Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2024-25

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

5 – 2

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1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Sat 23 Nov 2024 · 14:30 UTC BayArena 29,103 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 10' Niklas Dorsch

0–2 21' Mathias Honsak

Exequiel Palacios 30' 1–2

Patrik Schick 32' 2–2

Patrik Schick 52' 3–2

Patrik Schick 71' 4–2

Granit Xhaka 82' 5–2

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bastian Dankert
Assistant 1 Rene Rohde
Assistant 2 Marcel Unger

5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7 games · Avg 4.4 goals 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2024-02-17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-09-24 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2019-02-05 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Nov	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	H	5–2	W
09 Nov	VfL Bochum 1848	A	1–1	D
05 Nov	Liverpool FC	A	0–4	L
01 Nov	VfB Stuttgart	H	0–0	D
29 Oct	SV 07 Elversberg	H	3–0	W
26 Oct	SV Werder Bremen	A	2–2	D

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–5	L
10 Nov	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–3	L
02 Nov	Holstein Kiel	A	0–1	L
30 Oct	Hertha BSC	A	1–2	L
27 Oct	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	0–0	D
19 Oct	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	2–3	L

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at BayArena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 that had 291 games and scored 164 goals.
10' Assisted by Marvin Pieringer with the perfectly-timed delivery and Niklas Dorsch makes no mistake. 0-1!
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Patrik Schick is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 so far.
21' Magnificent from Mathias Honsak! That is 11 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
26' 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
28' A change in the 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 ranks — Marvin Pieringer exits the field as Paul Wanner enters on 28.
30' What composure from Exequiel Palacios! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-2.
32' A goal from the Czech Republic international Patrik Schick! He fires home on 32 to make it 2-2!
37' A quiet spell here at BayArena. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' Nathan Tella is replacing Jeremie Frimpong for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
50' 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
52' Goal! Patrik Schick scores his 118 goal in 541 matches.
57' The travelling 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' Mikkel Kaufmann gets the nod from 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. He replaces Mathias Honsak and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Burkina Faso international Edmond Tapsoba has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
69' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Aleix Garcia departs to be replaced by Arthur Augusto.
71' Patrik Schick does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sirlord Conteh, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Exequiel Palacios departs to be replaced by Robert Andrich.
82' GOAL! Granit Xhaka fires home to make it 5-2!
84' Luca Kerber is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lennart Maloney at the 84 minute mark.
89' With 2 assists to his name this season, Leo Scienza is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846.
With this win, Bayer 04 Leverkusen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

34
Granit Xhaka
4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
24
Aleix Garcia ↓ Arthur Augusto 69'
14
Patrik Schick
25
Exequiel Palacios ↓ Robert Andrich 77'
20
Alejandro Grimaldo
12
Edmond Tapsoba
30
Jeremie Frimpong ↓ Nathan Tella 45'
10
Florian Wirtz ↓ Martin Terrier 77'
3
Piero Hincapie

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	3
Amine Adli	2
Victor Boniface	2
Eren Dinkci	1
Jeremie Frimpong	1
Tim Kleindienst	1
Granit Xhaka	1
Julian Brandt	1

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2024-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W 2024-11-09 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2024-11-05 Liverpool FC 4–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2024-11-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 VfB Stuttgart D 2024-10-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 SV 07 Elversberg W 2024-10-26 SV Werder Bremen 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Form

2024-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 L 2024-11-10 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg L 2024-11-02 Holstein Kiel 1–0 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 L 2024-10-30 Hertha BSC 2–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 L 2024-10-27 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2024-10-19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen61% Draw21% 1. FC Heidenheim 184618%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

82%

Draw or 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

39%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen44% Draw40% 1. FC Heidenheim 184616%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Heidenheim 1846 covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.