FC Augsburg - Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen live - Football

FC Augsburg host Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen on the opening matchday of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season at the WWK Arena on Sunday, 30 August 2026. Schalke return to the top flight after three years away and face an immediate away test against an established Bundesliga side. Across 25 all-time meetings, Schalke lead the head-to-head record with 11 wins to Augsburg's 4, yet the most recent clash - the 2024 DFB Cup meeting at the WWK Arena - ended 3-0 to the hosts.

Match Info: FC Augsburg vs Schalke 04

FC Augsburg take on Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, 30 August 2026 at 16:30 BST at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, in Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season.

Where to Watch FC Augsburg vs Schalke 04?

Viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland can watch the match live on Amazon Prime Video. In Germany, DAZN carries the online stream while DAZN2 broadcasts on TV, and fans in Austria and Switzerland also have access via DAZN.

Across Scandinavia, the clash between Augsburg and Schalke is available on the Viaplay family of platforms - covering Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland. Belgian fans can tune in through DAZN Belgium, Play Sports 2 (TV), or Proximus Pickx (online). In France, beIN Sports 3 airs the game on TV, with beIN SPORTS CONNECT providing the streaming option.

US viewers can catch the action on Peacock, while Canadian fans have a choice of DAZN, fuboTV Canada, or OneSoccer. The meeting of these two sides is also available across much of Latin America on Disney+, in Japan on DAZN, and in South Korea on Coupang Play.

Match between FC Augsburg and Schalke 04 - Preview

Augsburg's season opener against the returning Schalke 04 is one of the most intriguing fixtures of the Bundesliga's first weekend - a settled top-flight club welcoming a promotion side with a famous name and enormous ambitions.

Manuel Baum took charge of Augsburg mid-season in 2025/26, steadied the ship, and guided the club away from the relegation zone. A stunning 2-1 win over Bayern Munich was the high point of his reign. Now entering his first full pre-season at the helm, Baum had the chance to implement his ideas from the very start - though the 4-0 defeat to Leeds United and 5-2 loss to Bournemouth in friendlies flagged lingering defensive vulnerabilities. A DFB Cup win at Energie Cottbus (2-0) provided a more composed note heading into the Bundesliga campaign.

Schalke's return to Germany's top division after three years in the Bundesliga 2 is one of the stories of the summer. Coach Miron Muslić won the second-division title and immediately extended his contract through to 2028, promising the club will "step up two gears." Key names include goalkeeper Loris Karius, defensive leader Nikola Katić, and the remarkable Edin Džeko - the 40-year-old Bosnian striker has returned to the Veltins-Arena and could become the oldest goalscorer in Bundesliga history, surpassing Claudio Pizarro's record.

Head-to-Head: FC Augsburg vs Schalke 04

Schalke hold a clear edge in this rivalry - winning 11 of the 25 meetings since 2010 to Augsburg's 4, with 10 draws - but results at the WWK Arena have been increasingly competitive in recent years, and Augsburg's 3-0 DFB Cup win in October 2024 is the freshest entry in the record books.

Here is how the two sides have met in their most recent encounters:

• 30.10.2024 - DFB-Pokal - FC Augsburg 3-0 Schalke 04
• 18.03.2023 - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg 1-1 Schalke 04
• 02.10.2022 - Bundesliga - Schalke 04 2-3 FC Augsburg
• 17.07.2022 - Friendly - Schalke 04 1-1 FC Augsburg
• 11.04.2021 - Bundesliga - Schalke 04 1-0 FC Augsburg
• 13.12.2020 - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg 2-2 Schalke 04

FC Augsburg - Recent Form

Augsburg head into the new Bundesliga season with 3 wins from their last 5 matches, including a clean sheet in their DFB Cup opener - though two heavy pre-season defeats exposed defensive frailties that Baum will need to address.

The pre-season narrative was one of two contrasting halves. A 15-0 drubbing of Austrian third-division side SC Schwaz and a comeback 3-2 victory over Sassuolo showed real attacking intent, but clashes against Premier League opposition brought the team back down to earth. Leeds United swept them aside 4-0 at Elland Road, and Bournemouth won 5-2 in what was a chastening workout for the backline.

The DFB Cup win at Energie Cottbus - 2-0 away from home - was the ideal tune-up before Matchday 1. Goalkeeper Finn Dahmen kept a clean sheet, and with Michael Gregoritsch leading the line ahead of Rodrigo Ribeiro and Anton Kade, Augsburg have attacking options to trouble Schalke's newly assembled defence.

Schalke 04 - Recent Form

Schalke arrive in Augsburg with 3 wins from their last 5 matches, culminating in a confident 5-2 DFB Cup victory over Hallescher FC just five days before their Bundesliga return begins.

The pre-season schedule was deliberately demanding: friendly defeats to Atalanta (0-3) and Real Madrid (0-3) offered a taste of the standard awaiting them at the top of the game, but the lessons learned appear to have sharpened Muslić's squad. The 5-0 win over Hessen Kassel and a neat 3-1 victory over Fagiano Okayama in Japan showed the team's clinical side against more comparable opposition.

Defensively, Nikola Katić is central to Muslić's plans - the Bosnia international was one of the cornerstones of Schalke's second-division title win, during which the club conceded just 10 goals in the first half of the season. How that defensive organisation holds up against Bundesliga forwards will be one of the defining questions of this opening fixture.

Facts and Statistics

FC Augsburg and Schalke 04 have shared a Bundesliga rivalry since 2011, when Augsburg were promoted for the first time in their history. The encounters have often been tight affairs, with draws accounting for 10 of the 25 head-to-head results.

• Schalke have won 11 of the 25 all-time meetings, with Augsburg claiming only 4 victories and the two sides drawing 10 times.
• Schalke's biggest win in this fixture stands at 4-1 - recorded at Veltins-Arena in October 2013.
• Augsburg's biggest win over Schalke is the 3-0 DFB Cup victory in October 2024 - also the most recent meeting between the sides.
• Edin Džeko, at 40, is within reach of surpassing Claudio Pizarro's record as the oldest goalscorer in Bundesliga history.
• This is the first Bundesliga match between the two clubs since March 2023 - Schalke spent the intervening period in the second division.