Bayer Leverkusen & Augsburg meet on Match-day 20

The Bay Arena sees Saturday action as Bayer take on Augsburg – 3:30pm GMT.

Bayer, who will face Augsburg on Saturday currently sit in third place in the League, 12 places above their rivals.

Bayer Leverkusen have so far accrued 32 points in this season of the Bundesliga

It was three points secured for Bayer in their last fixture, beating B Mönchengladbach 1-2 at the Borussia Park.

Also, Bayer keep finding ways to win, having secured nine victories in their last 18 matches is astonishing this season, contributed significantly to their rise up the table. Now they have 9 matches won, 5 games lost and 5 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in third place, with a total of 32 points having won nine fixtures, drawn five meetings, and lost five games.

Playing at home, Bayer have won four games, drawn two matches, and lost three fixtures.

Bayer Leverkusen will have 35 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

Bayer will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (44). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Patrik Schick (18), Moussa Diaby (5), and Florian Wirtz (5). Teams that leak goals on a consistent basis, don’t tend to win anything, such is the situation with Bayer so far, having conceded 31 goals in their last matches so far.

Bayer may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.

With the Bundesliga season well into its stride, Augsburg have managed to gain 19 points

Only a positive result will be acceptable for Markus Weinzierl’s Augsburg, having drawn away to Eintracht Frankfurt, which itself followed a loss to Hoffenheim. A win would go some way to restoring the team’s confidence.

Also, with three draws in four fixtures, Manager Markus Weinzierl has plenty to ponder, going into the next match, not least of which is how to get the wins he needs. With 19 points, they currently sit fifteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 4 wins, 8 losses and 7 draws having won four matches, drawn seven games, and lost eight fixtures.

Augsburg’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Bayer. In the 10 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won one game, drawn four games, and lost five matches.

Winning this fixture will see Augsburg on 22 points.

It is likely that two key players will miss Saturday’s fixture, which is something of a concern for Markus Weinzierl and his Augsburg team.

Bayer Leverkusen v Augsburg – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels Bayer and Augsburg have faced each other 23 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Bayer’s favour (15 – 1). In addition, Bayer have tasted victory in eight of the past nine matches played against Augsburg. Their most recent encounter in this competition Bayer Leverkusen secured a 1-4 away win. The likelihood of both sides finding the net again in the Bay Arena is rated at 59.17%.

The odds of a Bayer win are currently 68.97 percent.

Other standout players for Bayer are Moussa Diaby and Florian Wirtz with five goals and five goals respectively and for Augsburg are Florian Niederlechner and Michael Gregoritsch with four goals both.