Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th April 2025

Augsburg go up against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen approach round 31 as number 2 in the Bundesliga table with 64 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, Augsburg have amassed 43 points, placing them as number 10 in the standings.

The last time Bayer Leverkusen played Augsburg, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding eight. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Augsburg scored nine goals, conceded five and kept their opponents from scoring seven times in ten matches.

Bayer Leverkusen won the last two meetings against Augsburg, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

The Bayer Leverkusen team look in good shape before their match against Augsburg, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat FC Heidenheim 0-1, then they held Union Berlin to a 0-0 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw St. Pauli. Bayer Leverkusen won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded five goals.

Augsburg Form

Augsburg have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Bayern Munich, they came out empty-handed in a 1-3 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Bochum. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Augsburg managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding three times. They also experienced three draws and zero defeats.

Bookmakers have Bayer Leverkusen down as rather big favourites for the win, when Augsburg arrive at BayArena. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

Bayer Leverkusen won seven matches, scored 28 goals and conceded 18 in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 25 points. Augsburg took five wins from their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 21 points, scored 18 goals and conceded 24. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of 18 wins, ten draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Augsburg have a record of 11 wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Xabi Alonso, will select the lineup against Augsburg from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Lukas Hradecky (0/27), Matej Kovar (0/3), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (2/28), Arthur (0/16), Edmond Tapsoba (0/25), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Jeremie Frimpong (4/30), Jonathan Tah (2/29), Mario Hermoso (0/4), Nordi Mukiele (1/15), Piero Hincapie (2/28), Aleix Garcia (3/24), Emiliano Buendia (1/8), Exequiel Palacios (1/21), Florian Wirtz (9/27), Granit Xhaka (2/30), Jonas Hofmann (1/8), Nathan Tella (2/23), Robert Andrich (2/20), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (2/16), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (2/15), Patrik Schick (18/27), Victor Okoh Boniface (8/19).

Augsburg Squad

Here is the full team squad of Augsburg. The 55 year-old Jess Thorup will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Klein (0/0), Finn Dahmen (0/15), Nediljko Labrovic (0/15), Cedric Zesiger (0/18), Chrislain Matsima (1/26), Dimitrios Giannoulis (1/27), Felix Meiser (0/0), Henri Koudossou (0/18), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (1/29), Keven Schlotterbeck (3/18), Mads Valentin Pedersen (0/7), Marius Wolf (1/29), Noahkai Banks (0/8), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/4), Alexis Claude (9/24), Arne Maier (0/25), Daniel Hausmann (0/0), Elvis Rexhbecaj (1/23), Frank Onyeka (0/27), Kristijan Jakic (0/27), Mahmut Kucuksahin (0/0), Mert Komur (2/16), Fredrik Jensen (0/18), Mergim Berisha (1/13), Phillip Tietz (6/30), Samuel Essende (7/27), Steve Mounie (0/14), Yusuf Kabadayi (1/5).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Team News

Bayer Leverkusen are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Augsburg.

Victor Okoh Boniface sit this one out for Bayer Leverkusen due to an injury.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg H2H

Bayer Leverkusen won the last two meetings against Augsburg, as they followed up a 2-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score. Bayer Leverkusen generally have the upper hand against Augsburg, offering a fine 7-1-2 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/3.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Results

Of the last ten encounters between Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Betting Tips

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Patrik Schick has actually netted 18 goals during this Bundesliga season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Augsburg should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Patrik Schick to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Bayer Leverkusen claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Augsburg won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Bayer Leverkusen might win at BayArena on Saturday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just two games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 2.1 goals in the past ten encounters against Augsburg, who scored 0.8 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Augsburg's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.