Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-05-17 13:30.
[p]It comes down to this for champions Bayer Leverkusen, as only Augsburg stand between them becoming the first side in Bundesliga history to complete an invincible campaign (W27, D6). That incredible league record makes up the bulk of what is now an all-time European record 50-game unbeaten run, with two finals against Kaiserslautern and Atalanta waiting in the wings as they seek an unprecedented unbeaten treble.Ā [/p]
[p]Team spirit has embodied this incredible run and thatās also evident in the distribution of their league goals, with Ćlex Grimaldoās tenth strike of the season in the mauling of Bochum meaning Leverkusen boast three players who have netted 10+ goals in one campaign for the first time since 2003/04. Florian Wirtz and Victor Boniface make up the other two in that trio and you wouldnāt bank against them adding to their tallies here given that nine of Leverkusenās 13 home league wins this season came with multi-goal margins.Ā [/p]
[p]Augsburg may find this daunting trip particularly difficult to get up for after a run of four straight defeats at the business end of the season has left them floundering. They could have been in with a chance of qualifying for Europe if even one of those games had seen them win, although a top-half finish is realistically the limit of Augsburgās ambitions now.[/p]
[p]Despite their lack of motivating factors, none of the last five sides to host Augsburg have managed to stop them from getting on the scoresheet. The Bavarians still managed to lose by 2+ goal margins in their last three trips despite hitting a goal, though should they manage to strike at all, it will see Augsburg deny Leverkusen what would be a new club record 17th league clean sheet in one season.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Jeremie Frimpong could become Leverkusenās fourth player to hit ten Bundesliga goals (G9, A7) this season, and five of his last six competitive strikes have been team openers. Scorer of more league goals than anyone for the champions, Augsburgās Ermedin DemiroviÄ (G15) has unfortunately featured for the winning side in just three of his 12 scoring appearances this term (W3, D6, L3).Ā [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Leverkusenās 93rd-minute strike against Bochum last weekend was their 18th competitive goal in second-half stoppage time this season.Ā [/p]