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 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 games · 26 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Bastian Dankert
Assistant 1 Rene Rohde
Assistant 2 Marcel Unger

16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

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 Monchengladbach	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		1. FC Heidenheim 1846
#6	Position	#17
59	Points	26
34	Played	34
17 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 20
68	Scored	41
47	Conceded	72
+21	GD	-31
1.74	PPG	0.76
50%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

3% Clean Sheets
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 this season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts). 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 are 17th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

0-15

3/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have kicked off against 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Niklas Dorsch has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
15' A quiet spell here at BayArena. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
21' Mathias Honsak does the damage! The net is bulging and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 surge ahead!
26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bayer 04 Leverkusen must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' The 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 bench stirs into life. Marvin Pieringer is withdrawn and Paul Wanner gets his opportunity.
30' Goal! Exequiel Palacios scores his 18 goal in 182 matches.
32' What composure from Patrik Schick! The Czech Republic international strokes it home. 2-2.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Tella. He replaces Jeremie Frimpong on 45 minute.
50' Burkina Faso international Edmond Tapsoba has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
52' Patrik Schick does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
57' Jan Schoppner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
62' The crowd applauds Mathias Honsak as he leaves the pitch. Mikkel Kaufmann steps in for 1. FC Heidenheim 1846.
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
69' Arthur Augusto is replacing Aleix Garcia for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patrik Schick makes it 4-2.
76' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
77' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Robert Andrich comes on to replace Exequiel Palacios.
82' Granit Xhaka makes no mistake. The score reads 5-2 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
84' 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 ring the changes. Lennart Maloney has done his job and it is now time for Luca Kerber to step up.
89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to claim maximum points.

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
Tim Kleindienst	1
Granit Xhaka	1
Julian Brandt	1
Exequiel Palacios	1
Maurice Multhaup	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 Monchengladbach 3–2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen71% Draw16% 1. FC Heidenheim 184613%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 4.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

88%

Draw or 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

29%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen56% Draw32% 1. FC Heidenheim 184612%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 0

7.1%

4 – 1

1 – 1

4 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.4%

5 – 1

3.8%

4 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FC Heidenheim 1846 covers
-2.5	36%	—	64%
-2	36%	20%	45%
-1.5	55%	—	45%
-1	55%	19%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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