FC Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
1 - 4
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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg).
- 1': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Own Goal by Iago, FC Augsburg. FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
- 7': Daniel Caligiuri (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 12': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg).
- 12': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
- 14': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz following a corner.
- 14': Own Goal by Florian Niederlechner, FC Augsburg. FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 15': Attempt saved. André Hahn (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Niederlechner with a through ball.
- 19': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (FC Augsburg).
- 19': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 23': Offside, FC Augsburg. Daniel Caligiuri tries a through ball, but André Hahn is caught offside.
- 26': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 26': Attempt missed. André Hahn (FC Augsburg) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Caligiuri with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a through ball.
- 27': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Rafal Gikiewicz.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 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.
- 31': Attempt missed. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 32': Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 34': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ruben Vargas.
- 36': Foul by Felix Uduokhai (FC Augsburg).
- 36': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
- 36': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Iago.
- 36': Attempt saved. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross.
- 38': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg).
- 39': Attempt saved. Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iago.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Daniel Caligiuri (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 41': Foul by André Hahn (FC Augsburg).
- 41': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Hand ball by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 44': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Augsburg 1-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg).
- 45'+1': André Hahn (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 48': Daniel Caligiuri (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Daniel Caligiuri (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Niederlechner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Gruezo.
- 52': Foul by Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg).
- 52': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg).
- 53': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt missed. Daniel Caligiuri (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Hahn with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Robert Gumny (FC Augsburg).
- 55': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
- 59': Daniel Caligiuri (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 60': Attempt missed. Felix Uduokhai (FC Augsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niklas Dorsch following a set piece situation.
- 61': Attempt missed. Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Hahn with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
- 65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Paulinho.
- 66': Daniel Caligiuri (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 66': Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Fredrik Jensen replaces Daniel Caligiuri.
- 68': Foul by Florian Niederlechner (FC Augsburg).
- 68': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 70': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Hand ball by André Hahn (FC Augsburg).
- 74': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Florian Wirtz.
- 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.
- 80': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 80': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 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.
- 83': Corner, FC Augsburg. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 84': Attempt missed. Mads Pedersen (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 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.
- 87': Attempt saved. Mads Pedersen (FC Augsburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Vargas.
- 88': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Charles Aránguiz.
- 89': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
- 0': Match ends, FC Augsburg 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: WWK Arena
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Attendance: 10,582
Venue: WWK Arena
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Attendance: 10,582
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 26 | +68 | 67 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | +29 | 58 |
| 3 | TSG Hoffenheim | 26 | +20 | 50 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 26 | +17 | 50 |
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 | Rubén 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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