Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form and Squad
After being knocked out of the Champions League by Arsenal (3:1 on aggregate), the Leverkusen side dropped points against the absolute Bundesliga outsiders Heidenheim in a 3:3 draw. At that point Bayer 04 Leverkusen were four points behind the top five, so the situation had to be urgently rescued after the international break. Wins over Wolfsburg (6:3) and Borussia in Dortmund (1:0) lifted Hjulmand's team into an interim fifth place — this is a ticket to the main stage of the Europa League, which of course still does not fully satisfy the club's hierarchy. In the two April matches the hosts generated 5.32 xG — a solid figure that reflects how much the Bayer 04 Leverkusen attack are eager to tear teams apart in this decisive stretch of the season.
Key Bayer 04 Leverkusen Numbers
At home Hjulmand's team have accumulated 34.47 xG — the third-best figure in the German top flight.
Grimaldo has hit superb form — the Spaniard has produced 3+3 in his last six club matches.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen inflicted Borussia's second home defeat of the season. Previously in Dortmund only the untouchable Bayern Munich had won.
Potential Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineup (3-4-2-1): Mark Flekken — Edmond Tapsoba, Loic Bade, Robert Andrich — Montrell Kalbret, Alex Grimaldo, Aleix Garcia, Exequiel Palacios — Ibrahim Maza, Nathan Tella — Kristian Kofane.
Unavailable: Martin Terrier, Arthur (both injured).
Augsburg Form and Squad
With the arrival of spring, all the magic of Baum's team has disappeared somewhere. Until the beginning of March Augsburg looked solid — the side won five of six matches, including an away victory over Bayern Munich (2:1). But for a month and a half now the visitors have only been dreaming of returning to that form — over the last five rounds they have collected just two points and conceded 2+ goals in four of those games. At home against Hoffenheim (2:2), who have also sharply declined, the Bavarian side looked better in attack (2.67 vs 1.43 xG) but still managed to throw away a two-goal lead before the break. A tough trip to Leverkusen will not allow such mistakes. Otherwise Augsburg will suffer another defeat, which will not affect their league ambitions in any way — they simply do not have any left.
Key Augsburg Numbers
Since the beginning of March the visitors have allowed 11.52 xGA — the fourth-worst figure in the division.
Augsburg have conceded in every away match of this Bundesliga season.
Since October 2020, in five head-to-head matches in Leverkusen, Augsburg have suffered four defeats with an aggregate score of 3:12.
Potential Augsburg Lineup (3-4-2-1): Finn Dahmen — Cedric Zesiger, Kevin Schlotterbeck, Arthur Chaves — Dimitris Giannoulis, Fabian Rieder, Robin Fellhauer, Marius Wolf — Alexis Claude-Maurice, Anton Kade — Michael Gregoritsch.
Unavailable: Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Chrislain Matsima (both injured).
