Bayer Leverkusen v Augsburg Prediction and Preview – 04/10/15
Bundesliga preview – Bayer Leverkusen v Augsburg prediction
Bayer Leverkusen manager Roger Schmidt may want to rotate his back line after the Barca game midweek and Andre Ramalho could come in. Kevin Kampl or Julian Brandt may be deployed in attacking midfield and Hernandez and Kiessling should start keeping Admir Mehmedi on the bench.
Augsburg have a decision to make at left back but Markus Feulner is likely to keep his place. Ja-Cheol Koo may get the nod over Dominik Kohr in central midfield and Dong-Won Ji remains on the left wing with Tobias Werner still unavailable through injury.
Possible Line-ups
Bayer Leverkusen: 4-2-2-2 formation: Leno; Hilbert, Papadopoulos, Tah, Wendell; Bender, Kramer; Bellarabi, Calhanoglu; Hernandez, Kiessling
Augsburg: 4-1-4-1 formation: Hitz; Verhaegh, Callsen-Bracker, Klavan, Feulner; Baier; Esswein, Koo, Altintop, Ji; Bobadilla
Statistics
Last 10 matches:
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 5
- Augsburg have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 7
Over the course of their previous 10 matches:
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored an average of 1.3 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
- Augsburg have scored an average of 1 goal and conceded an average of 1.9 goals per game
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in:
- 6 of Bayer Leverkusen’s previous 10 matches
- 5 of Augsburg’s previous 10 matches
Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen put in a good performance midweek away to Barcelona, falling only to a Suarez wonder goal having out played the La Liga side for the majority of the game. That result was after back to back wins in the Bundesliga over Werder Bremen and Mainz. Leverkusen sit 6th and will feel they can take the victory here.
Augsburg are struggling in 16th position in the league, they have suffered 3 defeats on the bounce conceding 10 goals which has been an issue of late. Away from home Augsburg have only 1 point this season and a trip to Leverkusen will mean they cannot be hopeful of getting anything from the game.
We have gone for a Leverkusen win here, with goals for home side in both halves. Javier Hernandez is likely to feature on the scoresheet.
Tips
Over 1.5 Bayer Leverkusen goals at 4/9 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Bayer Leverkusen to score in both halves at 1/1 – Click here to bet with Bet365
First Goalscorer: Javier Hernandez at 5/1 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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