Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th September 2026

Augsburg hope to live up to their early billing as the Bundesliga title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Bayer Leverkusen over to the WWK Arena for a round 3 match.

Augsburg put six points on display after their first two matches of the new season, and will be gunning for maximum points when they enter the third match of the season.

Augsburg put six points on display after their first two outings of the new season, and they will be tough to handle in their pursuit of maintaining maximum points.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Augsburg and Bayer Leverkusen are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at WWK Arena.

Augsburg show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed 17 goals against, for an average of 1.7 per outing. They pulled off one clean sheets.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 25 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

Augsburg had a good reading on Bayer Leverkusen in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Augsburg Form

In their last three outings, Augsburg won 0-2 against Energie Cottbus, beat Schalke 04 by 3-0 and hammered Eintracht Frankfurt 1-4. Augsburg won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 13 and conceded nine goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Their past three matches saw Bayer Leverkusen beating Wehen Wiesbaden 0-4, losing 3-2 against Elversberg, and beating Union Berlin by 4-0. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 13 goals conceded and 12 scored.

Value hunters might think Augsburg is worth a shot, but in our view Bayer Leverkusen are rightly favoured for the win. They contain enough quality to come home with a win from WWK Arena.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Augsburg Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Manuel Baum, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Finn Dahmen (0/2), Nediljko Labrovic (0/0), Tom Wisbereit (0/0), Calvin Brackelmann (0/2), Chrislain Matsima (0/2), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/2), Juma Bah (0/0), Marius Wolf (0/2), Milo Adleff (0/0), Noahkai Banks (0/2), Young-Woo Seol (0/2), Alexis Claude-Maurice (1/1), Fabian Rieder (1/2), Faik Sakar (0/0), Han-Noah Massengo (0/2), Hennes Behrens (0/2), Kristijan Jakic (0/0), Mahmut Kucuksahin (0/0), Mert Komur (0/2), Robert Draghici (0/0), Robin Fellhauer (1/2), Sima Suso (0/0), Tim Breithaupt (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/1), Anton Kade (1/1), Arijon Ibrahimovic (1/1), Michael Gregoritsch (1/2), Rodrigo Ribeiro (1/2), Steve Mounie (0/0), Uchenna Ogundu (0/0).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Carles Martinez will choose from for the upcoming game:

Janis Blaswich (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/2), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Edmond Tapsoba (0/2), Facundo Medina (1/2), Guela Doue (0/0), Jarell Quansah (0/2), Loic Bade (0/2), Lucas Vazquez (0/2), Miguel Gutierrez (0/2), Tim Oermann (0/0), Aleix Garcia (0/2), Equi Fernandez (1/2), Ibrahim Maza (1/2), Jonas Hofmann (0/1), Kennet Eichhorn (0/0), Malik Tillman (0/2), Naba Mensah (0/0), Nathan Tella (0/0), Robert Andrich (0/1), Afonso Moreira (0/2), Aleksa Damjanovic (0/0), Christian Kofane (1/2), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0/0), Martin Terrier (0/0), Montrell Culbreath (0/0), Moussa Diaby (0/1), Ndjicoura Bomba (0/0), Patrik Schick (2/2), Victor Okoh Boniface (0/1).

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Bayer Leverkusen just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Augsburg at the WWK Arena.

Victor Okoh Boniface is too injured to face Bayer Leverkusen.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Augsburg won the last two meetings against Bayer Leverkusen, as they followed up a 2-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. Augsburg won four times, while Bayer Leverkusen won six times of their last ten encounters, meaning not a single one of these ended in a stalemate. The home win gets you odds at 31/10 with the bookmakers, while the best betting odds on the visitors at full-time are at 7/10.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Augsburg and Bayer Leverkusen. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 7/4 with bookies.

Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Anton Kade look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Patrik Schick adds to his seven Bundesliga goals come on Saturday.

Augsburg claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing three in this series of matches. Strap yourselves up for a goals at WWK Arena since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Augsburg. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Bayer Leverkusen.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Augsburg managed an average of one goal, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 1.8 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Augsburg saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in ten of the last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 3.2 goals themselves during this run.