Augsburg vs Leverkusen 2021-22 German Bundesliga

FC Augsburg

30': Florian Niederlechner

FT
1 - 4

Bayer Leverkusen

3': Iago (OG)
14': Florian Niederlechner (OG)
75': Patrik Schick
81': Florian Wirtz

Leverkusen hammer hapless Augsburg to go top of Bundesliga

Bayern Leverkusen had plenty of help as they won 4-1 away to Augsburg on Saturday to go top of the Bundesliga table.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
3': Own Goal by Iago, FC Augsburg. FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
14': Own Goal by Florian Niederlechner, FC Augsburg. FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
30': Goal! FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
45': Second Half begins FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Paulinho.
66': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Fredrik Jensen replaces Daniel Caligiuri.
75': Goal! FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz following a fast break.
76': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Florian Niederlechner.
76': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Mads Pedersen replaces Carlos Gruezo.
81': Goal! FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
82': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Kerem Demirbay.
84': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Noah Sarenren Bazee replaces André Hahn.
84': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Raphael Framberger replaces Robert Gumny.
84': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Moussa Diaby.
84': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Mitchel Bakker.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: WWK Arena
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Attendance: 10,582

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+15	Bayern Munich	4	12	0
+6	Borussia Dortmund	4	10	0
-1	RB Leipzig	4	9	1
+2	FC Cologne	4	7	1

Full Table

Statistics

B04		FCA
10	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
57.9	Possession	42.1
14	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
444	Accurate Passes	284
524	Passes	366
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	7
9	Crosses	24
0.3	Cross %	0.3
64	Long Balls	64
31	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	8
20	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
17	Interceptions	10
16	Effective Clearances	7
16	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

FC Augsburg (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rafal Gikiewicz (GK)
19	Felix Uduokhai
4	Reece Oxford
22	Iago
2	Robert Gumny
20	Daniel Caligiuri
30	Niklas Dorsch
8	Carlos Gruezo
7	Florian Niederlechner
16	Ruben Vargas
28	André Hahn

Substitutes:

Tim Civeja, Tomas Koubek, Noah Joel Sarenren-Bazee, Frederik Winther, Alfred Finnbogason, Raphael Framberger, Fredrik Jensen, Mads Pedersen, Michael Gregoritsch.

Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
6	Odilon Kossounou
5	Mitchel Bakker
30	Jeremie Frimpong
10	Kerem Demirbay
25	Exequiel Palacios
20	Charles Aránguiz
14	Patrik Schick
7	Paulinho
19	Moussa Diaby