German Bundesliga
2024-05-18 - Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
Bay Arena – Leverkusen
Saturday, 18th May 2024 - kickoff 15:30 CET
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen extended their streak to 50 unbeaten games in a row last week, hammering Vfl Bochum 0-5 away. Now they are one match away from finishing the entire Bundesliga season unbeaten, something that has never happened before in German football history. Not even Bayern Munich, with all their greatest years of dominance, has ever finished unbeaten. It’s something that is unlikely to repeat anytime soon, anywhere, so we should expect another highly motivated performance by the Bayer Leverkusen team.
Also, Bayer Leverkusen will receive the German Bundesliga trophy after the match, which also promises a festive game. I put my hat down to Xabi Alonso, an incredible man. As a footballer, Alonso has won 17 trophies (!) with Spain’s national team, Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich. And now, he will win his first trophy as a coach. What an achievement!
Alonso is likely to mix the line-up for this game, but whoever he plays with should be much better than Augsburg. Most notably, one of their best players, Florian Wirtz, is out and still recovering from a recent knock. He will be in the line-up but unlikely to play, saving himself for the UEFA Europa League final next Wednesday in Dublin against Atalanta Bergamo.
Last week’s 0-5 win against Vfl Bochum was Bayer Leverkusen’s 10th game from the last 14, where they won both at HT/FT.
Augsburg
Augsburg suffered its fourth straight defeat last weekend, losing 0-1 to Vfb Stuttgart. They are finishing this Bundesliga season currently sitting in 10th, which was according to expectations.
Augsburg also lost three straight at away stadiums before this duel, so their form is pretty bad before this trip against the champions Bayer Leverkusen.
The Betting Verdict
Bayer Leverkusen has an almost perfect head-to-head Bundesliga record against Augsburg. They have beaten them 16 times, drawn 7, and lost only twice in 25 duels.
Bayer Leverkusen has also won five of the last six duels against Augsburg in a dominant manner, but curiously, they lost their last duel in Leverkusen, 1-2, in August 2022.
However, considering what’s at stake here, I would go with a final bet on Bayer Leverkusen to win, combined with over 2.5 goals, to become the only German side ever to finish a season unbeaten.
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The Pick :
Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Augsburg
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Bayer Leverkusen to win & over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.50 with Bet365
