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Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg
German Bundesliga
Date: Sunday, 25 October 2020
Kick-off at 20:30 UK/ 21:30 CET
Venue: BayArena.
Match Preview Leverkusen vs Augsburg
Bayer was unbeaten through the first four rounds of the 2020-21 Bundesliga season, but a win and three draws are enough only for 11th place of the table. Leverkusen recorded a 3: 2 goal difference, since all four competitions produced less than three goals in total.
After three consecutive draws against Wolfsburg 0-0, RB Leipzig 1-1 1-1 and Stuttgart, Bayer barely survived Mainz 1-0 on the road this past weekend.
Leverkusen is coming off a 6-2 home win to excellent Nice in the first round of the UEFA Europa League last Thursday. Finally got things going gout attack, netting six goals in 10 shots against a strong French team.
On the other hand, Augsburg sits in seventh place in the classification of the Bundesliga with seven points and a 5: 3 goal difference. After two consecutive victories over Union Berlin 3-1 Borussia Dortmund road and 2-0 at home, Augsburg got a draw 0-0 against Wolfsburg and suffered a 2-0 loss at home to RB Leipzig.
They were completely overtaken by Red Bull and took only six shots, while having the ball possession of 37 percent of the time. Interestingly, Augsburg had six shots in a 2-0 win at Dortmund while having the ball at his feet for only 29 percent of the time.
Team news
Both doublers, Sven and Lars could line up in defense.
Charles Aranguiz the Europa League match was lost, but would fit in the middle of the field.
Santiago Arias, recently signed on loan from Atletico Madrid, will be sidelined for at the least six months after suffering a broken fibula during international duty with Colombia.
Leon Bailey is an option for a startup, while Paulinho is on the back long way from an injury to the ACL.
Florian Wirtz is more a matter of muscle in the stomach.
Patrik Schick will be out for 3-4 weeks with a thigh injury. Lucas Alario likely to play up front.
Coach Heiko Herrlich likely to stay with the guts of the party have made an impressive start to the season.
Alfred Finnbogason picked up a thigh injury playing for Iceland and will be out for several weeks.
Jan Moravek is sidelined with a hamstring injury, while Eduard Löwen has returned to his parent club Hertha Berlin.
Bayer Leverkusen possible starting lineup:
Hradecky; L. Bender, S. Bender, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven; Baumgartlinger, Demirbay, Wirtz; Bellarabi, Alario, Diaby
Augsburg possible lineup:
Gikiewicz; Framberger, Gouweleeuw, Udookhai, Pedersen; Hahn, Khedira, Strobl, Caligiuri; Gregoritsch, Niederlechner
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg: Prediction
Bosz men record a 0-1 victory on the road the last day match against Mainz. Lucas Alario fired in the winner for guests within 30 minutes.Meanwhile, Fuggerstadter lost 0-2 at home last game of the week, against Leipzig.
As things are Once the Company has the edge, they are in a period of four games without a win against this opponent in clashes h2h, and have been awarded a total of only one goal in their last five games combined.
In fact, the combined score of the last five h2h games is 10-1 in favor of them. Passing, but also have a record unbeaten 100% against this opponent, and at this stage they have not conceded a single goal in these duels since 2015.
In addition, Herrlich's men have recorded a total of just three league wins on the road in the whole of 2020 - and the wins were against Mainz, Schalke and Union Berlin - three of the worst teams in the Bundesliga.
Given these statistics, understand that Bayer Leverkusen is easily the best team. Count on them to ensure a good result on Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg: Betting Tips
To win: Bayer Leverkusen @ 1.60 (3/5)
Over 1.5 Goals Bayer Leverkusen @ 1.50 (1/2).
