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FCH Heidenheim Heidenheim - B04 Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen

FCH

3

B04

3

35'
P. Schick
22'
M. Tillman

Voith-Arena(Sold out)

Dr. Robin Braun

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41 %Marvin Pieringer

Marvin Pieringer

0:17

Watch: Mainka on the draw with Leverkusen

Full-time: Heidenheim 3-3 Bayer Leverkusen

A thrilling game ends in a draw, with the teams sharing six goals at the Voith-Arena on Saturday. Heidenheim never gave up, and despite trailing 2-0 and 3-2, they came back to claim a deserved share of the spoils via a second-half brace from Pieringer, who had only come off the bench in the 64th minute. Leverkusen, for whom Schick also scored twice, will doubtless be disappointed at their inability to hold onto their lead and cut the gap on the teams above them in the table

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Full-time

90'

+ 6

Maza fires over!

Possibly a final chance for the visitors - the ball falls to Maza in the box, but his wild attempt flies over the crossbar.

90'

+ 6

Yellow card

0:27

Kofane!

The Leverkusen forward uses his pace to get the ball ahead of the onrushing Ramaj, but a Heidenheim player is on hand to thwart the attack.

90'

+ 3

Leverkusen pushing, but wary of the counter

The away side seem most likely to grab a fourth goal right now, but Frank Schmidt’s team appear very dangerous on the counter, and the crowd get excited every time a break looks on.

90'

Into injury time

We're going to have seven minutes of stoppage time - more than enough time for one of these teams to snatch a winner.

90'

Yellow card

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

1.

Eren Sami Dinkci34.53km/h

2.

Sirlord Calvin Conteh34.37km/h

3.

Montrell Amare Culbreath34.06km/h

89'

Yellow card

87'

Substitution

Christian Kofane

Yes, they can!

Just when they seemed down and out, Pieringer grabs his second goal of the half and makes it 3-3. What a game!

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85'

Marvin Pieringer

GOAL!

3:3

Assist:Adrian Beck

Marvin Pieringer

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

11 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

6.11 m

84'

Six mins to go

Can Heidenheim find another leveller?

83'

Substitution

83'

Yellow card

82'

Substitution

82'

Substitution

Ezequiel Fernández

Leverkusen retake the lead!

Schick leaps to meet Grimaldo's corner and nods it home! The visitors are back in front!

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79'

Patrik Schick

GOAL!

2:3

Assist:Alejandro Grimaldo

Patrik Schick

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

45 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

4.8 m

76'

Anybody's game now

The match has entered a slightly manic phase in the last couple of minutes, with both teams looking for a third and potentially decisive goal. The final quarter of an hour will likely follow the same pattern.

74'

Yellow card

Equaliser for Heidenheim!

Andrich brings down Pieringer in the box, and the ref points to the spot. The Heidenheim striker dusts himself off and slots home the penalty, and Heidenheim are level!!

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72'

Marvin Pieringer

GOAL!

2:2

Penalty

Marvin Pieringer

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

77 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

88.25 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

70'

Tillman tests Ramaj

Tillman shoots through a number of bodies, but it's a little tame and Ramaj collects.

67'

Although the visitors lead...

..and have dominated possession, the teams have had almost the same number of efforts on goal.

Goal attempts

3off target

2on target

3off target

3on target

64'

Conteh on, Conteh off

Couple of subs for the home side: Pieringer and Sirlord Conteh come on for Christian Conteh and Kerber respectively.

64'

Substitution

Marvin Pieringer

Christian Conteh

64'

Substitution

64'

Yellow card

63'

Conteh well positioned

Christian Conteh finds himself in a great position right in front of goal, but the Leverkusen defence is quick to close him down. Heidenheim are re-energised in the wake of that goal!

59'

Close from Tella!

Tella tests Ramaj with a powerful drive - the Heidenheim 'keeper makes a great save, touching the ball onto the top of the bar and over for a corner.

Back in it!

Behrens whips in a cross from the left that evades everyone and ends up in the back of the net - a lifeline for the home side!

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56'

Hennes Behrens

GOAL!

1:2

Assist:Marnon Busch

Hennes Behrens

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

2 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

91.44 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

36.9 m

54'

Terrier forced off

Terrier, who had just come on, now has to be subbed himself after picking up an injury.

54'

Substitution

Off the post!

The ball drops to half-time sub Niehues, whose raking shot from outside the box clips the bottom of the right-hand post!

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46'

Back at it!

The second half is underway in Heidenheim.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Jonas Föhrenbach

Benedikt Gimber

45'

+ 2

Substitution

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Half-time

Half-time: Heidenheim 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen

The visitors lead by two goals at the break, courtesy of Tillman's cool finish and Schick's header. It's been no more than they've deserved, as they've looked fairly comfortable so far. Heidenheim have not lacked for effort, but goalscoring chances have been few and far between for them. Can they find a way back in the second half?

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45'

Loyal support

Despite the scoreline, the Heidenheim fans continue to sing and chant incessantly - they're sticking with their team.

0:28

Kerber goes close!

Kerber does well to get on the end of Christian Conteh's cross, but his firm header is just over! That's probably Heidenheim's best chance of the half.

40'

Half-chance for the hosts

Kerber stretches to get a touch on a through ball, but he just can't get there and Flekken is alert to the danger.

39'

Schick in the book

The goalscorer incurs the wrath of the ref following a late challenge on Gimber.

39'

Yellow card

The Werkself double their lead!

It's a well-worked second goal for the visitors: Grimaldo floats over a cross from the left, and Schick rises to bullet home a header and give his team a two-goal advantage!

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35'

Patrik Schick

GOAL!

0:2

Assist:Alejandro Grimaldo

Patrik Schick

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

48 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

5.21 m

32'

Heidenheim still in this

A couple of exiting-looking counter-attacks in quick succession, involving Dinkçi and Schöppner, both end in anti-climactic stray passes, but it's a sign that there's life in Heidenheim yet.

26'

Palacios shoots over

The Werkself clearly fancy a second to put themselves in a commanding position, but it won't be on this occasion, as Palacios' attempt soars over the bar.

0:18

Yellow for Schöppner

25'

Yellow card

23'

Immediate response

Heidenheim pick themselves up off the floor and almost get an equaliser: Christian Conteh feeds Behrens, whose low shot is well saved by Flekken!

There's the opener!

García sends over an inviting cross, and the unmarked Tillman calmly steers the ball into the back of the net past Ramaj - a vital lead for Leverkusen!

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22'

Malik Tillman

GOAL!

0:1

Assist:Aleix García

Malik Tillman

Goal probability

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

16 %

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.21 m

16'

Away side on top...but not by much

Leverkusen have dominated so far, but without creating any clear-cut chances. Heidenheim look a threat on the counter, and have competed strongly in the opening quarter of an hour.

13'

Visitors dominating possession early on

Possession (%)

3268

8'

Garcia has a go

A long period of Leverkusen possession concludes with García firing an effort towards goal, but it's wide of the left-hand post.

3'

Corner comes to nothing

Heidenheim earn a corner - the ball bounces around in the penalty area and eventually spins up into the arms of Flekken.

Early touch for Flekken

Flekken, making his comeback from a knee injury today, comes out and makes a solid early catch - that'll do his confidence no harm.

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1'

And we're off!

Referee Braun blows his whistle, and the encounter is underway.

Kick-off!

Anticipation growing

With just a few minutes to go till kick-off, there's an electric atmosphere at the Voith-Arena for this fixture!

Table talk

Irrespective of their or other results today, neither team can move up a spot, but they can gain vital ground. If Heidenheim can pull off a home win, they could cut the gap between them and 16th-placed St. Pauli (who play tomorrow) to seven points. Leverkusen, meanwhile, will stay in touch with Hoffenheim and Stuttgart in the event of victory, reducing the difference to two points.

Flekken fit

On 17 January, Mark Flekken suffered a knee ligament injury during Leverkusen's 1-0 defeat at Hoffenheim; the 32-year-old 'keeper makes his comeback today.

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0:07

Home players out for their warm-up

More on that Heideheim team

It's just the one change for Heidenheim from the side that lost to Frankfurt last weekend, as Christian Conteh replaces the injured Arijon Ibrahimović.

More on that Leverkusen team

Hjulmand decides to make four changes from the side that lost against Arsenal during the week, with Flekken returning in goal after a lengthy absence. Elsewhere, Tillman, Culbreath and Schick replace Terrier, Kofane and the suspended Tapsoba.

0:22

Calm before the storm at the Voith-Arena

Starting line-up: 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Formation:4-3-3 with 6

41

2

3

5

Benedikt Gimber

6

8

10

Christian Conteh

11

Budu Zivzivadze

20

26

30

Heidenheim subs

Feller, Föhrenbach, Traoré, Beck, S. Conteh, Honsak, Niehues, Pieringer, Schimmer

Starting line-up: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Formation:3-4-2-1 Double-10

1

4

8

10

14

19

20

Alejandro Grimaldo

24

25

Exequiel Palacios

30

42

Montrell Culbreath

Leverkusen subs

Blaswich, Omlin, Oermann, Tape, Fernández, Hofmann, Kofane, Tella, Terrier

Kasper Hjulmand on facing Heidenheim

"It's very difficult to play in Heidenheim, even though they're currently in 18th place. The players are ready for this match and know what's at stake. We're not looking too far ahead but are fully focused on winning this game. We want to seize this opportunity and challenge the teams ahead of us."

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Frank Schmidt on facing Leverkusen

"Leverkusen keep possession very well and have real quality in attack. They're aiming for a Champions League spot, so they need to beat us. You'll see that in their attitude and their approach. As always, we want to try and do as well as we can and cause an upset."

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Leverkusen out of the Champions League

Despite a good performance to earn a 1-1 draw at home in the first leg, Leverkusen came unstuck in North London against Arsenal as Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice both scored superb goals, giving the Gunners a 2-0 win on the night and a 3-1 win on aggregate.

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Finishing school

Leverkusen have scored more than twice as many goals (49) as Heidenheim (24) this season. Die Werkself have also created twice as many clear-cut chances as the division's bottom club, who have the worst shot efficiency in the Bundesliga, needing an average of 12 efforts per goal.

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Perfect record

Leverkusen have won all five of their Bundesliga meetings with Heidenheim to date. Hamburg are the only other Bundesliga team Schmidt's team have faced without getting a result.

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Set-piece contrast

Five of the nine set-piece goals conceded by Heidenheim after 26 matches were penalties. That means they've shipped just four from corners, free-kicks and throw-ins - half Leverkusen's tally from dead-ball scenarios (not including penalties - three).

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2:03

Watch: Leverkusen 6-0 Heidenheim - previous meeting

Heidenheim suffered their heaviest top-flight loss in the reverse fixture, with Ibrahim Maza starring for Leverkusen. Heidenheim midfielder Niklas Dorsch described the performance as "a complete meltdown on all levels".

2:03

Watch: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Heidenheim - highlights

Arnaud Kalimuendo's spectacular volley condemned Heidenheim to their 18th league defeat of the season. Winless in 13, Frank Schmidt's side are 10 points adrift of the relegation play-off spot, with only eight games remaining.

2:03

Watch: Leverkusen 1-1 Bayern Munich - highlights

Leverkusen took the lead and had a late goal ruled out, but could not force a winner against nine-man Bayern Munich. Die Werkself, who have a seven-point cushion in sixth, currently trail the top-four places by five points.

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