Bayer Leverkusen vs Heidenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-09-23 13:30.
Bayer Leverkusen came away from their last Bundesliga outing against Bayern Munich with a creditable point that sees them remain top of the table heading into the fifth round of fixtures. Encouragingly for boss Xabi Alonso, eight of his players have found the back of the net already this term in Germany’s top flight – a division-high figure.
After a convincing 4-0 win over Hӓcken on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League, Alonso spoke about having “a large squad ready for three competitions” and that he was “happy with all the players who haven’t started recently”. The Spaniard’s confidence in the quality of his bench is well founded, as an impressive five Leverkusen goals have been scored by substitutes so far this campaign.
Sunday afternoon’s visitors Heidenheim earned their first-ever Bundesliga victory in style last weekend, defeating Werder Bremen 4-2. It was a fitting way to mark the record-breaking tenure of head coach Frank Schmidt, who became the longest-serving boss of a German professional club in history, having taken the helm at the Baden-Württemberg outfit back in September 2007!
FCH were in the second tier when they sensationally knocked Leverkusen out of the DFB-Pokal in the 2018/19 season – the only previous time the two clubs have met. Don’t be surprised if they cause another surprise by doing it the hard way, as their last away trip saw them claim a hugely impressive draw at Signal Iduna Park against Borussia Dortmund after going 2-0 down inside 15 minutes.
Players to watch: After contributing in a half-hour cameo by scoring Leverkusen’s fourth in the hammering of Hӓcken, Jonas Hofmann may well get the opportunity to show what he can do in the starting line-up. Tim Kleindienst was the star of the show for Heidenheim against Bremen (G1, A2), with his latest strike taking his tally in all competitions this campaign to four goals, three of which have come in the opening 15 minutes.
Hot streak: There have been at least two goals in each half across Leverkusen’s last four home matches.