FC Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen: perfect start versus rebound
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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
Match center
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Starting eleven
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18'⚽Christian Kofane Normal Goal (Asst: Edmond Tapsoba)
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38'Noahkai Banks Yellow Card
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50'⚽Michael Gregoritsch Normal Goal (Asst: Hennes Behrens)
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55'⚽Michael Gregoritsch Normal Goal (Asst: Fabian Rieder)
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58'Alexis Claude-Maurice Arijon Ibrahimovic
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60'M. Baum Yellow Card
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61'Ibrahim Maza Goal cancelled
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63'Patrik Schick Christian Kofane
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63'Guéla Doué Jarell Quansah
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72'Guéla Doué Yellow Card
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75'Malik Tillman Afonso Moreira
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76'Martin Terrier Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández Carballo
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77'Seol Young-woo Marius Wolf
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77'Mert Kömür Robin Fellhauer
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85'Yannik Keitel Han-Noah Massengo
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85'Rodrigo Ribeiro Michael Gregoritsch
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85'Lucas Vázquez Facundo Medina
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89'⚽Patrik Schick Normal Goal (Asst: Malik Tillman)
Stats for this game
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.
Past head to head stats
Bayer Leverkusen VS FC Augsburg
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Bayer Leverkusen
FC Augsburg
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Bayer Leverkusen VS FC Augsburg
Head-to-Head History
Previous games Bayer Leverkusen
Round of 32
BayArena
Regular Season - 7
PreZero Arena
League Stage - 3
Regular Season - 6
BayArena
League Stage - 2
Enea Stadion
Previous games FC Augsburg
Round of 32
WIRmachenDRUCK Arena
Regular Season - 7
WWK Arena
Regular Season - 6
URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
Regular Season - 5
WWK Arena
Club Friendlies
WWK Arena
Upcoming games Bayer Leverkusen
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Regular Season - 8
Bayer Leverkusen
VfB Stuttgart
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Group Stage
Bayer Leverkusen
Marseille
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Regular Season - 9
1.FC Köln
Bayer Leverkusen
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Regular Season - 10
Bayer Leverkusen
SC Paderborn 07
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Group Stage
Dinamo Zagreb
Bayer Leverkusen
Upcoming games FC Augsburg
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Regular Season - 8
FC Augsburg
SC Freiburg
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Regular Season - 9
RB Leipzig
FC Augsburg
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Regular Season - 10
FC Augsburg
FSV Mainz 05
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Regular Season - 11
1899 Hoffenheim
FC Augsburg
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Regular Season - 12
FC Augsburg
1.FC Köln