Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th January 2024

Augsburg welcome Bayer Leverkusen for a clash in the Bundesliga at WWK Arena this coming Saturday.

Sitting top of the table, Bayer Leverkusen claimed 42 points after 16 rounds, while Augsburg have amassed 18 points. This ranks the latter as number 11 in the Bundesliga before the next round.

A big half season is coming up for Bayer Leverkusen as they attempt to keep the momentum going and perhaps clinch their first German title in the Bundesliga. However, they have suffered a recent blow, with goal-getter Victor Boniface facing three months on the injury list. Not the greatest start to 2024.

Augsburg scored 15 goals, conceded 16 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 26 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.6 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of six goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed five clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.6 goals per match.

Augsburg beat Bayer Leverkusen in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 2-1 win with a 1-0 victory.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Augsburg Form

In their last three matches, Augsburg lost 2-0 against Werder Bremen, drew 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund, before losing to VfB Stuttgart by 3-0. Augsburg won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Molde got left behind in a 5-1 win, before Eintracht Frankfurt got hammered in a 3-0 victory. Bochum was the most recent victim in a 4-0 win for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, in which they banged in 14 goals, whilst conceding six. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Bayer Leverkusen should be able to strut their stuff against Augsburg, but the latter will attempt to keep things tight. They want to avoid getting pummelled in front of their home crowd at WWK Arena.

Augsburg fought their way to one win and four points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 11 goals. Augsburg are looking at a record of four wins, six draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of 13 wins, three draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Augsburg Squad

The 53-year-old Thorup will select the starting eleven against Bayer Leverkusen from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Finn Dahmen (0/16), Marcel Lubik (0/0), Tomas Koubek (0/0), David Colina (0/0), Felix Uduokhai (1/15), Frederik Winther (0/0), Iago (1/10), Japhet Tanganga (0/0), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/13), Kevin Mbabu (0/10), Mads Valentin Pedersen (1/15), Maximilian Bauer (1/8), Patric Pfeiffer (0/6), Raphael Framberger (0/0), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/11), Arne Engels (1/14), Arne Maier (0/4), Daniel Hausmann (0/0), Elvis Rexhbecaj (2/16), Fredrik Jensen (1/12), Masaya Okugawa (0/2), Nathanael Mbuku (0/1), Niklas Dorsch (0/14), Ruben Vargas (1/14), Tim Breithaupt (0/10), Dion Drena Beljo (2/13), Ermedin Demirovic (8/16), Phillip Tietz (3/16), Sven Michel (1/11).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Xabi Alonso will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lukas Hradecky (0/16), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (7/16), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/14), Jeremie Frimpong (5/16), Jonathan Tah (3/15), Josip Stanisic (0/6), Noah Mbamba (0/2), Odilon Kossounou (1/15), Piero Hincapie (0/9), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (2/15), Florian Wirtz (5/16), Granit Xhaka (0/16), Gustavo Puerta (0/4), Jonas Hofmann (5/16), Nadiem Amiri (0/7), Nathan Tella (1/8), Robert Andrich (0/10), Adam Hlozek (1/13), Amine Adli (1/11), Ken Izekor (0/0), Patrik Schick (3/5), Victor Okoh Boniface (10/16).

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Augsburg could have as many as eight players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. There is no need for Mads Valentin Pedersen to show up in the Augsburg dressing room, as he is suspended.

Elvis Rexhbecaj, Tomas Koubek, Mads Valentin Pedersen, Iago, Ermedin Demirovic, Patric Pfeiffer, Reece Oxford and Raphael Framberger nurses various injuries and won't take part for Augsburg against Bayer Leverkusen at WWK Arena. Due to turning in a positive Covid-19 test, Reece Oxford are missing from the Augsburg squad.

Bayer Leverkusen seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to WWK Arena to face Augsburg.

Arthur won't be travelling with Bayer Leverkusen this time, as he nurses an injury.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Augsburg came away with a 1-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at WWK Arena, but face stern opposition, of course. Bayer Leverkusen won seven of last ten encounters against Augsburg. The latter won 1-0 in their latest meeting, though, and are on the prowl for a follow-up. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 1/2.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past ten matches between home side Augsburg and Bayer Leverkusen. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 2/3.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Patrik Schick has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Bayer Leverkusen bank on him to build on these numbers against Augsburg. The latter relies on Ermedin Demirovic, who found the target three times in six games.

In their last 10 matches at WWK Arena across all tournaments Augsburg won five times, drew four and lost one times. Bayer Leverkusen claimed eight wins, two draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Bayer Leverkusen stand a good shot at getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, since Augsburg just managed one clean sheets in their previous 10 matches at home. The visitors claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

In the last ten encounters between Augsburg and Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out six times, as Augsburg averaged 0.8 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of 2.4 goals in these, while both teams scored six times. Augsburg saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the previous ten matches for Bayer Leverkusen, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Bayer Leverkusen scored three times goals per game.