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Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen will take on Augsburg in the final league game of the season at the BayArena on Saturday.
Leverkusen are unbeaten this season and will be hoping to finish the season without having lost a single game. Augsburg are down in tenth place and will be looking to avoid a fifth defeat in a row.
Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg kick-off time
| Date: | May 18, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 9.30 am ET |
| Venue: | BayArena |
The match will be played at the BayArena on Saturday, with kick-off at 9.30 am ET for fans in the US.
How to watch Bayer Leverkusen vs Augsburg online - TV channels & live streams
The match will be shown live on ESPN+ in the US. Match highlights will also be available on the platform after the game and live updates can be found here on GOAL.
How to watch anywhere with VPN
If you are abroad, you may need to use a virtual private network (VPN) in order to watch games using your usual streaming service. A VPN, such as NordVPN, allows you to establish a secure connection online when streaming. If you are not sure which VPN to use, check out GOAL's guide to the best VPNs for streaming sport.
Team news & squads
Bayer Leverkusen team news
Florian Wirtz missed the thrashing of Bochum due to a thigh injury, but it is not serious and he is expected to be on the bench here.
Defender Odilon Kossounou, however, suffered an ankle injury during Leverkusen's last Bundesliga win and will miss this game.
Bayer Leverkusen possible XI: Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Stanisic, Xhaka, Palacios, Grimaldo; Hofmann, Adli; Schick.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Kovar, Hradecky, Lomb |
| Defenders: | Hincapie, Tah, Stanisic, Monamay, Grimaldo, Frimpong, Fosu-Mensah |
| Midfielders: | Xhaka, Mbamba, Andrich, Puerta, Wirtz, Hofmann, Aourir, Tella |
| Forwards: | Schick, Hlozek, Iglesias, Adli |
Augsburg team news
Augsburg will need to make a change at right-back as Kevin Mbabu picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in the loss to Stuttgart, ruling him out of the final day through suspension.
Fellow right-backs Robert Gumny and Raphael Framberger are both recovering from ACL injuries. Additionally, Finn Dahmen, Fredrik Jensen, Elvis Rexhbecaj, and Reece Oxford are all sidelined.
Augsburg predicted XI: Koubek; Iago, Gouweleeuw, Uduokhai, Pedersen; Engels, Jakic, Breithaupt; Maier; Tietz, Demirovic.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Koubek, Lubik |
| Defenders: | Uduokhai, Bauer, Pfeiffer, Gouweleeuw, Winther, Iago, Pederson |
| Midfielders: | Dorsch, Breithaupt, Engels, Maier, Komur, Vargas |
| Forwards: | Demirovic, Beljo, Tietz, Michel |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 13/01/24 | Augsburg 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga |
| 04/02/23 | Augsburg 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga |
| 13/08/22 | Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 2 Augsburg | Bundesliga |
| 22/01/22 | Bayer Leverkusen 5 - 1 Augsburg | Bundesliga |
| 28/08/21 | Augsburg 1 - 4 Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga |