Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-12-05 14:30.
[p]Augsburg are perilously close to the relegation zone after losing last time out, and they face a tough task to pull clear here as they host top-four side Bayer Leverkusen.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Augsburg’s 3-0 defeat to Hoffenheim last weekend has prompted the club’s hierarchy to sack manager Sandro Wagner, after he alarmingly admitted his side didn’t “want to win” the game. Manuel Baum has been put in temporary charge of a side who sit just two points above the relegation zone pre-round, courtesy of losing four of their last five Bundesliga matches (W1). That is their poorest start to a season at this stage since 2015/16, and a return home is unlikely to inspire much confidence either, as the Fuggerstädter have lost three of their last four games on their own turf without scoring (W1).[/p]
[p]Bayer Leverkusen’s already faint hopes of a second Bundesliga title were all but ended by a 2-1 defeat against Dortmund last time out, leaving them 11 points shy of leaders Bayern. Die Werkself are now looking to avoid suffering successive league defeats for the first time since February 2023, yet that sequence ominously consisted of losses to Dortmund and then Augsburg! Leverkusen will hope history doesn’t repeat itself and carry plenty of confidence on the road, as they’ve lost just once in their last 39 Bundesliga away games (W26, D12)![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Augsburg have a dreadful record against Leverkusen, winning just two of the 30 Bundesliga H2Hs (D7, L21). They’ve lost the last four in a row, going down 2-0 in both meetings last season.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Augsburg have been given a pre-round league-high 33 yellow cards this season.[/p]
[p]Augsburg have failed to win half of the six Bundesliga games they scored first in this season (W3, D1, L2).[/p]
[p]Each of Leverkusen’s five away league games this term have featured over 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Leverkusen have scored a Bundesliga-high six goals inside 15 minutes ahead of this round.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Fabian Rieder’s three goals for Augsburg this season have all been the first of the game, but he is also winless across those matches (D1, L2). No player in the Bundesliga enters this round having had more shots directly from free-kicks than Alejandro Grimaldo (seven), two of which he scored.[/p]
[p]Jeffrey Gouweleeuw is sidelined for Augsburg, while Leverkusen’s lengthy injury list includes Exequiel Palacios and Ezequiel Fernández.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The visitors should bounce back here, and given Augsburg’s struggles, Leverkusen to win to nil could be worth a punt.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]