FC Augsburg beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 as F. Rieder scores twice

Match report

Bayer Leverkusen were beaten 2-1 by FC Augsburg at BayArena on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 30. P. Schick (12') scored for Bayer Leverkusen, while F. Rieder (15', 90' pen) found the net for FC Augsburg. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Bayer Leverkusen had 71% of the ball and 36 shots (10 on target) against FC Augsburg’s 11 (5 on target). Finn Dahmen (FC Augsburg) was the top-rated player with 9.9. The result leaves Bayer Leverkusen 5th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and FC Augsburg 4th on 7.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Bayer Leverkusen

5th · 7 points · P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1

Form

FC Augsburg

4th · 7 points · P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
3	SC Freiburg	4	+9	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	+5	7
5	Bayer Leverkusen	4	+5	7
6	FSV Mainz 05	4	+4	7

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, FC Augsburg 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen

Full Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Augsburg head-to-head

Match events

12'goalP. SchickAssist: E. Tapsoba
15'goalF. RiederAssist: D. Giannoulis
48'yellow cardJarell QuansahYellow Card
52'yellow cardFabian RiederYellow Card
60'substitutionA. Claude-MauriceOff: E. Rexhbecaj
65'substitutionLucasOff: M. Culbreath
72'substitutionJ. QuansahOff: C. Kofane
74'substitutionR. RibeiroOff: U. Ogundu
81'substitutionN. TellaOff: J. Hofmann
81'substitutionE. PalaciosOff: M. Tillman
81'substitutionR. FellhauerOff: M. Wolf
82'substitutionA. KadeOff: M. Komur
86'yellow cardAleix GarcíaYellow Card
86'VAR decisionAleix GarcíaPenalty cancelled
90'penaltyF. RiederPenalty

Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand

Starting XI

Substitutes

FC Augsburg

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Manuel Baum

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

71%Possession29%
3.80Expected goals (xG)1.33
36Total shots11
10Shots on target5
13Shots off target2
13Blocked shots4
27Shots inside the box7
9Shots outside the box4
11Corners4
1Offsides0
5Fouls8
2Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
3Goalkeeper saves9
690Passes286
637Accurate passes220
92%Pass accuracy77%
1.70Goals prevented1.70

Player statistics

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Mark FlekkenG	90	6.9				14 · 86%			1/1
4Jarell QuansahD	72	6.6				69 · 93%	1	1	2/5
5Loïc BadéD	90	7.7			1 (1)	90 · 94%		3	6/9
12Edmond TapsobaD	90	7.7		1	3 (2)	85 · 98%	1	2	7/10
20Alex GrimaldoM	90	7.9			3 (0)	72 · 92%	6		2/4
21Lucas VazquezM	65	6.6				34 · 88%	1		1/5
24Aleix GarcíaM	90	8.0				109 · 93%	6	1	3/4
25Exequiel PalaciosM	81	7.7				103 · 93%	1	1	3/6
14Patrik SchickF	90	7.6	1		4 (2)	18 · 94%	1		6/13
23Nathan TellaF	81	7.3			4 (2)	20 · 95%	2		4/7
30Ibrahim MazaF	90	7.2			3 (2)	44 · 73%	3	3	7/13
28Janis BlaswichG	–	–
15Tim OermannD	–	–
7Jonas HofmannM	9	7.2			1 (0)	3 · 100%	1		0/1
8Robert AndrichM	–	–
10Malik TillmanM	9	6.5				4 · 100%			0/1
42Montrell CulbreathM	25	6.5				21 · 100%	2	1	1/3
17Eliesse Ben SeghirF	–	–
19Ernest PokuF	–	–
35Christian KofaneF	18	5.7			4 (1)	4 · 100%			2/5

FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Finn DahmenGTop rated	90	9.9				36 · 69%			1/1
6Jeffrey GouweleeuwD	90	6.6				21 · 76%		1	3/5
16Cedric ZesigerD	90	7.3				34 · 88%	1	3	5/9
34Arthur ChavesD	90	7.2				19 · 79%		1	3/7
4Han-Noah MassengoM	90	7.2			1 (0)	29 · 93%	1		1/3
13Dimitrios GiannoulisM	90	7.2		1	1 (1)	21 · 81%	2	1	3/5
19Robin FellhauerM	81	7.2				20 · 75%	1	1	3/6
32Fabian RiederM	90	8.9	2		2 (2)	44 · 75%	2	3	7/9
20Alexis Claude-MauriceF	60	6.6				17 · 76%	1	3	4/8
21Rodrigo RibeiroF	74	6.2			2 (1)	10 · 70%			2/6
30Anton KadeF	82	6.6				17 · 65%	2	2	7/16
22Nediljko LabrovićG	–	–
3Mads PedersenD	–	–
31Keven SchlotterbeckD	–	–
40Noahkai BanksD	–	–
8Elvis RexhbeçajM	30	6.3				5 · 80%		1	1/4
27Marius WolfM	9	6.3				4 · 25%			0/1
36Mert KömürM	8	6.9			1 (1)	3 · 67%		1	1/4
11Ismael GharbiF	–	–
39Uchenna OgunduF	16	6.7				6 · 67%			1/3