HISTORY
- The match on Friday night is the third Bundesliga meeting only between the two teams, in fact in a competitive match even.
- Eintracht won the first leg last season 4-2 at home (goals Meier 2, Aigner, own goal), FCA won the return leg 2-0.
- Augsburg conceded 4 goals in Dortmund and Frankfurt only last season.
SEASON
- It is the first Friday night fixture for SGE this season so far.
- Eintracht needs a home win - it would be the first one this season. Otherwise it would be the first Bundesliga first season half ever without winning on home soil.
- The only teams to beat Bayer Leverkusen at home so far this season are Manchester United (UCL) and Eintracht (BL).
- The 1-0 away to Bayer 04 was SGE's first win after going 10 games without.
- It is the first time in 34 years - since 1979/80 - that Eintracht go in the winter break being still in 3 competitions. Back then they lifted the UEFA Cup at the end of the season.
- Augsburg picked up impressive 10 points of possible 12 in their last 4 matches. They have a 16 point gap towards the play-off spot.
- They also conceded 3 goals only in those last 4 games.
INDIVIDUALS
- Eintracht manager Armin Veh will be on the bench for the 250th time in Bundesliga - against his home club FC Augsburg!
- Last week against Leverkusen he passed his 50th match milestone as Eintracht coach.
- SGE defender Sebastian Jung recorded 4 assists coming from crosses - a Bundesliga high.
- FCA midfielder Halil Altintop had a 1.5 year spell at Eintracht (49 games, 3 goals).
Sources: Opta, Impire, eintracht.de
