Augsburg vs Bayern Munich - Bundesliga: TV channel, team news, lineups and prediction

Bayern Munich continue their Bundesliga title defence on Sunday with a trip to mid-table Augsburg knowing they could end the weekend seven points behind current leaders Bayer Leverkusen.

The Bavarians are in the unfamiliar position of hunting a team above them and were far from their best despite beating Union Berlin at home on Wednesday. It was a bad-tempered game with little attacking action, but Bayern got the three points they desperately needed after defeat to Werder Bremen.

Augsburg are the definition of mid-table right now, stuttering along with little risk of relegation but without hope of troubling the European places. If Thomas Tuchel's side are to overhaul Leverkusen during the second half of the season, these are the games Bayern must win comfortably.

Here's all you need to know about Augsburg vs Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga this weekend.

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United States

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Augsburg aren't struggling with injuries at the moment and are in decent shape coming into what is generally the hardest home game of the season for any Bundesliga side. They will, however, be without Reece Oxford, who isn't expected back until February.

Niklas Dorsch and Raphael Framberger are also sidelined with fitness issues, with Framberger potentially out until mid-March. There's a chance Sven Michel could be available should he recover from a back problem, but he is a doubt.

Augsburg predicted lineup vs Bayern Munich (4-3-1-2):Dahmen; Mbabu, Gouweleeuw, Uduokhai, Iago; Jensen, Rexhbecaj, Engels; Vargas; Tietz, Demirovic.

Bayern have been rocked by injuries over the past few months and the international absences Noussair Mazraoui and Kim Min-jae have not helped Tuchel. Serge Gnabry is not