FC Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, 2/3/2023 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/30/2023

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Game: FC Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023

Location: WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FC Augsburg (+310) Bayer Leverkusen (-125)

WWK Arena is where Bayer Leverkusen (7-3-8) will try to defeat FC Augsburg (5-3-10) on Friday. FC Augsburg are priced at +310 and Bayer Leverkusen are at -125. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goalies will be Rafal Gikiewicz for FC Augsburg and Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen.

The Residents of The Fugger City sit at 14th in relation to expected goals with 20.0, and the squad's xGA sit at 31.2. Football Club Augsburg has surrendered 33 goals while surrendering 1.83 goals per 90 min, and opponents have earned 115 shots on target on them. The team's difference in goals is at -10 as a result of 23 goals earned as well as 33 goals relinquished. They have a total of 3 shut outs, giving them a % of 16.7 so far this year. Augsburg has compiled 80 SVs and have earned a SV rate of 71.3 on the season. FC Augsburg has a total of 56 yellow card warnings on the year in addition to 2 red cards. So far this season, this club is sitting with an average of 1.00 pts per fixture (18 points) and also rank 15th in the league with 15 assists.

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The Company's Eleven hold an average of 1.3 points per match while earning 22 assists and 4 red cards. Bayer 04 Leverkusen has tallied a clean sheet rate of 27.8 for the season in addition to 38 yellow cards. Bayer Leverkusen ranks 9th concerning goals conceded having 30, and the difference in goals is coming in at 0. So far this year, Leverkusen has a save % of 65.8 (79 SoTA), and also are ranked 9th in soccer with 24 pts. This team's goals against per 90 is 1.67 in addition to 51 saves, and they have compiled 5 clean sheets. Leverkusen has compiled 30 goals and the squad's expected goals this year sits at 27.5.

The guy who will defend the goal for FC Augsburg is Rafal Gikiewicz. Gikiewicz (95-62-102 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 77 shutouts, which leaves him with a 29.8% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Poland has seen 1,126 shots sent his way in 258 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.34 (346 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .709. Gikiewicz has seen the pitch for a total of 23,236 minutes and has earned 798 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

Lukas Hradecky will be looking after the goal for Bayer Leverkusen. During his pro soccer career, Hradecky has conceded 460 goals and has totaled 1,037 stops in 363 starts. He has surrendered 1.27 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 153-91-117. He has a save percentage of .700 and his shutout rate is 30.0%. Hradecky has tallied 109 shutouts and has seen 1,482 shots against him in 32,623 career minutes.

Mergim Berisha is a guy who can be a force for FC Augsburg. He has totaled 24 assists while earning 20 yellow cards so far in his career. The forward hailing from Germany has tallied 45 goals in 8,164 minutes. Berisha has been given a starting assignment in 92 matches thus far in his career and tallies 0.50 goals per 90 mins.

Bayer Leverkusen has a guy in Sardar Azmoun, who can change the course of a fixture. The forward born in Iran has 13,793 professional minutes and has earned 86 goals. He currently averages 0.56 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 153 games so far in his pro soccer career. He has earned 39 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 29 times.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take FC Augsburg (+310)

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