Augsburg and Bayer Leverkusen meet at WWK Arena, in a match for the 11th round of the Bundesliga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 17-02-2017, for the Bundesliga, which ended in a Bayer Leverkusen victory by (1-3). The goals of the match were scored by D. Kohr (60 ‘), for Augsburg, and K. Bellarabi (23’) and J. Hernández (40 ‘and 65′), for Bayer Leverkusen. In this match, the home advantage may be decisive, since Bayer Leverkusen presents considerable differences in their results at home and as visitors.
FC Augsburg :
The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 15 points won, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Hannover 96, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Werder Bremen, by (0-3). This is a team that usually maintains similar results in home and away matches, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 5 home league matches Augsburg has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 15 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (0’-15 ‘).
Augsburg came into this game with a victory over Bremen, by 0-3, returning to victories after four consecutive games without tasting the victory in this competition: Gregoritsch (2) and Finnbogason were the authors of the goals equipment. In this game for the championship the trainer Manuel Baum must act in a 4-5-1, benefiting the middle or low block and the direct passes in depth for the attack, mainly, for Finnbogason. To point out that the landlords present some weaknesses in the maintenance of possession of the ball and in the defensive organization. Everything indicates that the coach has in doubt Teigl, Leitner, Framberger, Helios and Hinteregger, all with physical problems.
Bayer Leverkusen :
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position, with 15 points won. In the last match, they have won in a home match against Köln by (2-1), after in the previous match they have won away, in a match against Borussia M’gladbach, by (1-5). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 5 away league matches Bayer Leverkusen has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 15 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 10 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times, but have turned the score in 2. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (61 ‘) -75 ‘).
Bayer Leverkusen comes to this game motivated, the result of the victory at home over Cologne, 2-1, adding the third consecutive win in official games: the goals were scored by Bender and Bailey. In this away game, coach Heiko Herrlich must play with a more offensive strategy, exploiting to the maximum the defensive weaknesses of the opponent: Aránguiz will be responsible for creating and organizing the team’s offensive process. It is important to underline that Kevin Volland is the best scorer of Leverkusen, with 5 goals scored. Everything indicates that there are no important absences for this game.
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