LEVERKUSEN. FC Augsburg bested Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 2-1. It was FC Augsburg to strike first with a goal of F. Jensen at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Hahn gave the win to FC Augsburg in the 82′ minute with a goal. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Cortus with the collaboration of Marco Achmüller and Benedikt Kempkes. The 4th official was Robert Schröder. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.8 degrees Celsius or 90.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 19%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1 - 2

FC Augsburg

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 22 Total 7
  • 10 On Target 5
  • 12 Off Target 2
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 140 Attack 83
  • 67 Dangerous attack 32
  • 115 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a strong ball possession 68% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. Anyway, FC Augsburg was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 22 times, 10 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (S. Azmoun). On the other side, FC Augsburg received 6 yellow cards (M. Pedersen, E. Demirovic, J. Gouweleeuw, E. Rexhbecaj, R. Gikiewicz and M. Bauer).

Match Timeline

15'
Fredrik Jensen(goal)E. Demirovic
35'
Mads Pedersen- Yellow
42'
Ermedin Demirovic- Yellow
43'
62'
Amine Adli- sub ->A. Hlozek
63'
Piero Hincapié- sub ->M. Bakker
63'
65'
65'
65'
70'
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw- Yellow
75'
Elvis Rexhbecaj- Yellow
79'
82'
82'
Odilon Kossounou- sub ->J. Frimpong
87'
87'
88'
Maximilian Bauer- sub ->A. Maier
89'
Maximilian Bauer- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this encounter, Bayer 04 Leverkusen stays with 0 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, FC Augsburg has 0 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host Werder Bremen on the 17th of September with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of Werder Bremen (14 draws).

FC Augsburg will host FC Bayern München on the 17th of September with a 20-3 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (2 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
6.6
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
7.0
D
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.4
87'
D
Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands
6.1
63'
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
7.4
M
Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile
7.4
87' 43'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
7.3
62'
M
Sardar Azmoun 9.Iran
6.6
79'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.8
M
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
7.1
63'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
6.6
Substitutes
G
Rene Gilmartin 36.Germany
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
7.0
87'
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
6.6
63'
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
D
Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
7.0
62'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
F
Joel Pohjanpalo 17.Finland
6.2
87'
F
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil
F
Amine Adli 21.France
6.8
63'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Andrey Lunev (6.6), Jeremie Frimpong (6.4), Jonathan Tah (7.0), Edmond Tapsoba (7.4), Mitchel Bakker (6.1), Charles Aránguiz (7.4), Exequiel Palacios (7.3), Moussa Diaby (7.8), Sardar Azmoun (6.6), Adam Hložek (7.1) and Patrik Schick (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Joel Pohjanpalo (6.2), Odilon Kossounou (7.0), Karim Bellarabi, Kerem Demirbay (7.0), Piero Hincapié (6.6), Paulinho, Daley Sinkgraven, Nadiem Amiri, Niklas Lomb, Amine Adli (6.8) and Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: E. Palacios for K. Demirbay (62′), A. Hlozek for A. Adli (63′), M. Bakker for P. Hincapie (63′), J. Frimpong for O. Kossounou (87′) and C. Aranguiz for J. Pohjanpalo (87′).

Best player: Moussa Diaby​

The most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Moussa Diaby.

His rating is (7.8) with 33 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Rafal Gikiewicz 1.Poland
9.1
82'
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.7
70'
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
6.8
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
7.0
M
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
7.0
35'
M
Iago 22.Brazil
6.8
65'
M
Carlos Gruezo 8.Ecuador
6.7
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 13.Kosovo
6.8
90' 75'
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
6.3
88'
F
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
6.9
65' 15'
F
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.2
65' 42'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Klein 25.Germany
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
7.1
88' 89'
D
Felix Götze 31.Germany
D
Aaron Zehnter 42.Germany
M
André Hahn 28.Germany
7.4
65' 82'
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
6.1
65'
F
Ricardo Pepi 18.United States
90'
F
Maurice Malone 37.Germany
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
6.8
65'

FC Augsburg started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Enrico Maaßen played with: Rafał Gikiewicz (9.1), Robert Gumny (7.0), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.7), Felix Uduokhai (6.8), Mads Pedersen (7.0), Arne Maier (6.3), Carlos Gruezo (6.7), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.8), Iago (6.8), Ermedin Demirović (7.2) and Fredrik Jensen (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Maximilian Bauer (7.1), Ricardo Pepi, Daniel Klein, André Hahn (7.4), Maurice Malone, Felix Götze, Aaron Zehnter, Daniel Caligiuri (6.1) and Florian Niederlechner (6.8).

FC Augsburg could not rely on the presence of D. Caligiuri (injured) and R. Pepi (injured).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Iago for D. Caligiuri (65′), F. Jensen for F. Niederlechner (65′), E. Demirovic for A. Hahn (65′), A. Maier for M. Bauer (88′) and E. Rexhbecaj for R. Pepi (90′).

Best player: Rafał Gikiewicz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was the goalkeeper: Rafał Gikiewicz. His rating is 9.05. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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