LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen demolishes FC Augsburg 5-1 with goals of K. Bellarabi (9′), M. Diaby (24′), M. Diaby (65′), M. Diaby (69′) and L. Alario (81′). On the opposite side, FC Augsburg scored with ​A. Maier (63′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 750 spectators.​ The referee was Daniel Schlager with the help of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Sascha Thielert. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

5 - 1

FC Augsburg

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 20 Total 13
  • 11 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 121 Attack 84
  • 46 Dangerous attack 40
  • 105 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a strong ball possession 67% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match​.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, FC Augsburg shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (K. Bellarabi). Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg received 2 yellow cards (M. Pedersen and F. Uduokhai).

Match Timeline

6'
9'
24'
43'
Mads Pedersen- Yellow
46'
46'
52'
Felix Uduokhai- Yellow
57'
63'
Arne Maier(goal)
65'
69'
70'
70'
74'
74'
Raphael Framberger - sub ->R. Gumny
Timothy Fosu-Mensah- sub ->K. Bellarabi
78'
81'
82'
82'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 35 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, FC Augsburg will stay with 19 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away against Borussia Dortmund on the 6th of February with a 16-10 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).

FC Augsburg will host FC Union Berlin on the 5th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Augsburg (5 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
7.0
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.9
82'
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.9
D
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.2
D
Piero Hincapié 33.Ecuador
7.1
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
8.4
M
Amine Adli 31.France
7.4
70'
M
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
7.4
78' 6' 9'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
9.4
24', 65', 69'
M
Florian Wirtz 27.Germany
7.2
82'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
6.6
70'
Substitutes
G
Rene Gilmartin 36.Germany
G
Lennart Grill 21.Germany
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
6.5
78'
D
Panagiotis Retsos 3.Greece
6.6
82'
M
Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile
6.4
70'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
M
Zidan Sertdemir 29.Denmark
7.0
82'
F
Lucas Alario 13.Argentina
7.1
70' 81'
F
Emrehan Gedikli 37.Germany

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.0), Jeremie Frimpong (7.9), Jonathan Tah (6.9), Piero Hincapie (7.1), Mitchel Bakker (6.2), Robert Andrich (8.4), Karim Bellarabi (7.4), Florian Wirtz (7.2), Amine Adli (7.4), Moussa Diaby (9.4) and Patrik Schick (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Charles Aránguiz (6.4), Niklas Lomb, Lennart Grill, Nadiem Amiri, Zidan Sertdemir (7.0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (6.5), Lucas Alario (7.1), Emrehan Gedikli and Panagiotis Retsos (6.6).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: P. Schick for L. Alario (70′), A. Adli for C. Aranguiz (70′), K. Bellarabi for T. Fosu-Mensah (78′), J. Tah for P. Retsos (82′) and F. Wirtz for Z. Sertdemir (82′).

Best player: Moussa Diaby​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Moussa Diaby.

His rating is (9.4) with 3 goals, 42 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
7.0
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.3
46' 43'
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
6.1
52'
D
Reece Oxford 4.England
6.4
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
6.5
74'
M
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.4
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
7.0
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
7.3
63'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
5.5
46'
F
Michael Gregoritsch 11.Austria
6.9
74'
F
Ricardo Pepi 18.United States
7.1
57'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Raphael Framberger 32.Germany
6.3
74'
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
M
Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee 17.Nigeria
M
André Hahn 28.Germany
6.6
74'
F
Andi Zeqiri 21.Switzerland
6.6
46'
F
L. Günther 29.Germany
7.0
46'
F
Alfred Finnbogason 27.Iceland
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
6.4
57'

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

Markus Weinzierl played with: Rafał Gikiewicz (7.0), Robert Gumny (6.5), Reece Oxford (6.4), Felix Uduokhai (6.1), Mads Pedersen (6.3), Ruben Vargas (5.5), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.4), Niklas Dorsch (7.0), Arne Maier (7.3), Michael Gregoritsch (6.9) and Ricardo Pepi (7.1).

They had on the bench: Andi Zeqiri (6.6), Daniel Caligiuri, Lasse Günther (7.0), Alfreð Finnbogason, Raphael Framberger (6.3), Florian Niederlechner (6.4), Tomáš Koubek, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee and André Hahn (6.6).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: R. Vargas for A. Zeqiri (46′), M. Pedersen for L. Gunther (46′), R. Pepi for F. Niederlechner (57′), M. Gregoritsch for A. Hahn (74′) and R. Gumny for R. Framberger (74′).

Best player: Arne Maier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Arne Maier.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 30 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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