Augsburg and Bournemouth will face off in a friendly fixture at the WWK Arena on Thursday afternoon, with both sides looking to step up their preparations ahead of the new campaign.
Bournemouth will enter the new season under new management after Marco Rose replaced Andoni Iraola, who departed the club to join Liverpool.
The new Cherries boss oversaw his first match in charge at the weekend, guiding his side to an impressive 4-1 victory over St Pauli.
Bournemouth will now look to build on that result when they face another Bundesliga opponent in the shape of Augsburg this midweek.
As for the German outfit, they will be looking to improve on last season's 9th-placed finish.
Manuel Baum's side also have one friendly under their belt, having played out a 1-1 draw with Saarbrucken at the weekend.
How the bookies view it:
Odds for this fixture have not yet been released. We'll update this page as soon as they become available.
Head to head: History book blank
Given that neither side is a regular on the European stage, it is no surprise that Bournemouth and Augsburg will meet for the first time on Thursday afternoon.
Players to watch: Gannon-Doak to grab another goal?
Ben Gannon-Doak will be looking to put an injury-hit campaign behind him by playing a more prominent role for Bournemouth this season. The Scotland international was among the goals in the weekend victory over St Pauli, and he could be worth considering if goalscorer markets become available for this fixture.
Rodrigo Ribeiro caught the eye after joining Augsburg in January, and he could be another player worth considering to find the back of the net.
Predicted line-ups
Augsburg will be without Alexis Claude-Maurice and Dimitrios Giannoulis on Thursday, with both players expected to miss out due to injury.
Aside from Matai Akinmboni, Bournemouth should have a full squad available to choose from. Like they did at the weekend, Rose could opt to use two different XIs in each half.
Augsburg: Dahmen; Wolf, Schlotterbeck, Behrens; Keitel, Massengo, Kade, Suso, Schnitzer; Ribeiro, Sakar
Bournemouth: Dennis; Araujo, Milosavljevic, Diakite, Truffert; Scott, Cook; Doak, Kroupi, Kluivert; Rodriguez
Anything else catch the eye?
As already mentioned, there are currently no odds available for this friendly clash, but the goals markets could be worth considering if they are released.
Both teams to score, along with BTTS and overs combinations, could be of interest, especially after those selections landed in Bournemouth's most recent match against Bundesliga opposition.
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