Bayer Leverkusen - FC Augsburg

What went wrong in Leverkusen in the past two matches? They played really well against Dortmund and fired from all guns but lost in the end because of the mistakes they made in defensive. On the other side they waste too much with their opportunities and let Dortmund alive. Almost the same scenario was repeated one week later when they played a great game against Gladbach, although they got only a draw. They were the much better side, played really well and fast in their offensive actions while Gladbach had not weapon against them. Also some strange decisions from referee and a lot of bad luck let they not lead at half time. Moreover Gladbach scored the lead with the first corner some seconds before the half time whistle.  Many in the stadium could not believe it and rubbed their eyes in amazement that not lead Leverkusen but Gladbach. In second half both teams pushed a lot and it was more or less an open match, Leverkusen equalized but a few minutes later Gladbach took the lead again, in the following period scored Leverkusen twice and picked up for  the first-time leadership but Gladbach could equalize with a free kick in the end. Overall Leverkusen was not very pleased about the result as they were the much better side with much more ball possession and also the much better style of play. Nevertheless they are in good shape at the moment and maybe their bad luck is gone now they had two matches, maybe they play bad this time but win. It is more likely because only results that count.

The streak from FC Augsburg continues as they are unbeaten in 4 this year now. Of course they had some luck too but this is needed in relegation battle as well. They close the gab to 16. Place (1899 Hoffenheim) already and the hope is back as they face them next week and should have much more attention as the match against Leverkusen. Sure, they do not want to lose and they want to continue their streak as points are always welcome to leave the drop zone. It was very hard to see them playing against FSV Mainz 05. They started very well, tried some but was not so consistently in their actions in front of the goal. This Mainz was better after 15 minutes and put a few pinpricks. They showed that with some fast passing actions Augsburg’s defensive is very vulnerable. In the following period Mainz press a lot and after Augsburg back wing Pilp got injured huge Augsburg played with 10 men for some minutes and in this time Mainz took advantage of the confusion in the defense and score. While Augsburg was shocked Ivanschitz had the opportunity for the second goal but missed and after this FSV offense player Parker booked a red card. This card changed the match a lot, Augsburg pressed almost all the time in second half and played really well over the wing but could only score a single goal. According to their weak stats without a single goal at home since 5 hours not very amazing. All of them were not so pleased about the result, as they want the win but could not finish it.

I like the way Leverkusen is playing at the moment and they showed very good form as well, sooner or later they get rewarded for their effort. What make me very confident is that they have very fast wings with Schürrle, Castro and Sam and their fast passing style hurts Augsburg I am sure as they showed a lot of weakness if Mainz played with fast combinations. Additional must coach Weinzierl change his defensive row as with Pilp is their right back wing out now, Parkhurst replaced him, had some good offensive actions but nothing in defensive and I expect a weak point there. And If they can control best player Koo Augsburg’s play is restricted and help a lot to take advantage. I compare both teams but I see huge advantage for Leverkusen as their offensive is so good as they can score at any time and also not even one. On the other side Augsburg has huge problems to score, sure they scored 3 in Düsseldorf but with huge help from Defender and Keeper while in other matches they are very limited and only good for one so far. Therefore I expect Leverkusen win !!!

Recommend Bet: Bayer Leverkusen AHC -1 @ 1,92 (3 Units)