German Bundesliga

Augsburg vs Leverkusen 2021-22 German Bundesliga

  • 30': Florian Niederlechner
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1 - 4
  • 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
0 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0
0 RB Leipzig 0 0 0
0 TSG Hoffenheim 0 0 0
0 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0 0 0
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Statistics

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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

FCA 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

B04 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 Yellow Card
25 Exequiel Palacios
20 Charles Aránguiz
14 Patrik Schick
7 Paulinho
19 Moussa Diaby

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