LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen wipes out Heidenheim 4-1 with goals of Victor Boniface (9′), Jonas Hofmann (63′), Victor Boniface (74′ pen) and Amine Adli (82′). On the other side, Heidenheim scored with ​Eren Dinkçi (58′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen was truly superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 29,557 spectators.​ The referee was Christian Dingert who was helped by Benedikt Kempkes and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.13 degrees Celsius or 66.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 - 1

Heidenheim

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 21 Total 2
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 0
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 162 Attack 56
  • 77 Dangerous attack 17
  • 93 Ball safe 83
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 73% while Heidenheim was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match​.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 21 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Heidenheim shot 2 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (Exequiel Palacios). On the opposite side, Heidenheim received 1 yellow card (Norman Theuerkauf).

Match Timeline

Victor Boniface (goal)Exequiel Palacios
9'
Exequiel Palacios- Yellow
31'
37'
Norman Theuerkauf- Yellow
58'
Eren Dinkçi(goal)Jan-Niklas Beste
Jonas Hofmann(goal)Exequiel Palacios
63'
63'
Adrian Beck- sub ->Nikola Dovedan
70'
Florian Pick- sub ->Norman Theuerkauf
Amine Adli- sub ->Florian Wirtz
71'
Robert Andrich- sub ->Exequiel Palacios
71'
Victor Boniface (penalty)
74'
Alejandro Grimaldo(VAR)
74'
Nathan Tella- sub ->Jeremie Frimpong
79'
82'
Marvin Pieringer- sub ->Tim Kleindienst
82'
Kevin Sessa- sub ->Eren Dinkçi
82'
Denis Thomalla- sub ->Jan-Niklas Beste
Amine Adli(goal)Alejandro Grimaldo
82'
Piero Hincapié- sub ->Alejandro Grimaldo
85'
Adam Hlozek- sub ->Victor Boniface
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this encounter, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 13 points like FC Bayern München to go down in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Heidenheim will stay with 4 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

Heidenheim will host FC Köln on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
7.0
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.8
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
8.1
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
7.1
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
7.8
63'
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
7.7
71'
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
8.4
85'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
9.1
71' 31'
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
7.8
79'
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.9
F
Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria
8.9
85' 9', 74'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
6.8
85'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.8
71'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
M
Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria
6.8
79'
M
Gustavo Puerta 32.Colombia
F
Amine Adli 21.France
7.8
71' 82'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
6.6
85'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (7.0), Odilon Kossounou (8.1), Jonathan Tah (6.8), Edmond Tapsoba (7.1), Jeremie Frimpong (7.8), Exequiel Palacios (9.1), Granit Xhaka (7.9), Alejandro Grimaldo (8.4), Jonas Hofmann (7.8), Florian Wirtz (7.7) and Victor Boniface (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Josip Stanišić, Piero Hincapié (6.8), Robert Andrich (6.8), Nadiem Amiri, Matej Kovar, Nathan Tella (6.8), Amine Adli (7.8), Adam Hložek (6.6) and Gustavo Puerta.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Victor Boniface for Adam Hložek (85′), Alejandro Grimaldo for Piero Hincapié (85′), Florian Wirtz for Amine Adli (71′), Jeremie Frimpong for Nathan Tella (79′) and Exequiel Palacios for Robert Andrich (71′).

Best player: Exequiel Palacios​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Exequiel Palacios even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.1) with 108 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Heidenheim – Formation

Heidenheim
G
Kevin Müller 1.Germany
7.3
D
Tim Siersleben 4.Germany
6.1
D
Patrick Mainka 6.Germany
6.6
D
Jonas Föhrenbach 19.Germany
6.1
D
Omar Traoré 23.Germany
6.3
M
Eren Dinkçi 8.Germany
6.8
82' 58'
M
Norman Theuerkauf 30.Germany
6.6
70' 37'
M
Lennard Maloney 33.Germany
6.3
M
Jan-Niklas Beste 37.Germany
6.7
82'
M
Nikola Dovedan 20.Austria
6.6
63'
F
Tim Kleindienst 10.Germany
6.4
82'
Substitutes
G
Vitus Eicher 22.Germany
M
Jan Schöppner 3.Germany
M
Kevin Sessa 16.Germany
6.6
82'
M
Florian Pick 17.Germany
6.4
70'
M
Adrian Beck 21.Germany
6.4
63'
M
Thomas Keller 27.Germany
F
Marvin Pieringer 18.Germany
6.6
82'
F
Stefan Schimmer 9.Germany
F
Denis Thomalla 11.Germany
6.7
82'

Heidenheim started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Frank Schmidt played with: Kevin Müller (7.3), Haktab Omar Traore (6.3), Patrick Mainka (6.6), Tim Siersleben (6.1), Jonas Föhrenbach (6.1), Lennard Maloney (6.3), Norman Theuerkauf (6.6), Eren Dinkçi (6.8), Nikola Dovedan (6.6), Jan-Niklas Beste (6.7) and Tim Kleindienst (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marvin Pieringer (6.6), Jan Schöppner, Stefan Schimmer, Denis Thomalla (6.7), Kevin Sessa (6.6), Florian Pick (6.4), Adrian Beck (6.4), Vitus Eicher and Thomas Keller.

Substitutions

Heidenheim made 5 changes: Nikola Dovedan for Adrian Beck (63′), Tim Kleindienst for Marvin Pieringer (82′), Eren Dinkçi for Kevin Sessa (82′), Norman Theuerkauf for Florian Pick (70′) and Jan-Niklas Beste for Denis Thomalla (82′).

Best player: Kevin Müller​

The player that probably impressed the most for Heidenheim was the goalkeeper: Kevin Müller. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​