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Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 30 match between Bayer Leverkusen and Augsburg and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bayer Leverkusen enjoy home advantage, when visitors Augsburg swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Bayer Leverkusen approach the next Bundesliga round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 52 points this season so far. With 29 games behind them, Augsburg amassed 33 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.

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Form: Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Their last three matches saw Bayer Leverkusen drawing 3-3 with FC Heidenheim, before taking out Wolfsburg by 6-3, and Borussia Dortmund by 0-1. Bayer Leverkusen won three of their previous six matches at BayArena in the Bundesliga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 14 goals to nine against.

Augsburg Form

Augsburg only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 2-5 at the hands of VfB Stuttgart, before drawing 1-1 with Hamburger SV. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Hoffenheim resulting 2-2. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Augsburg won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Bayer Leverkusen and Augsburg

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bayer Leverkusen and Augsburg. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 3 of the last 4 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 5.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 4.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Bayer Leverkusen home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Bayer Leverkusen home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Bayer Leverkusen matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Augsburg away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Augsburg away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players on top: Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg

Alexis Claude-Maurice shows decent form right now for Augsburg, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bayer Leverkusen, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Alejandro Grimaldo also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

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Full-time result

Bayer Leverkusen claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Augsburg won two, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Bayer Leverkusen did not lose any of their last 7 matches. Bayer Leverkusen didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at BayArena.

Both teams to score

Bayer Leverkusen scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Augsburg got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Augsburg managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Augsburg.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Bayer Leverkusen’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Augsburg, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.