Leeds United v FC Augsburg: Elland Road pre-season friendly preview (15 August)
Leeds United will host FC Augsburg in a pre-season friendly at Elland Road in West Yorkshire on Saturday, 15 August, kick-off 6:30 p.m. IST, as both sides conclude their warm-up programmes ahead of the new campaign.
Leeds arrive having avoided relegation after being newly promoted last season and finishing one place above UEFA Conference League winners Crystal Palace, while Daniel Farke remains in charge as head coach. The Whites were beaten 5-4 on penalties by Manchester United in their most recent friendly but recorded pre-season victories over Sunderland, Liverpool and Leipzig. Leeds strengthened their squad by signing James Trafford from Manchester City.
Augsburg finished mid-table in the Bundesliga last season and are managed by Manuel Baum, who took over the reins in December 2025 and produced what the club described as a pretty impressive campaign. Their most recent outing featured a 15-0 win against Schwaz. Augsburg have added Tom Wisbereit from Union Berlin, Hennes Behrens from Hoffenheim and Sima Suso from Dusseldorf to their squad.
Form across all competitions reads Leeds: L-W-W-W-L and Augsburg: W-D-L-W-W. The fixture at Elland Road will be Augsburg’s final pre-season match before they face Cottbus in the DFB Pokal. These two clubs have not met each other previously.
James Trafford completed a high-profile move from Manchester City to Leeds and is expected to be the club’s regular starter after serving as a second-choice keeper at the Etihad. The article describes him as a highly proactive, athletic and modern ball-playing goalkeeper. Trafford was part of the City side that won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last season, making six appearances in each competition, and the piece identifies him as a key player for Leeds next season.
Augsburg’s right-back Robin Fellhauer is highlighted as one of the club’s top performers last season, making six goal contributions in 36 games. The report notes he is Mannheim-born, a product of Freiburg’s youth setup, started almost every game for Augsburg last season and is a former German youth international who comes from a sporting family. The preview adds he excels at breaking up opposition counter-attacks and intercepting central passing lanes.
Leeds face a number of injury absences, listed as Mateo Joseph, Gudmundsson, Lucas Perri and Ilia Gruev, while Augsburg are reported to have no injury concerns for the next game. Probable lineups provided are James Trafford (GK); Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jaka Bijol, Tarik Muharemović; Jayden Bogle, Ao Tanaka, Sean Longstaff, Rhys Chadwick; Brenden Aaronson, Daniel James; Lukas Nmecha for Leeds, and Finn Dahmen (GK); Noahkai Banks, Keven Schlotterbeck, Chrislain Matsima, Marius Wolf; Robin Fellhauer, Han-Noah Massengo, Hennes Behrens; Anton Kade, Fabian Rieder for Augsburg. The preview concludes with a prediction of Leeds United 3-1 FC Augsburg, citing Leeds’ strong pre-season form despite their injury list.
The friendly will be streamed on LUTV. After this match, Augsburg are scheduled to meet Cottbus in the DFB Pokal fixture next.
