Bundesliga: Bayer 04 Leverkusen wipes out FC Augsburg 5-1 with a fantastic performance
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen demolishes FC Augsburg 5-1 with goals of
LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen demolishes FC Augsburg 5-1 with goals of K. Bellarabi (9′), M. Diaby (24′), M. Diaby (65′), M. Diaby (69′) and L. Alario (81′). On the opposite side, FC Augsburg scored with A. Maier (63′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In the presence of 750 spectators. The referee was Daniel Schlager who had the assistance of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Sascha Thielert. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.42 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 64% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, FC Augsburg shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (K. Bellarabi). On the other side, FC Augsburg received 2 yellow cards (M. Pedersen and F. Uduokhai).
After playing this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 32 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, FC Augsburg will stay with 19 points to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
K. Bellarabi
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9'9'
K. Bellarabi
M. Bakker
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24'24'
M. Diaby
P. Schick
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43'43'
M. Pedersen
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46'46'
A. Zeqiri
R. Vargas
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46'46'
L. Gunther
M. Pedersen
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52'52'
F. Uduokhai
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57'57'
F. Niederlechner
R. Pepi
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63'63'
A. Maier
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65'65'
M. Diaby
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69'69'
M. Diaby
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72'72'
L. Alario
P. Schick
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72'72'
C. Aranguiz
A. Adli
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75'75'
A. Hahn
M. Gregoritsch
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75'75'
R. Framberger
R. Gumny
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78'78'
T. Fosu-Mensah
K. Bellarabi
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81'81'
L. Alario
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82'82'
P. Retsos
J. Tah
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83'83'
Z. Sertdemir
F. Wirtz
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 6th of February with a 16-10 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).
FC Augsburg will host FC Union Berlin on the 5th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Augsburg (2 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Formation and Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Gerardo Seoane chose to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký , Jeremie Frimpong , Jonathan Tah , Piero Hincapie , Mitchel Bakker , Robert Andrich , Karim Bellarabi , Florian Wirtz , Amine Adli , Moussa Diaby and Patrik Schick .
Substitutes
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: P. Schick for L. Alario (72′), A. Adli for C. Aranguiz (72′), K. Bellarabi for T. Fosu-Mensah (78′), J. Tah for P. Retsos (82′) and F. Wirtz for Z. Sertdemir (83′).
Top player: Moussa Diaby
The player who no doubt impressed Bayer 04 Leverkusen the most was Moussa Diaby.
His rating is
with 3 goals, 41 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross.FC Augsburg: Formation and Lineups
FC Augsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Markus Weinzierl played with: Rafał Gikiewicz , Robert Gumny , Reece Oxford , Felix Uduokhai , Mads Pedersen , Ruben Vargas , Jeffrey Gouweleeuw , Niklas Dorsch , Arne Maier , Michael Gregoritsch and Ricardo Pepi .
Substitutes
FC Augsburg made 5 changes: R. Vargas for A. Zeqiri (46′), M. Pedersen for L. Gunther (46′), R. Pepi for F. Niederlechner (57′), M. Gregoritsch for A. Hahn (75′) and R. Gumny for R. Framberger (75′).
Top player: Ricardo Pepi
The player who no doubt impressed FC Augsburg the most was Ricardo Pepi.
His rating is
with 14 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
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