Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Augsburg Prediction, 10/26/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/23/2020

Game: Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Augsburg

Date: Monday, October 26, 2020

Location: BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bayer Leverkusen (-213) FC Augsburg (+370)

Kerem Demirbay and Bayer Leverkusen (1-3-0, 9th in Bundesliga) host FC Augsburg (2-1-1, 6th in Bundesliga) at BayArena on Monday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen and Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg. The line on this contest has Bayer Leverkusen coming in at -213 and the Residents of the Fugger City are at +370. The O/U has been set at 3.5.

Bayer Leverkusen as a team have accumulated 3 goals on the year, which ranks 15th in Bundesliga. They have attempted 43 shots with 18 of them being on target, which is a 41.9% SOT percentage. Bayer Leverkusen has been able to control possession for 57.8% of the time while they have success at dribbling 65.7% of the time (2nd in Bundesliga). Their players have received 1,928 passes from teammates on 2,144 attempts on the year, which gives them a receiving percentage of 89.9%.

Kerem Demirbay is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Bayer Leverkusen. Demirbay has had a starting assignment in 144 contests during his pro soccer career while he scores 0.19 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder born in Germany has totaled 27 goals in 12,624 minutes played. He has totaled 32 assists while tallying 42 yellow card cautions in his career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Patrik Schick, the forward hailing from Czech Republic. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 9 times thus far in his career while scoring 34 goals. Schick has been on the field for 7,272 minutes in 78 career starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 12 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.42 goals per 90 in his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Bayer Leverkusen will be Lukas Hradecky. Hradecky has been on the pitch for a total of 26,009 minutes and has accumulated 825 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.25 (361 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .702. The goalie from Slovakia has seen 1,177 shots tried against him in 289 starts. Hradecky (117-75-96 mark in his career) has recorded 90 shutouts, which gives him a 31.1% clean sheet percentage.

FC Augsburg has totaled 1,323 pass targets on the campaign (17th in Bundesliga) to go along with 1,003 completed passes. They have a receiving percentage of 75.8% and they have controlled possession of the ball 32.5% of the time. The Residents of the Fugger City have had success dribbling 54.3% of the time for the campaign while earning 5 goals. They have been able to connect on 40% of their shots out of 30 total shots.

Andre Hahn should provide solid play for FC Augsburg. The forward who is from Germany has totaled 16,272 mins and he has scored 42 goals. He has accounted for 46 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 25 times. He has an average of 0.23 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 179 matches during his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Daniel Caligiuri, the defender representing Germany. He has 41 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 38 different times. Caligiuri has been handed a total of 46 yellow card cautions in 21,105 mins (232 starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.17.

Rafal Gikiewicz will be looking after the goal for the Residents of the Fugger City. In his career, Gikiewicz has conceded 215 goals while he has totaled 526 stops in 180 starting assignments. He has given up 1.19 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 72-48-61. He has earned a save % of .717 and his clean sheet rate is 33.3%. Gikiewicz has totaled 60 clean sheets while seeing 732 shots tried against him in 16,216 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FC Augsburg (+370)

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