Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th September 2023
This will be the first time that Bayer Leverkusen face FC Heidenheim lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.
Placed one in the table Bayer Leverkusen have amassed ten points after four matches. On four points, FC Heidenheim rank 11 with four matches played this season.
Bayer Leverkusen find themselves as number 1 in the league table with ten points from their first four matches this campaign. They are six points better off than FC Heidenheim, who rank as number 11.
Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to open a further gap in the table on FC Heidenheim when clashing in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The visitors will be eager to prevent exactly that from happening and they will surely want to keep tap on their upcoming opponent.
Bayer Leverkusen scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing 13 goals against. This is an average of 1.3 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.
FC Heidenheim scored eight goals, conceded nine and held on for a clean sheet in zero of their last four matches.
This is the first time Bayer Leverkusen and FC Heidenheim meet in the Bundesliga in the 21st century. As there is no prior record of them playing against each other in this competition, as any stats from past encounters are from cup or friendly matches.
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen Form
In their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen won 5-1 against Darmstadt, before settling for a point in a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich. They were back on top last time out, defeating Hacken 4-0. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded eight and scored 16 goals.
A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Bayer Leverkusen a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.
FC Heidenheim Form
In their past three matches, FC Heidenheim lost 2-3 against Hoffenheim, drew 2-2 with B. Dortmund and won 4-2 against Werder Bremen. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, FC Heidenheim failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost one, scoring two while also conceding four times.
Bayer Leverkusen are perhaps an outside bet at best for title challenge in the league this term, but a top three finish certainty isn't unreachable.
Bayer Leverkusen should be too strong at BayArena to drop any points against FC Heidenheim, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.
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Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim Stats
- In 11 of the last 12 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 21 of the last 23 home matches
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 8 of the last 10 matches FC Heidenheim played, both teams scored
- FC Heidenheim have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches
- In 6 of the last 7 FC Heidenheim matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 FC Heidenheim matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- FC Heidenheim have scored in 11 of the last 13 away matches
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim Squads
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Xabi Alonso, will select the lineup against FC Heidenheim from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:
Lukas Hradecky (0/4), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (1/4), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/4), Jeremie Frimpong (1/4), Jonathan Tah (2/4), Josip Stanisic (0/2), Noah Mbamba (0/1), Odilon Kossounou (0/4), Piero Hincapie (0/1), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (2/4), Florian Wirtz (1/4), Granit Xhaka (0/4), Gustavo Puerta (0/1), Jonas Hofmann (1/4), Nadiem Amiri (0/2), Nathan Tella (0/1), Robert Andrich (0/4), Adam Hlozek (1/4), Amine Adli (0/1), Patrik Schick (0/0), Victor Okoh Boniface (4/4).
FC Heidenheim Squad
This is the full squad of players that the FC Heidenheim head coach Schmidt will select from for his starting XI:
Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/4), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (0/0), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/3), Lennard Maloney (0/4), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/1), Seedy Jarju (0/0), Tim Siersleben (0/4), Adrian Beck (0/3), Florian Pick (0/3), Jan Schoeppner (0/1), Kevin Sessa (0/4), Luka Janes (0/0), Nikola Dovedan (0/3), Norman Theuerkauf (0/2), Omar Traore (0/4), Patrick Mainka (0/4), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Thomas Leon Keller (0/1), Christian Kuehlwetter (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/4), Elidon Qenaj (0/0), Eren Dinkci (3/4), Marvin Pieringer (1/4), Stefan Schimmer (0/2), Tim Kleindienst (2/4).
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim Team News
Bayer Leverkusen could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against FC Heidenheim.
Noah Mbamba, Arthur, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Patrik Schick are all absent from the Bayer Leverkusen squad that faces FC Heidenheim at BayArena.
FC Heidenheim have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena.
Elidon Qenaj nurses an injury and won't be travelling with FC Heidenheim.
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim Lineups
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim H2H
Having never shared a season in the Bundesliga in recent past, this is the first time Bayer Leverkusen comes up against FC Heidenheim in this context. Bayer Leverkusen picked up zero wins in their previous one match against FC Heidenheim, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 19/4.
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim Results
Bayer Leverkusen vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips
Victor Okoh Boniface has four strikes in six Bundesliga matches for Bayer Leverkusen, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with FC Heidenheim. The visitors are looking to Eren Dinkci, who has provided his team with three Bundesliga goals.
In their last 10 matches at BayArena across all tournaments Bayer Leverkusen won six times, drew two and lost two times. FC Heidenheim claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. In their previous 10 away matches, FC Heidenheim claimed three wins to nil.
In the past ten matches for Bayer Leverkusen across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in nine times of them with an average of 3.5 goals goals scored by themselves. In the previous ten matches for FC Heidenheim, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, FC Heidenheim scored 2.4 times goals per game.