A win for the hosts is expected from this game if the league table is anything to judge by. The Bayer 04 Leverkusen followers are optimistic that the gulf between 3rd and FC Augsburg's 15th place in the table will be revealed on the ground.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Augsburg have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have played 9 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
It's back home for Leverkusen, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Borussia M'gladbach away with the result 2-1. Andrich and Schick found the net in that victory. Wirtz (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.63/10. Wirtz served one assist, hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times.
In the match before that, Bayer 04 Leverkusen hosted Union Berlin and drew the game 2-2.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Bayer 04 Leverkusen home games with this odds we find four games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in three wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager Seoane has got the team scoring with 21 from 9 home games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bayer 04 Leverkusen have conceded 16 from these games.
FC Augsburg form and stats
FC Augsburg have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 1-4-5 (10 played).
Augsburg delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Eintracht Frankfurt (placed 8th) in their previous match; a Bundesliga game. Attacker Gregoritsch got a player rating of 7.25 in the game. "Man of the match" Gregoritsch scored one goal and hit one key pass.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hoffenheim wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where FC Augsburg played away with similar odds. This revealed one game. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected one time.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, FC Augsburg have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. FC Augsburg has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
This happened when the squads met earlier this season; FC Augsburg - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Bayer 04 Leverkusen victories, three draws and zero FC Augsburg wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Schick 18 goals |  F. Wirtz 5 goals |  M. Diaby 5 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
FC Augsburg missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | FC Augsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 44 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 70% | 84% |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | 74% |
| 74% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 40% | 47% |
| 63% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 32% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 74% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 58% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 26% |
| 5% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 32% |
| 5.9 | 6.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 14.1 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
| 5.8 | 6.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 40% | 36% | 88% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 16% | 25% |
| 15.1 | 15.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored more than double the goals of FC Augsburg.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Augsburg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Augsburg have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Bundesliga
- FC Augsburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 43 | 46 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Köln | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Mainz 05 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 27 |
| 11 | Bochum | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 36 | -36 | 7 |
