Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Bayer Leverkusen cannot afford to drop points away to a Heidenheim side who have lost their last three league games.
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Heidenheim preview: Three from 26
Heidenheim winning just three of their 26 Bundesliga fixtures this season underlines why they are firmly planted down at the bottom of the table and almost certainly heading down to 2. Bundesliga. It’s now just one point accrued from their last eight games, that’s a single point from a possible 24.
Despite Eintracht Frankfurt going down to ten men after Kalimuendo had given them the lead, Heidenheim failed to get anything from their encounter last weekend. Everything Frank Schmidt tries just isn’t working.
Bayer Leverkusen preview: Too many draws
Bayer Leverkusen are falling behind in the battle for Champions League football next season, mainly due to the sheer number of draws they are currently picking up. Three of their last four Bundesliga fixtures have finished level although their last draw came against runaway league leaders Bayern Munich.
However, Leverkusen need to pick themselves up after exerting so much effort in North London midweek. Despite a valiant effort, the Germans went down 2-0 to Premier League table toppers Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash.
Heidenheim team news: Ibrahimovic faces late fitness test
Heidenheim attacker Ibrahimovic could miss out and is likely to be assessed ahead of kick off. Kaufmann and Paqarada definitely miss out with Stergiou potentially joining them.
Predicted XI: (4-3-3): Ramaj; Busch, Mainka, Gimber, Behrens; Kerber, Schoppner, Dorsch; Dinkci, Zivzivadze, C. Conteh
Unavailable: Kaufmann (Injured), Paqarada (Injured)
Questionable: Ibrahimovic (Injured), Stergiou (Injured)
Bayer Leverkusen team news: Change forced at the back
Oermann is expected to start in central defence for Bayer Leverkusen with Tapsoba suspended, whilst the visitors are dealing with a lengthy injury list that includes Vazquez, Arthur and Ben Seghir.
Predicted XI: (3-4-3): Flekken; Quansah, Andrich, Oermann; Culbreath, Fernandez, Garcia, Grimaldo; Hofmann, Schick, Maza
Unavailable: Arthur (Injured), Bade (Injured), Ben Seghir (Injured), Tapsoba (Suspended), Vazquez (Injured)
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Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction
For Bayer Leverkusen, it’s about doing a professional job here, not showing any complacency and taking their chances when they come against the weakest defence in the Bundesliga. There may be questions over their fitness levels the longer this match goes on following Leverkusen’s Champions League exploits but the away side will hope to have the game wrapped up early on.
With Heidenheim having lost a whopping 18 of their 26 league fixtures this campaign, including seven of their last eight, getting something from this game would be a big surprise. Leverkusen boast a significantly stronger squad with better players and should triumph comfortably.
Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen tip: Bayer Leverkusen to win
