Leverkusen vs Augsburg | Bundesliga | Pre Match
Leverkusen vs Augsburg
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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FC Augsburg have won only two of their 25 Bundesliga matches against Bayer 04 Leverkusen (D7 L16), but both wins did come last season. Borussia Dortmund were the only other side to defeat Leverkusen twice in the league in the 2022-23 campaign. Against no other team in the top-flight do Augsburg have a worse points per game average against than the Werkself (0.52).
2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen are now unbeaten in 50 consecutive matches in all competitions (W41 D9), extending their record in the big-five European leagues. The Werkself's last defeat came on May 27th 2023 in the Bundesliga against Bochum (0-3). Leverkusen could now become the first team ever to finish a Bundesliga season without suffering a single defeat.
3
With 87 points, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the joint-second-best record after 33 games in Bundesliga history with only FC Bayern winning more at this stage of a campaign, 88 in 2012-13. A win would make Leverkusen the second club in league history to reach the 90-point mark (FC Bayern: 90 points in 2013-14 and 91 points in 2012-13).
4
FC Augsburg have lost each of their last four Bundesliga matches, which last happened to them four years ago (also 4 from February to May 2020), while they never lost more in a row in the top-flight. A worst ever club record now looms on the final matchday while it is also currently the longest losing streak in the league.
5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 42 points (W13 D3) in their 16 home games in the Bundesliga this season and could remain unbeaten at home for only the second time after 1999-2000. However, the Werkself are unable to reach their own home points record from the 1996-97 season (46).
