German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, September 24, 2023
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 WLLDW 1
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Bayer Leverkusen WWWDW 4
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B04134
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Match Report

Leverkusen's Boniface scores twice in 4-1 win over promoted Heidenheim

Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface scored twice in a 4-1 victory over promoted Heidenheim on Sunday, as his team joined Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga with their fourth win in five league games.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
1
28.5
Possession
71.5
2
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
10
1.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
241
Accurate Passes
752
321
Passes
822
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
41
18
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.9
0
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
4
21
Effective Clearances
12
21
Clearances
12

Head to Head

HDH leads series 1-0

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  4. 6Odilon KossounouCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 22Victor BonifaceF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

HDH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kevin MüllerG
  2. 4Tim SierslebenCD-L
  3. 6Patrick MainkaCD-R
  4. 19Jonas FöhrenbachLB
  5. 23Omar-Haktab TraoréRB
  6. 20Nikola DovedanAM
  7. 30Norman TheuerkaufLM
  8. 33Lennard MaloneyRM
  9. 10Tim KleindienstF
  10. 37Niklas BesteAM-L
  11. 8Eren DinkciAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  2. 31' Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Norman Theuerkauf (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Eren Dinkçi (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan-Niklas Beste.
  5. 63' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
  6. 63' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Adrian Beck replaces Nikola Dovedan.
  7. 69' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Florian Pick replaces Norman Theuerkauf.
  8. 71' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  9. 71' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz.
  10. 74' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  11. 79' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  12. 82' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Marvin Pieringer replaces Tim Kleindienst.
  13. 82' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Kevin Sessa replaces Eren Dinkçi.
  14. 82' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Denis Thomalla replaces Jan-Niklas Beste.
  15. 82' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
  16. 85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
  17. 85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Álex Grimaldo.

Bundesliga News

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