AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg conquers Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 after M. Berisha scored just 1 goal (55′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 27,318 spectators.​ The referee was Marco Fritz who was helped by Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 60% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, FC Augsburg succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

FC Augsburg shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 15 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 3 yellow cards (D. Beljo, A. Maier and Arne Engels). On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards (Piero Hincapié and Amine Adli).

Standings

After this contest, FC Augsburg will have 21 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 24 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will host Werder Bremen on the 4th of March with a 11-9 head to head in favor of FC Augsburg (2 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host Hertha BSC on the 5th of March with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Enrico Maaßen decided to play with the following team: Rafał Gikiewicz (7.4), Robert Gumny (7.1), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (7.0), Felix Uduokhai (7.3), Mads Pedersen (6.8), Arne Maier (6.6), Arne Engels (8.1), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.8), Fredrik Jensen (6.8), Dion Drena Beljo (7.0) and Mergim Berisha (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Caligiuri, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, Nathanaël Mbuku, Maximilian Bauer, Tomáš Koubek, Julian Baumgartlinger, Aaron Zehnter, Niklas Dorsch (6.5) and Kelvin Yeboah (6.4).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Fredrik Jensen for Kelvin Yeboah (72′), Elvis Rexhbecaj for Niklas Dorsch (72′), D. Beljo for Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee (83′), Mads Pedersen for Aaron Zehnter (90′) and A. Maier for Daniel Caligiuri (90′).

Best player: Arne Engels​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Arne Engels even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 37 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.1), Odilon Kossounou (6.2), Edmond Tapsoba (6.9), Piero Hincapié (6.9), Jeremie Frimpong (6.2), Exequiel Palacios (7.2), Robert Andrich (7.1), Mitchel Bakker (6.9), Moussa Diaby (6.9), Adam Hložek (6.8) and Amine Adli (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.4), Kerem Demirbay (6.4), Daley Sinkgraven, Patrick Pentz, Noah Mbamba, Jonathan Tah (6.8), Florian Wirtz (7.1), Karim Bellarabi and Timothy Evans Fosu-Mensah.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Odilon Kossounou  for Kerem Demirbay (62′), Adam Hlozek for F. Wirtz (62′), Robert Andrich for Callum Hudson-Odoi (77′), M. Bakker for Jonathan Tah (77′) and Piero Hincapié for Karim Bellarabi (89′).

Best player: Exequiel Palacios​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Exequiel Palacios.

His rating is (7.2) with 72 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​

• FC Augsburg – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-0