On Saturday, the Voith-Arena will host a thrilling Bundesliga match between Heidenheim and league leaders Bayer Leverkusen. When they face a tenacious Heidenheim team, can Xabi Alonso’s relentless Leverkusen be able to win again? Read on for our predictions for the Heidenheim vs. Bayer Leverkusen match.
Top 3 markets | Best odds at bookmakers |
Bayer Leverkusen to win: ⚽ | 1.35 at Bet9ja |
Over 2.5 goals: 🥅 | 1.55 at 1xbet |
Florian Witz to score: ✅ | 3.75 at Sportybet |
Heidenheim and Bayer Leverkusen: Previous Games
This Saturday’s match between Heidenheim and Bayer Leverkusen will be only the third time the two teams have met. Die Werkself won the season series against Heidenheim, but they lost their lone away game of the 2018–19 season against them in the D.F.B. Pokal Round of 16.
Across all competitions, Bayer Leverkusen has won 27 games and drawn 4. Their unbeaten run is one game less than the record held by Hansi Flick’s treble-winning Bayern Munich, the longest stretch by a German team.
After 21 games, Bayer Leverkusen has established new marks for both goals scored (55) and allowed (14). With 55 points, they are the third-best squad in Bundesliga history so far.
Heidenheim has gone undefeated in their past eight league games (W4 D4). The only Bundesliga club with more points over the previous eight matchdays than the promoted club is Bayer Leverkusen, which also has the longest unbeaten run. With 14 goals and eight assists, Jan-Niklas Beste is third in the Bundesliga, behind only Leroy Sane (11) and Alejandro Grimaldo (nine) for Heidenheim. He scored the most goals from set pieces in the league with eleven.
Probable Heidenheim Lineup
Muller; Traore, Mainka, Gimber, Fohrenbach; Schoppner, Maloney, Dinkci, Pieringer, Beste; Kleindienst
Probable Bayer Leverkusen Lineup
Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Stanisic, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo; Tella, Wirtz, Adli
Betting tips: Heidenheim x Bayer Leverkusen
Check out our predictions of the day for Heidenheim vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Prediction 1: Heidenheim x Bayer Leverkusen / Bayer Leverkusen to win
Two Bundesliga’s hottest teams will square off in Saturday’s contest. So far this season, the hosts enjoy a fantastic record in the Voith-Arena, losing just twice. This means they will be competitive with the soaring tourists.
Considering Heidenheim as a greater danger to Bayer Leverkusen’s undefeated streak than Bayern Munich may have seemed absurd a few months ago. Though danger is always there, the away team has what it takes to pull off a tight win this coming Saturday. Wee thinks Alonso and his team will win, but it will be close.
Prediction 2: Heidenheim x Bayer Leverkusen / Over 2.5 goals
We anticipate Heidenheim and Leverkusen scoring three or more in the regular 90 minutes of Saturday’s encounter, which is why our prediction is over 2.5 goals. We have substantial cause to be optimistic, given various statistical data that imply that both sides have goals in them.
Prediction 3: Heidenheim x Bayer Leverkusen / Florian Witz to score
Bayer Leverkusen may have suffered dramatically without Victor Boniface. Although the Bundesliga leaders rely on a single man for offensive production, Xabi Alonso has done an excellent job balancing his squad. Florian Wirtz, however, is in charge while the wing-backs soar.
After a lengthy injury layoff, the German international has recovered well and emerged as a critical player for Bayer Leverkusen. In 29 games this campaign, he has scored eight goals and assisted on fifteen more. Also, this weekend’s match against a determined Heidenheim team will need Wirtz to play at his peak.