Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th April 2026
When Augsburg come to BayArena for the Bundesliga match on Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
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.
Bayer Leverkusen are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Augsburg and odds favour them to pull it off.
Bayer Leverkusen show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.
Augsburg scored 14 goals, conceded 17 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Bayer Leverkusen were defeated by 2-0 in their last encounter with Augsburg, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Prediction
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 claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 14 and conceded nine goals.
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. Augsburg claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and seven scored.
Augsburg and Bayer Leverkusen seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.
Bayer Leverkusen won six matches, scored 24 goals and conceded 23 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them 21 points. Augsburg won three of their last 16 matches against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table, scoring 19 and conceding 38 goals. They collected 11 points from these. Bayer Leverkusen claimed 15 wins, seven draws as well as seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Augsburg have a record of nine wins, six draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga.
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Stats
- 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
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Squads
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
The 54-year-old coach of the home team, Kasper Hjulmand, 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:
Janis Blaswich (0/10), Jesper Schlich (0/0), Jonas Omlin (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/20), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (8/24), Arthur (1/16), Axel Tape (0/6), Edmond Tapsoba (5/24), Issa Traore (0/0), Jarell Quansah (3/23), Loic Bade (0/21), Lucas Vazquez (1/10), Tim Oermann (0/2), Aleix Garcia (2/28), Equi Fernandez (0/18), Exequiel Palacios (0/13), Ibrahim Maza (3/23), Jonas Hofmann (2/21), Malik Tillman (6/24), Nathan Tella (0/14), Robert Andrich (2/28), Christian Kofane (5/26), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0/7), Ernest Poku (5/27), Martin Terrier (4/18), Montrell Culbreath (1/7), Patrik Schick (10/23).
Augsburg Squad
Below is the full team squad of Augsburg. The manager Baum will pick his starting XI against Bayer Leverkusen from these players:
Daniel Klein (0/0), Finn Dahmen (0/29), Nediljko Labrovic (0/0), Arthur Chaves (2/12), Cedric Zesiger (0/22), Chrislain Matsima (1/14), Dimitrios Giannoulis (2/23), Felix Meiser (0/0), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/6), Keven Schlotterbeck (0/23), Mads Valentin Pedersen (0/6), Marius Wolf (1/24), Noahkai Banks (1/22), Oliver Sorg (0/0), Alexis Claude-Maurice (5/25), Elvis Rexhbecaj (2/25), Fabian Rieder (4/27), Han-Noah Massengo (2/28), Kristijan Jakic (1/23), Mahmut Kucuksahin (0/0), Mert Komur (2/24), Robin Fellhauer (2/29), Yannik Keitel (0/4), Anton Kade (3/23), Ismael Gharbi (0/6), Michael Gregoritsch (4/13), Rodrigo Ribeiro (2/9), Uchenna Ogundu (0/3).
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Team News
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg H2H
Bayer Leverkusen lost to 2-0 Augsburg in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-0 win, which Bayer Leverkusen dished out the match before that. Bayer Leverkusen hold a 6-1-3 advantage against Augsburg from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/9.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Results
In the past ten matches between home side Bayer Leverkusen and Augsburg both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 7/10.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg Betting Tips
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 on Saturday. Siding with Alejandro Grimaldo also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.
Bayer Leverkusen won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at BayArena. They drew four and lost one as well, while Augsburg won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Bayer Leverkusen will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Augsburg have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.
Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Augsburg averaging 0.9 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Augsburg's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.