Bundesliga Gameweek 13 Sat, Dec 6 · 14:30 WWK Arena, Augsburg
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Our take

Bayer Leverkusen were clear favourites.

Bayer Leverkusen were the stronger side on L90 Strength (82 vs 36). FC Augsburg had 7 days of rest, Bayer Leverkusen 6.9 and had to travel 408 km.

Away travel408 kmRest days7 · 6.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
FC Augsburg17%
Draw22%
Bayer Leverkusen61%
Expected goals 1.02 – 2.07
FC Augsburg18%
Draw23%
Bayer Leverkusen59%
Expected goals 0.94 – 1.91
FC Augsburg17%
Draw21%
Bayer Leverkusen62%
Expected goals 1.00 – 2.08
FC Augsburg13%
Draw19%
Bayer Leverkusen69%
Expected goals 0.91 – 2.32
FC Augsburg18%
Draw23%
Bayer Leverkusen59%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.90
Over 2.5 60% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · GermanySven Jablonski
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.19
  • Matches 90

Team strength

FC AugsburgBayer Leverkusen
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 82
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 78
72 AttackIn forecast 87
23 DefenceIn forecast 79
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

FC Augsburg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Bayer Leverkusen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FC AugsburgBayer Leverkusen
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.33
2.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.42
0.97 xGVia Att/Def 1.61
1.70 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.00
+0.28 Goals minus xGContext +0.72
75% Scored inContext 92%
8% Clean sheetsContext 25%
11.83 ShotsContext 13.25
3.83 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
32% On target shareContext 38%
7.08 Shots in the boxContext 8.42
60% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 18%
2.64 OffsidesContext 1.50
13.08 Shots allowedContext 11.42
4.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.73
4.10 BlocksContext 2.70
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.18
57% Save rateContext 67%
46% PossessionIn forecast 59%
391 PassesContext 602
310 Accurate passesContext 537
79% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.69 Team ratingContext 7.01
12.33 FoulsContext 9.17
11.33 Fouls sufferedContext 10.92
2.92 Yellow cardsContext 2.17
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 12 and 12 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.30
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.63
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.67
70% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.00 ShotsContext 12.60
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
32% On target shareContext 32%
7.10 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
59% Box shareContext 67%
8% ConversionContext 18%
2.56 OffsidesContext 1.43
12.30 Shots allowedContext 13.20
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.11
3.88 BlocksContext 4.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.56
53% Save rateContext 70%
47% PossessionIn forecast 56%
404 PassesContext 591
322 Accurate passesContext 530
80% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.63 Team ratingContext 6.99
11.70 FoulsContext 8.40
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 8.40
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

FC Augsburg
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km355 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bayer Leverkusen
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel408 km608 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
FC Augsburg Bayer Leverkusen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 29 Nov6.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 29 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km408 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways355 km608 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

FC Augsburg Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1F. Dahmen(G)
31K. Schlotterbeck 5C. Matsima 40N. Banks
13D. Giannoulis 4H. Massengo 17K. Jakić 19Robin Fellhauer
20A. Claude-Maurice 32F. Rieder
30A. Kade
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Bayer Leverkusen Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1M. Flekken(G)
12E. Tapsoba 5L. Badé 8R. Andrich
19E. Poku 24Aleix García 30I. Maza 7J. Hofmann
10M. Tillman 11M. Terrier
14P. Schick
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
FC Augsburg Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bayer Leverkusen Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC Augsburg+0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Bayer Leverkusen-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

FC Augsburg · Home 1.00points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
2-0-4
Scored
1.17
Conceded
2.50
Bayer Leverkusen · Away 2.00points per game · 5 away games
W-D-L
3-1-1
Scored
2.40
Conceded
2.20

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 8 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

2 FC Augsburg wins0 draws6 Bayer Leverkusen wins
Goals per game0.75 – 2.13 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets13% · 38%
  • 26 Apr 2025Bayer Leverkusen2–0FC Augsburg
  • 14 Dec 2024FC Augsburg0–2Bayer Leverkusen
  • 18 May 2024Bayer Leverkusen2–1FC Augsburg
  • 13 Jan 2024FC Augsburg0–1Bayer Leverkusen
  • 3 Feb 2023FC Augsburg1–0Bayer Leverkusen
  • 13 Aug 2022Bayer Leverkusen1–2FC Augsburg

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Sven Jablonski Germany · 90 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.88league 3.94
Red cards0.09league 0.21
Cards 5+41%league 41%
Fouls20.2league 21.6
Penalties0.19league 0.33
Home wins41%league 44%
FC Augsburg3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L13 Jan 24H · Bayer Leverkusen0–13
  • L11 Feb 23A · FSV Mainz 051–31
  • D16 Jan 22H · Eintracht Frankfurt1–13
Bayer Leverkusen6 with this referee
Record4-0-2 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W28 Mar 25H · VfL Bochum3–10
  • W13 Jan 24A · FC Augsburg1–01
  • W2 Sep 23H · SV Darmstadt 985–13
  • L29 Oct 22A · RB Leipzig0–23
  • W14 May 22H · SC Freiburg2–12

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

FC Augsburg12 games · scored 15 · conceded 27
2 2 0-15
2 7 16-30
3 6 31-45
3 6 46-60
1 3 61-75
4 3 76-90
Bayer Leverkusen12 games · scored 28 · conceded 17
6 0-15
7 2 16-30
6 6 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 4 76-90
FC Augsburg10 games · scored 10 · conceded 23
2 2 0-15
2 6 16-30
5 31-45
2 4 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 3 76-90
Bayer Leverkusen10 games · scored 23 · conceded 16
3 1 0-15
7 1 16-30
5 7 31-45
5 2 46-60
1 3 61-75
2 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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