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BundesligaMatchweek 27THE MATCH CENTRE

1. FC Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen match centre

1. FC Heidenheim badge1. FC HeidenheimHome · 17 in league
LDLLL
Momentum↓ Low6/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
3:3
UK time · Europe/London
Bayer Leverkusen badgeBayer LeverkusenAway · 6 in league
DDDDL
Momentum↓ Low25/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
H. Behrens56′
M. Pieringer72′ (pen)
M. Pieringer85′
M. Tillman22′
P. Schick35′
P. Schick79′
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THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate3.7%1. FC Heidenheim
Draw92.5%at full time
Current result estimate3.9%Bayer Leverkusen
Another goal7.7%before full time

Next goal: 1. FC Heidenheim 3.7% · no further goal 92.3% · Bayer Leverkusen 4.0%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
1. FC HeidenheimBayer Leverkusen
2Corner Kicks4
9Fouls11
3Yellow Cards4
—Red Cards—
2Goalkeeper Saves2
308Total passes509
256Passes accurate444

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

Bundesliga

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Bayern München34+8689—
2Borussia Dortmund34+3673—
3RB Leipzig34+1965—
4VfB Stuttgart34+2262—
51899 Hoffenheim34+1361—
6Bayer Leverkusen35+2160—
7SC Freiburg34-647—
8Eintracht Frankfurt34-444—
9FC Augsburg34-1643—
10FSV Mainz 0534-940—
11Union Berlin34-1439—
12Borussia Mönchengladbach34-1138—
13Hamburger SV34-1438—
141. FC Köln34-1432—
15Werder Bremen34-2332—
16VfL Wolfsburg34-2429—
171. FC Heidenheim35-3127—
18FC St. Pauli34-3126—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

1. FC Heidenheim 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Bayer Leverkusen 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Bayer Leverkusen

2/10Wins
1.3Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At away venues, 2 wins from 8 available matches.

Inspect Bayer Leverkusen’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare 1. FC Heidenheim at home with Bayer Leverkusen away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 01:49 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

Bundesliga · 2025/26 · all league matches

1. FC HeidenheimBayer Leverkusen
26Matches played26
14Points earned45
3Wins13
1.0Goals scored / match1.9
2.3Goals conceded / match1.3
0Clean sheets7
11Failed to score4

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares 1. FC Heidenheim at home with Bayer Leverkusen away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

1. FC Heidenheim

Confirmed formation4-3-3Frank Schmidt
  1. 41D. RamajG
  2. 2M. BuschD
  3. 6P. MainkaD
  4. 5B. GimberD
  5. 26H. BehrensD
  6. 20L. KerberM
  7. 3J. SchoppnerM
  8. 30N. DorschM
  9. 8E. DinkciF
  10. 11B. ZivzivadzeF
  11. 10C. ContehF
Substitutes (9)

40 · F. Feller

19 · J. Fohrenbach

31 · S. Conteh

9 · S. Schimmer

18 · M. Pieringer

17 · M. Honsak

21 · A. Beck

23 · O. H. Traore

16 · J. Niehues

Bayer Leverkusen

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Kasper Hjulmand
  1. 1M. FlekkenG
  2. 42M. CulbreathD
  3. 4J. QuansahD
  4. 8R. AndrichD
  5. 20A. GrimaldoD
  6. 25E. PalaciosM
  7. 24A. GarciaM
  8. 30I. MazaM
  9. 10M. TillmanM
  10. 19E. PokuM
  11. 14P. SchickF
Substitutes (9)

18 · J. Omlin

28 · J. Blaswich

23 · N. Tella

6 · E. Fernandez

15 · T. Oermann

7 · J. Hofmann

11 · M. Terrier

16 · A. Tape

35 · C. Kofane

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

1. FC Heidenheim

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Diant Ramaj906.2—0—45—
Marnon Busch906.6—1—264
Patrick Mainka906.3—0127—
Benedikt Gimber456.2—0—15—
Hennes Behrens907.7102313
Luca Kerber645.9—0111—
Jan Schöppner456.2—0—111
Niklas Dorsch836.6—0—411
Eren Dinkçi906.9—0—294
Budu Zivzivadze906.9—01182
Christian Joe Conteh646.9—0—9—
Jonas Föhrenbach456.7—0—252
Julian Niehues456.6—0117—
Marvin Pieringer268.92026—
Sirlord Conteh266.6—0—4—
Adrian Beck157.2—1—3—
Frank Feller———————
Haktab Omar Traore———————
Mathias Honsak———————
Stefan Schimmer———————

Bayer Leverkusen

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Mark Flekken906.5—0—19—
Montrell Culbreath906.5—0—333
Jarell Quansah906.5—0—752
Robert Andrich875.7—0—661
Alejandro Grimaldo907.5—2—471
Exequiel Palacios907.2—01931
Aleix García827.7—11701
Ibrahim Maza907.2—01283
Malik Tillman827.2102341
Ernest Poku456.3—0—12—
Patrik Schick907.720323—
Martin Terrier96.5—0—2—
Nathan Tella367.2—01111
Tim Oermann86.2—0—6—
Ezequiel Fernández86.3—0—12—
Christian Kofane116.3—0—2—
Jonas Omlin———————
Janis Blaswich———————
Axel Tape———————
Jonas Hofmann———————
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