Augsburg, Paderborn share points in relegation battle

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v SC Paderborn - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 27, 2020 Noah Sarenren Bazee of Augsburg in action with Marlon Ritter and Kai Proeger of Paderborn, as play resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Matthias Hangst/Pool via REUTERS

Augsburg and bottom club Paderborn played out a 0-0 draw in their Bundesliga relegation battle on Wednesday despite a string of good chances for both sides.

Augsburg coach Heiko Herrlich was making his home debut in the club's 300th Bundesliga game and his team secured a valuable point that kept them 12th on 31 points, four above the relegation playoff spot with six games left in the season.

"We wanted to continue where we left off after our win over Schalke 04 but for that we had to play better than we did and be more efficient with our chances," said Augsburg captain Daniel Baier. "But we will take the point."

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v SC Paderborn - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 27, 2020 Eduard Loewen of Augsburg in action with Klaus Gjasula of Paderborn, as play resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Matthias Hangst/Pool via REUTERS

Promoted Paderborn, who hit the woodwork and missed a golden first-half chance through Streli Mamba, remained anchored in last place on 19.

Without a win in their last nine league games, they are eight points behind the playoff spot and are quickly running out of chances to stay up.

The Bundesliga restarted 10 days ago after a break of more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with games played without supporters to reduce the risk of infection.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v SC Paderborn - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 27, 2020 Eduard Loewen of Augsburg in action with Klaus Gjasula and Sebastian Vasiliadis of Paderborn, as play resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Matthias Hangst/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Toby Davis)

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v SC Paderborn - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 27, 2020 Jamilu Collins of Paderborn in action with Ruben Vargas of Augsburg, as play resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Matthias Hangst/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - FC Augsburg v SC Paderborn - WWK Arena, Augsburg, Germany - May 27, 2020 Felix Uduokhai of Augsburg in action with Streli Mamba of Paderborn, as play resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Matthias Hangst/Pool via REUTERS