Heidenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen: Top Four Charge and Predictions
Stuttgart’s push for the Bundesliga top four continues as Heidenheim face bottom-dwelling Bayer Leverkusen at the Voith Arena on Saturday. With just 14 points in the book, Heidenheim are ten points behind third-place St. Pauli.
A 1-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt halted their season last month, and since then, they’ve faced a string of difficult matches. Frank Schmidt’s men have won just once this year—against Freiburg in December—and the coach will miss Tim Siersleben due to illness. Die Werkself approach this match on the back of a Champions League loss to Arsenal, but now they’re focused solely on securing a top-four finish in the Bundesliga.
The team is five points off fourth-placed Stuttgart and just one point ahead of 16th-place St. Pauli. Leverkusen’s last two matches ended with draws against Freiburg and Bayern Munich, but their victory over RB Leipzig means they’re within reach if results elsewhere prove favorable.
Heidenheim: Ramaj - P. Mainka, Behrens, Schöppner, Dorsch; Kerber, Dinkçi, C. Conteh, Zivzivadze.
Bayer Leverkusen: Flekken - Andrich, Oermann, Grimaldo, E. Fernández, Aleix García, Terrier, Poku, Maza, Schick.