Week 21 of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season kicks off with Augsburg hosting Bayer Leverkusen at the WWK Arena. Augsburg is looking to catch up against Leverkusen in the Bundesliga Table and they can do it with a win.
Where to Watch Augsburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen
The Augsburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen match is scheduled on Friday, February 17 at WWK Arena in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The match officially starts at 1:30 p.m. EST and 7:30 p.m. BST.
Augsburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen is going to be shown live on FOX Sports 1 in the United States and BT Sport 3 in the United Kingdom. Fans can watch the match via live stream on FOX Sports GO and the BT Sport App.
Augsburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen Preview
Leverkusen is coming off a dominating win over third-place Eintracht Frankfurt last week. Javier Hernandez was back in the lineup and he quickly scored a goal in the fifth minute. He added another in the second half before Kevin Volland iced the game in the 78th minute, per Sky Sports.
On the other hand, Augsburg got hammered at the Coface Arena against Mainz last Friday. Levin Oztunali opened the scoring in the 31st minute while Jairo put the game away with a goal from the spot in the 61st minute.
According to the official website of the Bundesliga, Augsburg sits 13th in the league table with 24 points after 20 matches. However, they are just three points behind the ninth-place Leverkusen. The Bundesliga might be the most competitive league in Europe in terms of the mid-table teams.
In their first meeting last September 21, 2016, the match ended in a goalless draw. Leverkusen dominated the game as they have the possession for most of the match but they did not score a single goal from their 14 shots.
Possible Lineups and Predictions
Augsburg (4-2-3-1): Marwin Hitz; Paul Verhaegh, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Martin Hinteregger, Philipp Max; Tim Reider, Daniel Baier; Jonathan Schmid, Ji Dong-Won, Kostas Stafylidis; Raul Bobadilla
Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2): Bern Leno; Benjamin Henrichs, Jonathan Tah, Omer Toprak, Borges Wendell; Karim Bellarabi, Charles Aranguiz, Julian Baumgartlinger, Kevin Kampl; Kevin Volland, Javier Hernandez
Prediction: The match ends in a hard-fought 2-2 draw. Leverkusen gets the lead but Augsburg will come back to tie the game.
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