German Bundesliga

FC Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
FC Augsburg
    FT
    0 - 1
    Bayer Leverkusen
    • 90'+4': Exequiel Palacios

    Late Palacios goal earns Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 win at Augsburg

    Exequiel Palacios drilled in a second half stoppage-time goal to give Bayer Leverkusen a dramatic 1-0 win at Augsburg on Saturday and keep them top of the Bundesliga with a four-point advantage.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg).
    • 2': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 9': Foul by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg).
    • 9': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 13': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Iago.
    • 17': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
    • 18': Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card.
    • 19': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
    • 19': Iago (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Dahmen.
    • 26': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 26': Rubén Vargas (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 29': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 34': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong with a cross.
    • 36': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Felix Uduokhai.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
    • 37': Elvis Rexhbeçaj (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic with a through ball.
    • 42': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a corner.
    • 44': Niklas Dorsch (FC Augsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 45'+1': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 48': Offside, FC Augsburg. Rubén Vargas is caught offside.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 49': Foul by Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg).
    • 49': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a corner.
    • 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Iago.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Iago.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 57': Foul by Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg).
    • 57': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross.
    • 62': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Adam Hlozek.
    • 62': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Arne Maier replaces Rubén Vargas.
    • 62': Offside, FC Augsburg. Phillip Tietz is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
    • 66': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Offside, FC Augsburg. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
    • 70': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Augsburg).
    • 70': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Offside, FC Augsburg. Phillip Tietz is caught offside.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
    • 76': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 80': Ermedin Demirovic (FC Augsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 80': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Arne Engels replaces Fredrik Jensen.
    • 80': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Sven Michel replaces Phillip Tietz.
    • 80': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Dion Beljo replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
    • 81': Foul by Iago (FC Augsburg).
    • 81': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
    • 84': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Niklas Dorsch.
    • 88': Substitution, FC Augsburg. Robert Gumny replaces Elvis Rexhbeçaj.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 89': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Finn Dahmen.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 90': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (FC Augsburg).
    • 90'+2': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sven Michel (FC Augsburg).
    • 90'+3': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Goal! FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Sven Michel (FC Augsburg).
    • 90'+6': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Augsburg 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    12 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 5
    76 Possession 24
    24 SHOTS 3
    6 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    713 Accurate Passes 191
    784 Passes 251
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    34 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    44 Long Balls 50
    30 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 14
    6 Effective Clearances 41
    6 Clearances 41

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: WWK Arena
    Location: Augsburg, Germany
    Attendance: 30,055

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 18 +57 50
    2 Borussia Dortmund 18 +18 39
    3 TSG Hoffenheim 17 +14 33
    4 VfB Stuttgart 18 +7 33
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    FCA FC Augsburg (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Finn Dahmen (GK)
    19 Felix Uduokhai
    6 Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
    30 Niklas Dorsch Yellow Card
    22 Iago Yellow Card
    43 Kevin Mbabu
    16 Rubén Vargas Yellow Card
    8 Elvis Rexhbecaj
    24 Fredrik Jensen
    9 Ermedin Demirovic
    21 Phillip Tietz
    FC Augsburg Substitutes:
    Tomas Koubek, Dion Drena Beljo, Arne Maier, Sven Michel, Tim Breithaupt, Patric Pfeiffer, Robert Gumny, Arne Engels, Frederik Winther.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    8 Robert Andrich
    3 Piero Hincapié
    2 Josip Stanisic
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    34 Granit Xhaka
    7 Jonas Hofmann Yellow Card
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    30 Jeremie Frimpong
    14 Patrik Schick
    23 Adam Hlozek
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Nadiem Amiri, Jonathan Tah, Matej Kovar, Gustavo Puerta, Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka, Florian Wirtz, Noah Mbamba, Nathan Tella.

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