reasons are published 48 hours before kick-off at the earliest, from 14:30 UTC on Thursday 29 October 2026, once both teams have played their previous match. The result percentages follow for everyone 2 hours before kick-off, at 12:30 UTC on Saturday 31 October 2026; every other percentage is for members until the match is over.
What is the recent form of Augsburg and Freiburg?
Augsburg have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and won their latest match. Freiburg have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and have lost their last 3.
What is the head-to-head record between Augsburg and Freiburg?
Augsburg and Freiburg have met 29 times in our records since 2010: Augsburg won 7, Freiburg won 13 and 9 ended level. Last meeting: 2026-01-18, Augsburg 2-2 Freiburg.
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