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Bayer Leverkusen have held the stronger hand against FC Augsburg in Bundesliga meetings, yet Augsburg have repeatedly shown that the matchup can turn. A 5–1 Leverkusen win in January 2022, highlighted by Moussa Diaby’s hat-trick, was followed by Augsburg victories in both meetings of 2022–2023. That reversal gives the fixture its shape: Leverkusen’s broader edge meets an opponent capable of overturning that advantage across a season.
Past matches, Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Augsburg
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Matchup Bayer Leverkusen VS FC Augsburg
Leverkusen’s established edge
Leverkusen’s advantage is clearest across much of the 2010s and early 2020s, when their results included several convincing wins. The January 2022 meeting at the BayArena seemed to reinforce that reading: Karim Bellarabi and Moussa Diaby put Leverkusen two ahead, Arne Maier pulled one back, and Diaby completed his hat-trick before Lucas Alario made it 5–1. The performance looked like a clear statement from the established side.
Augsburg’s double reply
Augsburg supplied a sharp answer in the next campaign. In August 2022, Fredrik Jensen opened the scoring at Leverkusen, Charles Aránguiz equalised before half-time, and André Hahn restored Augsburg’s lead for a 2–1 away victory. The result mattered because it arrived at the same ground as the earlier 5–1, turning a venue associated with Leverkusen’s control into the setting for a challenger’s response.
The February 2023 return in Augsburg confirmed that this was more than one upset. Mërgim Berisha’s 55th-minute goal settled a 1–0 home win, giving Augsburg a league double over Leverkusen. That pair of victories does not erase Leverkusen’s historical advantage, but it gives the matchup a useful counterweight: Augsburg can still find ways to win the individual contest.