Football preview: Home supporters have high expectations when Bayer 04 Leverkusen receive Heidenheim

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 24.Sep
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: BayArena (30210 seats)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen welcome Heidenheim for another action-packed Bundesliga fixture here at BayArena.

Not much time to rest for the hosts, as they featured in a Europa League game only three days back. This match was also played here at BayArena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Heidenheim have had more rest.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats

As mentioned below, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Bundesliga games.

Leverkusen's previous fixture was a Europa League game also played at their home, ending 4-0 vs Häcken. The home team are looking to continue in that form. Midfielder Adli was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.82 (out of ten) in that game. Adli scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Bayern München that finished 2-2.

Early season league goal statistics from Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 2 home games: {8 goals}, 3 conceded.

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Heidenheim form and stats

The Bundesliga season is young and Heidenheim have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

Heidenheim go into this game after a win, the home game against Werder Bremen that ended 4-2. That win felt good as this team had gone three league fixtures without winning. As you can tell from the result, the match against Werder Bremen was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Dinkçi got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, top player of the team. Dinkçi scored two goals and hit two key passes.

A 2-3 loss hosting Hoffenheim before that.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Heidenheim has managed {2 goals} and let in 4 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Bayer 04 LeverkusenV. Boniface
V. Boniface
4 goals
HeidenheimE. Dinkci
E. Dinkci
3 goals
LeverkusenE. Palacios
E. Palacios
2 goals

Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players

Heidenheim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Heidenheim
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
13 8 0 Scored S 0 2 8
5 3 0 Conceded C 2 4 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
75% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
75% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 25%
 
5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6.5 8.2
4.8 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 1 2 2.8
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18.2 18 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 14 16.5
9 10 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.5 5.2
36% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 38%
 
11.8 9.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 18 18.5 16
4.8 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 8 6.5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Last season Heidenheim
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
14 8   Won W   7 19
8 3   Drew D   6 10
12 6   Lost L   4 5
57 35   Scored S   26 67
49 23   Conceded C   20 36
94% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 91%
88% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 74%
65% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 56%
41% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 35%
21% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 21%
53% 59%   BTTS BTTS   47% 47%
26% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   41% 44%
26% 12%   Failed to Score F T   24% 18%
 
4.1 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.7
3.9 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 3.9
2.2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.7
7 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
13.1 14.6   Shots (avg) S (   12.7 14.4
5.1 6.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 5.1
33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 39%
 
11.9 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   14 12.1
4.4 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 8 10
2 Bayern München 4 3 1 0 11 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 7 10
3 RB Leipzig 4 3 0 1 13 4 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 1 0 1 5 3 9 9
4 Stuttgart 4 3 0 1 14 6 2 2 0 0 10 0 2 1 0 1 4 6 8 9
5 Hoffenheim 4 3 0 1 10 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 3 4 9
6 Wolfsburg 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 9
7 Borussia Dortmund 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 8
8 Union Berlin 4 2 0 2 9 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 6
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
10 SC Freiburg 4 2 0 2 5 10 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 6 -5 6
11 Heidenheim 4 1 1 2 8 9 2 1 0 1 6 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
12 Werder Bremen 4 1 0 3 6 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 3
13 Bochum 4 0 3 1 4 9 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 7 -5 3
14 Borussia M'gladbach 4 0 2 2 8 12 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 7 7 -4 2
15 Augsburg 4 0 2 2 7 12 2 0 2 0 6 6 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 2
16 Köln 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 1
17 Darmstadt 98 4 0 1 3 5 13 2 0 1 1 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 -8 1
18 Mainz 05 4 0 1 3 3 12 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 8 -9 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 21 8 5 92 38 17 11 5 1 53 17 17 10 3 4 39 21 54 71
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 5 7 83 44 17 14 2 1 55 17 17 8 3 6 28 27 39 71
3 RB Leipzig 34 20 6 8 64 41 17 13 2 2 38 18 17 7 4 6 26 23 23 66
4 Union Berlin 34 18 8 8 51 38 17 11 6 0 30 11 17 7 2 8 21 27 13 62
5 SC Freiburg 34 17 8 9 51 44 17 10 4 3 28 13 17 7 4 6 23 31 7 59
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 14 8 12 57 49 17 8 3 6 35 23 17 6 5 6 22 26 8 50
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 13 11 10 58 52 17 9 5 3 35 18 17 4 6 7 23 34 6 50
8 Wolfsburg 34 13 10 11 57 48 17 6 7 4 34 25 17 7 3 7 23 23 9 49
9 Mainz 05 34 12 10 12 54 55 17 6 6 5 31 25 17 6 4 7 23 30 -1 46
10 Borussia M'gladbach 34 11 10 13 52 55 17 10 3 4 33 18 17 1 7 9 19 37 -3 43
11 Köln 34 10 12 12 49 54 17 6 5 6 28 20 17 4 7 6 21 34 -5 42
12 Hoffenheim 34 10 6 18 48 57 17 7 2 8 28 29 17 3 4 10 20 28 -9 36
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 6 18 51 64 17 5 2 10 26 28 17 5 4 8 25 36 -13 36
14 Bochum 34 10 5 19 40 72 17 8 2 7 28 32 17 2 3 12 12 40 -32 35
15 Augsburg 34 9 7 18 42 63 17 6 4 7 16 24 17 3 3 11 26 39 -21 34
16 Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 22 17 2 6 9 22 35 -12 33
17 Schalke 04 34 7 10 17 35 71 17 5 5 7 23 36 17 2 5 10 12 35 -36 31
18 Hertha BSC 34 7 8 19 42 69 17 5 6 6 24 27 17 2 2 13 18 42 -27 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heidenheim 34 19 10 5 67 36 17 12 4 1 41 16 17 7 6 4 26 20 31 67
2 Darmstadt 98 34 20 7 7 50 33 17 11 5 1 27 13 17 9 2 6 23 20 17 67
3 Hamburger SV 34 20 6 8 70 45 17 11 3 3 38 20 17 9 3 5 32 25 25 66
4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 34 17 7 10 60 43 17 11 4 2 38 19 17 6 3 8 22 24 17 58
5 St. Pauli 34 16 10 8 55 39 17 9 7 1 24 11 17 7 3 7 31 28 16 58
6 Paderborn 34 16 7 11 68 44 17 12 0 5 46 20 17 4 7 6 22 24 24 55
7 Karlsruher SC 34 13 7 14 56 53 17 9 3 5 32 25 17 4 4 9 24 28 3 46
8 Holstein Kiel 34 12 10 12 58 61 17 6 4 7 29 29 17 6 6 5 29 32 -3 46
9 Kaiserslautern 34 11 12 11 47 48 17 6 6 5 26 26 17 5 6 6 21 22 -1 45
10 Hannover 96 34 12 8 14 50 55 17 8 3 6 27 26 17 4 5 8 23 29 -5 44
11 Magdeburg 34 12 7 15 48 55 17 6 4 7 23 22 17 6 3 8 25 33 -7 43
12 Greuther Furth 34 10 11 13 47 50 17 8 7 2 28 19 17 2 4 11 19 31 -3 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 12 5 17 32 48 17 6 1 10 18 25 17 6 4 7 14 23 -16 41
14 Nurnberg 34 10 9 15 32 49 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 3 5 9 14 32 -17 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 9 9 16 42 59 17 7 3 7 23 22 17 2 6 9 19 37 -17 36
16 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 7 18 50 62 17 5 4 8 28 29 17 4 3 10 22 33 -12 34
17 Jahn Regensburg 34 8 7 19 34 58 17 4 7 6 17 28 17 4 0 13 17 30 -24 31
18 Sandhausen 34 7 7 20 35 63 17 4 4 9 18 33 17 3 3 11 17 30 -28 28

Bundesliga:
Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 8 10
2 Bayern München 4 3 1 0 11 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 7 10
3 RB Leipzig 4 3 0 1 13 4 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 1 0 1 5 3 9 9
4 Stuttgart 4 3 0 1 14 6 2 2 0 0 10 0 2 1 0 1 4 6 8 9
5 Hoffenheim 4 3 0 1 10 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 3 4 9
6 Wolfsburg 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 9
7 Borussia Dortmund 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 8
8 Union Berlin 4 2 0 2 9 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 6
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
10 SC Freiburg 4 2 0 2 5 10 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 6 -5 6
11 Heidenheim 4 1 1 2 8 9 2 1 0 1 6 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
12 Werder Bremen 4 1 0 3 6 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 3
13 Bochum 4 0 3 1 4 9 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 7 -5 3
14 Borussia M'gladbach 4 0 2 2 8 12 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 7 7 -4 2
15 Augsburg 4 0 2 2 7 12 2 0 2 0 6 6 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 2
16 Köln 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 1
17 Darmstadt 98 4 0 1 3 5 13 2 0 1 1 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 6 -8 1
18 Mainz 05 4 0 1 3 3 12 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 8 -9 1

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