- Augsburg are flying with 4 wins and 1 defeat from their last 5 in all competitions.
- Leverkusen are in mixed form, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
- Augsburg have won the last 2 head-to-head meetings and Leverkusen lost their only Bundesliga 2026/2027 away game so far.
Style clash at WWK Arena
FC Augsburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are two evenly matched sides going up against each other in a classic clash of styles at WWK Arena on Saturday.
Augsburg are a team who like to sit narrow and compact, counter-attacking and pinning their opponents in the channels when they have the ball.
Leverkusen will try to dominate possession and suffocate Augsburg by pressing with numbers in the press, spreading their attack with wing-backs and playing some nice half-space football.
Both teams should have a good go at each other in what is set to be a back-and-forth, high-tempo match.
Die Werkself to win a tight game
Leverkusen are favourites at 1.7 for this game, although Augsburg can be backed at 4.1 and the draw at 4.2 looks a good punt with the hosts in form.
Manuel Baum has his Augsburg side playing in a 3-4-2-1/3-4-1-2 formation that is built on narrow defending and sharp vertical breaks. They have won their last 2 straight games, backing up a 2-0 away win over Energie Cottbus in the DFB-Pokal with a 3-0 home victory over Schalke in the Bundesliga.
Leverkusen have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5, bouncing back from a 3-2 away loss to Elversberg by hammering Union Berlin 4-0 at home this morning.
Die Werkself have a similar 5-game record to Augsburg but their away form is 2 wins and 2 defeats from 4, so this will not be a game where they can switch off if they take the lead.
Augsburg have won the last 2 head-to-head meetings, so there is a lot to suggest that this trip could backfire on Carles Martinez's side.
Lively contest in Bavaria
There is enough about this game to take the odds on BTTS Yes at 1.44 and Over 2.5 goals at 1.42, with Under 2.5 at 2.8 being the alternative angle.
Leverkusen will have the lion's share of the ball but Augsburg will be dangerous in transition and the hosts' home steel should ensure that this is a close encounter.
Augsburg's Anton Kade has been their spark in the pocket in Bundesliga 2026/2027 with 1 goal and 1 assist in 1 game.
Miguel Gutierrez has supplied the ammunition for Leverkusen's front three with 2 assists in 2 Bundesliga 2026/2027 games, but Patrik Schick has been their danger man with 2 goals in 2 matches.
In 5 head-to-heads in Augsburg, the home side average 1.0 goal per game while the visitors average 1.0 away, which suggests this could be tight.
