On Feb 3rd, Augsburg hosts Bayer Leverkusen at Wwk Arena in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Augsburg sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Freiburg. Michael Gregoritsch struck first for Freiburg in the 13th minute on a feed from Yannik Keitel, but Mergim Berisha got the equalizer for Augsburg in the 29th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi struck first for Borussia Dortmund in the 33rd minute on a feed from Julian Brandt, then Edmond Tapsoba added another on an own goal in the 53rd minute In the end, Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia Dortmund ran away with the shutout win. Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 13th of August, Augsburg won by a score of 2 to 1. Fredrik Jensen struck first for Augsburg in the 15th minute on a feed from Ermedin Demirović, then Charles Aránguiz tied it up for Bayer Leverkusen in the 43rd minute.
Bayer Leverkusen is fortunate enough to have Amine Adli in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Mergim Berisha has been the most prolific scorer on Augsburg in his last 5 matches with two goals
André Hahn, Reece Oxford, Ruben Vargas, Iago, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, Tobias Strobl, Irvin Cardona and Mergim Berisha are unavailable to play for Augsburg, while Charles Aránguiz, Patrik Schick, Odilon Kossounou and Florian Wirtz are unavailable to play for Xabier Alonso Olano’s team.