Bundesliga: FC Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 28 match between FC Heidenheim and Bayer Leverkusen and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bayer Leverkusen go up against FC Heidenheim on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at Voith-Arena.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Bayer Leverkusen have claimed 59 points after 27 rounds, while FC Heidenheim have amassed 22 points and are now ranked as number 16 in the Bundesliga standings.

Form: FC Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen

FC Heidenheim Form

FC Heidenheim should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Hoffenheim, before beating first Holstein Kiel by 3-1, then Wolfsburg in a 0-1 win. FC Heidenheim only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored six and conceded ten goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Bayer Leverkusen. They first took out VfB Stuttgart by 3-4 before downing Bochum by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against Arminia Bielefeld, who ran out 2-1 winners. Bayer Leverkusen recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, in which they banged in 15 goals, whilst conceding eight. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting stats for FC Heidenheim and Bayer Leverkusen

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between FC Heidenheim and Bayer Leverkusen. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: FC Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Patrik Schick has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Bayer Leverkusen bank on him to build on these numbers against FC Heidenheim. The latter relies on Marvin Pieringer, who found the target three times in six games.

Popular betting markets: FC Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen

Full-time result

FC Heidenheim claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing seven. Bayer Leverkusen won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 30 away matches in a row.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, FC Heidenheim only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Bayer Leverkusen will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with FC Heidenheim managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with FC Heidenheim.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of FC Heidenheim’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bayer Leverkusen, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.