PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Augsburg - team news, lineups, predictions
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Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg clash this Saturday at the BayArena for round 31 of the 1. Bundesliga.
Bayer Leverkusen currently have 64 points and lie in 2nd position. Last time out, Xabi Alonso's team drew 1-1 against FC St. Pauli (1. Bundesliga 2024/25).
FC Augsburg have won 43 points to date and are placed in 10th position. In their last fixture, Jess Thorup's team shared the spoils 0-0 with Eintracht Frankfurt (1. Bundesliga 2024/25).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 2-0.
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Bayer Leverkusen
- Jeanuël Belocian - Cruciate Ligament Tear
FC Augsburg
- Reece Oxford - Fitness
Last starting XIs
Bayer Leverkusen ( vs FC St. Pauli 2025-04-20): Lukas Hradecky, Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapié, Jeremie Frimpong, Exequiel Palacios, Granit Xhaka, Álex Grimaldo, Florian Wirtz, Patrik Schick, Nathan Tella
FC Augsburg ( vs Eintracht Frankfurt 2025-04-20): Finn Dahmen, Marius Wolf, Chrislain Matsima, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Cédric Zesiger, Dimitrios Giannoulis, Kristijan Jakic, Mert Komur, Frank Onyeka, Samuel Essende, Claude-Maurice
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MANAGERS
- Xabi Alonso faced Jess Thorup on three occasions, recording only victories.
- Jess Thorup faced Bayer Leverkusen on three occasions, recording only losses.
- Xabi Alonso faced FC Augsburg on four occasions, recording three wins and one loss
TEAMS
- Away, FC Augsburg currently has one loss in the last nine games.
- Away, FC Augsburg comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
- Away, FC Augsburg comes from five consecutive games without losing.
- FC Augsburg currently has one loss in the last ten games.
- FC Augsburg comes from two consecutive games without losing.
- At home, Bayer Leverkusen currently has two losses in the last 21 games.
- At home, Bayer Leverkusen comes from two consecutive games without losing.
- Bayer Leverkusen currently has five losses in the last 30 games.
- Bayer Leverkusen comes from two consecutive games without winning.
- Bayer Leverkusen comes from three consecutive games without losing.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Bayer Leverkusen and FC Augsburg have faced each other 29 times, with Bayer Leverkusen having the advantage: 19 wins, against two victories for FC Augsburg.
- At BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen has an advantage in duels against FC Augsburg: nine wins in 13 games. FC Augsburg has one victory.
- In the 1. Bundesliga 2024/25, there were 27 matches between the two teams, with Bayer Leverkusen winning 18, seven draws and two victories for FC Augsburg.
