FC Heidenheim 1846 vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction: Leverkusen to score in both halves

On Saturday 17th February 2024, Heidenheim will play a Bundesliga game at the Voith-Arena against league leaders Bayer Leverkusen. The hosts, who have been playing well lately, defeated Werder Bremen 2-1 on the road last week to record their first victory of the year.

In the twelfth minute, Jan-Niklas Beste increased their advantage, and six minutes later, Lennard Maloney scored his first goal of the season. After their first victory of the season, Heidenheim entered the top 10 in the league standings.

The visitors defeated defending champion Bayern Munich 3-0 at home last week to continue their winning streak across all competitions. Josip Stanišić and Álex Grimaldo, flank-backs, recorded goals in the first and second periods, respectively. In the fifth minute of extra time, Jeremie Frimpong, who entered the game in the 65th minute, scored the third goal. They now have a five-point advantage over Bayern Munich in the league rankings, and they'll be hoping to carry that momentum into this game.

FC Heidenheim 1846

Heidenheim is looking to triumph once more after defeating Werder Bremen 1-2 in Bundesliga 1. Heidenheim had 35% of the possession in that game and 3 of their 11 shots on goal were on target. Lennard Maloney and Jan-Niklas Beste scored for Heidenheim. 

Lately, Heidenheim has far too rarely been able to hold out for the entire ninety minutes. They should be concerned since Heidenheim's defence has been compromised in five of their last six games, allowing six goals to be scored.

An examination of their prior performance reveals that Heidenheim have won their past six home league games and lost their last two league games at home.

Frank Schmidt will be without Elidon Qenaj (fitness) and Thomas Keller (ruptured ligament in his ankle). With Oliver Baumann, Ozan Kabak, John Anthony Brooks, Stanley N'Soki, Pavel Kaderabek, Robert Skov, Grischa Proemel, Anton Stach, Andrej Kramaric, Wout Weghorst, and Maximilian Beier, Heidenheim will most likely use a 3-4-1-2 configuration this time.

Bayer Leverkusen

After defeating Bayern Munich 3-0 in their previous game, Bayer Leverkusen will enter this one high on confidence. Bayer Leverkusen had 39% of the possession in the game and 8 of their 14 attempts on goal were on target. Josip Stanišić, Álex Grimaldo, and Jeremie Frimpong scored goals for Bayer Leverkusen. 

The defensive line for Bayer Leverkusen has put up some excellent performances, as seen by the fact that their cumulative "goals against" total for the previous six games is 4. Their forwards have managed to score 12 goals in the same time frame. We'll see if that pattern holds for this upcoming game.

As of the start of this match, Bayer Leverkusen had won their previous ten away league games. What a fantastic run they've had together. Before this game, Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso had no fitness concerns at all because he had an entirely healthy roster to choose from.

According to our analysis, Leverkusen will start the match with Frederik Roennow, Danilho Doekhi, Kevin Vogt, Diogo Leite, Christopher Trimmel, Aissa Laidouni, Rani Khedira, Janik Haberer, Robin Gosens, Kevin Volland, and Benedict Hollerbach in a 3-5-2 formation.

Expert Betting Tips

Currently sitting in ninth place in the league rankings, the hosts have had a successful first season in the Bundesliga. They entered the game on an eight-game winning streak and were back on track following four straight draws the previous week.

Leverkusen strengthened their case for the league crown last week with a commanding 3-0 victory against Bayern Munich. In three games this month, in all competitions, they have a perfect record, having scored eight goals and allowed only two goals.

Since both sides have been playing well lately, a tight encounter is anticipated. However, given their current undefeated streak and superior goal-scoring record, the visitors are predicted to win by at least 2-goal margin.

The potential score line is 1 - 3 or 1 - 4 win for Leverkusen