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Augsburg will welcome Bayer Leverkusen to the WWK Arena in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The hosts have won three of their 12 league games thus far, while Leverkusen have suffered three defeats.
Fuggerstädter have seen decisive outcomes in their last six games across competitions, suffering five defeats. After the international break, they secured a 1-0 home win over Hamburg before losing 3-0 away to Hoffenheim last week.
The visitors' winning streak in the league ended after two games last week, as they lost 2-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund. They avenged that loss in their midweek DFB-Pokal round-of-16 clash, with a 1-0 away win. Ibrahim Maza scored the only goal of the match in the 34th minute.
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Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have squared off 30 times in all competitions. Leverkusen have the upper hand in the head-to-head record with 21 wins. Fuggerstädter have just two wins, and seven games have ended in draws.
- The visitors secured a league double over Fuggerstädter last season, extending their winning streak in this fixture to four games.
- The hosts have failed to score in three of their last four meetings against Leverkusen.
- Bayer Leverkusen have won their last four away games across all competitions while keeping three clean sheets.
- Augsburg have failed to score in three of their last four home games, while keeping a clean sheet in the fourth one.
- No team has played fewer draws than the hosts (1) in the Bundesliga this season.
- Four of the last five meetings between the two teams have produced under 2.5 goals.
Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction
Fuggerstädter have won two of their last 12 games across all competitions, with both wins coming at home. They have lost five of their last seven home meetings against Leverkusen, conceding 15 goals, which is a cause for concern.
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw remains the only confirmed absentee for the home team. Sandro Wagner was sacked after last week's defeat against Hoffenheim, and Manuel Baum will be the interim manager until the winter break.
Die Werkself have suffered four defeats across all competitions this season, with only one of them coming on their travels. Interestingly, they have scored and conceded at least three goals in three of their five Bundesliga away games this season.
Exequiel Palacios, Lucas Vázquez, and Ezequiél Fernández are confirmed absentees for the visitors, while Arthur and Janis Blaswich are major doubts.
The visitors have won their last four games in this fixture, and considering their better goalscoring form, we back them to record a narrow win.
Prediction: Augsburg 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Bayer Leverkusen to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
