
Augsburg vs Leverkusen 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Leverkusen hammer hapless Augsburg to go top of Bundesliga
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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
Venue: WWK Arena
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Attendance: 10,582
German Bundesliga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+6 | Bayern Munich | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | FC Augsburg | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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FCA![]() |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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