Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen

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Augsburg were dealt a second defeat in three games in the German Bundesliga just before Christmas when they lost 3-0 away from home at Stuttgart which followed a previous 2-0 defeat away at Werder Bremen, so needless to say Augsburg will be keen to return to the home surroundings of their WWK Arena for Saturday afternoon's clash with the league leaders, Bayer Leverkusen.

Augsburg have dropped down to 11th place in the Bundesliga table after those two recent defeats but the hosts will now be wanting to rekindle the sort of form which brought the hosts an encouraging six-match unbeaten run prior, which included important wins against Heidenheim, Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt.

However, despite sitting in the relative comfort of their mid-table position of 11th place in the German top flight table, the bigger picture shows Augsburg have managed to capture just four wins from their previous 19 games in the domestic top flight which doesn't appear to auger well for this upcoming visit of table-toppers, Bayer Leverksen.

Goals have also featured in Augsburg's matches so far this season too, as 12 of their 16 matches played to date have resulted in both teams scoring.

Bayer Leverkusen headed into the Christmas break proudly sitting top of the Bundesliga table with a four-point cushion above their closest rivals, Bayern Munich, and as the visitors still remain unbeaten so far in this season's campaign along with picking up a staggering 13 wins out of their 16 matches played to date, Leverkusen look to be well placed to pick up where they left off this Saturday.

Leverkusen signed off from 2023 with back-to-back home wins against Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 and Bochum 4-0 respectively, but success has certainly not been just restricted to results on home soil at their BayArena ground.

The visitors still remain unbeaten on their travels this term whilst collecting five wins from their seven outings on the road which have come in the form of victories at Borussia M'gladbach, Mainz, Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen while six of Bayer Leverkusen's seven away games to date have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

The wider picture shows Bayer Leverkusen have been dealt just the single defeat in their previous 15 away games in the domestic top flight and includes eight wins in the process along with keeping six clean sheets as well, so the visitors will certainly fancy their chances of recording all three points at the WWK Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen Verdict

Interestingly, Augsburg have won the last two meetings on the trot against Bayer Leverkusen but the visitors look set to turn the tables on their hosts in this upcoming tussle.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bayer Leverkusen win @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Bayer Leverkusen win & Over 3.5 goals @ 3.20

Correct Score: Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 @ 21.00