Bayer Leverkusen take on the visitors Augsburg in the round 34 match of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Saturday, April 18th at BayArena (Leverkusen).
Bayer cannot afford to relax yet. The Aspirins, on the other hand, will have an extremely busy next week – they face two final matches. First, on Wednesday, they will compete for the Europa League title. They managed to get revenge on Roma for last year's semifinal exit. However, they had some luck, as after winning 2-0 in Italy, it seemed the Germans relaxed, and after conceding a couple of penalties, they were on the brink of disgrace. But a comical own goal by Maldini turned the situation around. Moreover, they managed to equalize, extending their unique unbeaten streak. Next up are other Italians – on the 22nd, they will play against Atalanta. And the following weekend, they will contest the German Cup, where, of course, the club from Leverkusen are considered the clear favorite against second-division Kaiserslautern. In the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso's team secured their first-ever silver salad bowl last month. Since then, they have continued their unbeaten run. They even thrashed Eintracht in Frankfurt 5-1. In the last round, they scored the same number of goals against Bochum without conceding.
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Augsburg once, right after their promotion to the Bundesliga, made it to the European competitions. But then they settled into the status of a modest mid-table team that doesn’t fight for survival but also doesn’t climb above the table’s equator. This was the case last season under Maassen. Enrico started this season as well, but he was quickly replaced by Thorup – and this yielded results. Fans finally had reasons to talk about chances for European competitions and simply to enjoy the noticeably more frequent victories. However, in the decisive spring months, the statistics worsened. Losing 1-5 to Dortmund have one thing, but they also had setbacks against Hoffenheim, Eintracht, and Werder, conceding many goals. And a 0-1 home loss to Stuttgart looks like a surrender in terms of European ambitions.
Last season, the Aspirins lost both matches. But in January, they managed to take revenge. However, Xabi Alonso's team found it tough on the Fuggers field: Palacios scored the only goal in the 94th minute, and before that, a goal by the hosts was canceled using VAR. There's no need to overthink this – the Aspirins must finish the triumphant season with more than a minimal home victory. We bet on them with a handicap of -1.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Bayer Leverkusen to win with -1.5 handicap.
