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Augsburg manager Manuel Baum said in a press conference in the build up to tonight's action: “The important thing is that we stay ambitious. We’re glad to be in good form at the minute, but we’re not satisfied yet. We’re hungry for more and want to give our fans something to celebrate!”

Augsburg fought back from behind to beat Wolfsburg in their last domestic league game The 3-2, with the winning goal coming from Elvis Rexhbecaj.

Augsburg

XI: Dahmen, Zesiger, Schlotterbeck, Banks, Fellhauer, Massengo, Jakić, Rieder, Claude-Maurice, Kömür, Ribeiro

Subs: Gharbi, Gregoritsch, Kade, Keitel, Labrović, Chaves, Ogundu, Rexhbeçaj, Wolf

Köln

XI: Schwäbe, Özkacar, van den Berg, Simpson-Pusey, Lund, Kraub, Martel, Kamiński, Bülter, Waldschmidt, Ache

Subs: Chávez, El Mala, Heintz, Jóhannesson, Kainz, Neumann, Niang, Schenten, Zieler

Köln have struggled in recent weeks, picking up just one point in their last three matches. The point came against highfliers Hoffenheim last time out, and their two losses were to Stuttgart and RB Leipzig who are fighting for Champions League positions at the top of the table.

Despite this, the Billy Goats will still be hopeful of avoiding the drop this season as they have been able to find wins against other relegation contenders Wolfsburg and Mainz since the turn of the year. A win against Augsburg would see them seven points from the relegation play-off position.

Augsburg have found some form in recent weeks, winning four of their last five Bundesliga matches, a run that started with a 2-1 away win over league leaders Bayern Munich to serve them their first and only Bundesliga defeat of the season.

This turn of form has seen them jump from 15th in the league table to 10th and put some distance between them and the relegation play-off position. A win on Friday night would see them closer to a Europa Conference League place than the relegation play-off.

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Good evening! It's time for another Friday night of Bundesliga action.

This time we're doing coverage of Augsburg v Köln, and the away side are looking to distance themselves from the Bundesliga relegation play-off position as they travel to inform Augsburg.

Augsburg will be looking to win their 500th Bundesliga match, especially as the game takes place in front of a home crowd.