Locked on the same points tally in mid-table, Augsburg and Hannover will both hope to get back to winning ways at the WWK Arena on Saturday (kick-off 15:30CEST/13:30GMT).
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Without a win in three games, Augsburg must now cope without Austrian defender Martin Hinteregger, who will be out for several weeks after undergoing an ankle operation on Monday. Venezuelan attacker Sergio Cordova is likely to remain unavailable after hurting himself on international duty.
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Hannover have lost their last two matches and are without a win in four so their manager Andre Breitenreiter will be happy to have Chilean defender Miiko Albornoz at his disposal again. The 26-year-old will challenge Matthias Ostrzolek for a spot at left-back, while Marvin Bakalorz und Niclas Füllkrug will hope to overcome ankle knocks in time to feature.
Probable line-ups
Augsburg: Hitz - Opare, Danso, Stafylidis, Max - Gouweleeuw, Baier (c) - Heller, Koo, Caiuby - Finnbogason
Absentees: Hinteregger (ankle), Luthe (gastric flu)
Coach: Manuel Baum
Hannover: Tschauner (c) - Korb, Anton, Sane, Ostrzolek - Hübner, Schwegler - Harnik, Bakalorz, Karaman – Füllkrug
Absentees: Bech (torn meniscus), Felipe, Sarenren Bazee (both tendon), Prib (ankle)
Coach: Andre Breitenreiter
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