Pre-Season Preview: Leeds United vs FC Augsburg With the Premier League opener against Nottingham Forest just around the corner, Leeds United round off their pre-season campaign by welcoming German side FC Augsburg to Elland Road on Saturday afternoon. It is second Bundesliga opposition in as many weekends for the Whites in West Yorkshire, after facing Champions League outfit RB Leipzig last Saturday. On home soil, the game was fought out over 120 minutes with the hosts coming out as 2-0 winners thanks to goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha. Daniel Farke’s side then continued their productive season preparations as they faced rivals Manchester United at Dublin’s iconic Croke Park during the week, playing out a 1-1 draw after Brenden Aaronson’s first-half strike. The Bavarian outfit visit Elland Road in a first meeting between the clubs, having enjoyed an impressive campaign in the German top-flight last time around where they finished in ninth place. The WWK Arena outfit similarly begin their competitive season next weekend when they travel to second tier FC Energie Cottbus in the DFB-Pokal before hosting Schalke in the Bundesliga opener. The Elland Road encounter may give club record signing James Trafford a first taste of action on home soil, after he got his first minutes under his belt with the meeting with Manchester United on Wednesday evening. The England international became the third signing of a productive summer so far when joining from Manchester City, following Harry Wilson and Tarik Muharemović in moving to the club! Action from Elland Road gets underway at 3pm. Tickets are still available and can be purchased below! Stadium redevelopment updates: Due to ongoing redevelopment works, the Main West Stand Gate is closed and there is no through access. Please allow extra time to navigate Elland Road and surrounding areas whilst works are continuing. Our new North Stand Ticket Office will be open for the game. It is located at the bottom of Lowfields Road across from the Fan Zone. The Ticket Office will be open from 9am. Supporter information: Discriminatory language or chanting, including homophobic chanting, is not acceptable, and you could be breaking the law. The club condemns this behaviour and has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination abuse of all kinds. To report an incident, text LEEDS along with any relevant information including ticket details, your name and description of an incident to 60006. You will then receive an automated response which means that your report has been logged and will then be looked into. Tough measures and sanctions are in place across all English football leagues to tackle dangerous and illegal behaviours within football grounds, and this involves but is not limited to, discriminatory behaviour, tragedy chanting, fans entering the pitch, the use of pyros and throwing objects. A list of prohibited items can be found HERE. How to follow: The game is available to watch live on LUTV for £5, with the broadcast available worldwide. Bryn Law will be on commentary duty, joined by former Leeds United defender and club legend Tony Dorigo, as preparations continue for the new campaign. Daniel Farke’s post-Manchester United thoughts: 2025/26 League Position:
Leeds: 14th (Premier League) FC Augsburg: 9th (Bundesliga)
2025/26 Top Scorer:
Leeds: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (14) FC Augsburg: Anton Kade, Michael Gregoritsch & Fabian Rieder (6)
Officials:
Referee: Michael Salisbury Assistant referees: Nick Hopton & Conor Brown Fourth Official: James Westgate