#B04FCA – Countdown to kick-off

The record is clearly in favour of Leverkusen who have not lost any of the previous ten Bundesliga meetings with FCA. Read on for facts and stats on the match to be refereed by Dr Jochen Drees with a kick-off time of 20.00 CET.

Atmosphere under floodlights

There's always a very special atmosphere when the floodlights are on at the BayArena. It also affects the players on the pitch. "With the floodlights on, you get more of an impression of being on stage. You can hardly see the supporters but you can hear them more clearly. The whole atmosphere of a floodlit match is a bit more exciting than a game on a Saturday afternoon," said Julian Brandt.

Numbers speak for themselves

FC Augsburg and Bayer 04 meet for the eleventh time in the Bundesliga with the Swabians yet to register a victory. After seven defeats for FCA the two teams have drawn the last three matches.

First point after three-goal deficit

Augsburg came close to victory in the last match on 5 March 2016 when Koo hit a hat-trick to put his team 3-0 up on the hour mark. However, Bayer 04 fought back to gain a point for the first time in the Bundesliga after being three goals down with the match ending all square at 3-3..

Third place in spite of poor start

Just three points after three matches: The last time Bayer 04 made a similar start to a Bundesliga campaign was in 2012/13 but the Werkself finished third at the end of the season.

Fortress BayArena

The Werkself have won their last six Bundesliga home matches – the last time that happened was a year ago when they won seven home games in succession.

Goals guaranteed

Bayer 04 have scored in each of the last 15 Bundesliga fixtures and that is the longest current run in the league. All three Augsburg goals this term have been scored by defenders. Konstantinos Stafylidis (two) and Jeffrey Gouweleeuw were the goalscorers.

Midweek success

Advantage Leverkusen: the Werkself have won nine of the last ten Bundesliga matches played on Tuesday or Wednesday and Augsburg have lost eight out of nine Bundesliga matches played midweek.

Hitz hit

Marwin Hitz went into the Bundesliga record books in February 2015 when he scored in added time against Leverkusen to level at 2-2. With his goal, Hitz became only the third goalkeeper to score in the Bundesliga other than from the penalty spot.

Old friends

The Augsburg players Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker, Konstantinos Stafylidis and Dominik Kohr all played for the Werkself in the past. Callsen-Bracker and Kohr are ruled out of tonight's match at the BayArena due to injury.

Build-up in the Schwadbud

The Bayer 04 fan pub Schwadbud opens at 18.00 CET on Wednesday for fans to get in the mood for the tonight's game. Drop in if you can.

LIVE action on the LIVE app

The Bayer 04 LIVE APP, recently nominated one of the most innovative apps on a popular App blog, will be packed full of exclusive information (in German) on Bayer 04 on Saturday. You can download it now to keep up-to-date with the action at Werkself while you are on the move. Go to bit.ly/b04live. Check out the social networks under #B04FCA.

No large bags and rucksacks

Bayer 04 would like to remind fans that large bags and rucksacks cannot be brought into the stadium for Werkself home games. Small belt bags and handbags not larger than an A4 sheet are allowed. All other bags and rucksacks that are larger can be left at the deposit points in the East and West stands as well as at the visitors’ section. The deposit points at the BayArena open when the stadium does and close 45 minutes after the final whistle.