German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, April 5, 2025
Bayer Leverkusen LLWWL 1
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1. FC Heidenheim 1846 DLDWW 0
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Match Report

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Bayer Leverkusen grab late winner to keep title hopes alive

Reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen needed a stoppage-time goal from substitute Emiliano Buendia to snatch a 1-0 win over hosts Heidenheim on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
51.4
Possession
48.6
6
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
459
Accurate Passes
405
536
Passes
506
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
74
34
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
14
33
Effective Clearances
16
33
Clearances
16

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-1

Lineups

HDH · 5-4-1

  1. 1Kevin MüllerG
  2. 5Benedikt GimberCD
  3. 4Tim SierslebenCD-L
  4. 6Patrick MainkaCD-R
  5. 13Frans KrätzigLB
  6. 23Omar-Haktab TraoréRB
  7. 3Jan SchöppnerCM-L
  8. 2Marnon BuschCM-R
  9. 21Adrian BeckLM
  10. 39Niklas DorschRM
  11. 18Marvin PieringerF

Substitutes

  1. 16Julian NiehuesSUB
  2. 40Frank FellerSUB
  3. 27Thomas KellerSUB
  4. 8Léo ScienzaSUB
  5. 9Stefan SchimmerSUB
  6. 31Sirlord ContehSUB
  7. 20Luca KerberSUB
  8. 10Paul WannerSUB
  9. 19Jonas FöhrenbachSUB

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 8Robert AndrichCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 4Jonathan TahCD-R
  5. 24Aleix GarcíaCM-L
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 21Amine AdliF
  10. 22Victor BonifaceCF-L
  11. 19Nathan TellaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 47Kerim AlajbegovicSUB
  2. 12Edmond TapsobaSUB
  3. 14Patrik SchickSUB
  4. 17Matej KovárSUB
  5. 7Jonas HofmannSUB
  6. 18Alejo SarcoSUB
  7. 13ArthurSUB
  8. 23Nordi MukieleSUB
  9. 16Emiliano BuendíaSUB

Timeline

  1. 42' Jan Schöppner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Léo Scienza replaces Marnon Busch.
  3. 68' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Victor Boniface.
  4. 68' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Nathan Tella.
  5. 76' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Luca Kerber replaces Tim Siersleben.
  6. 76' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Sirlord Conteh replaces Niklas Dorsch.
  7. 76' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Amine Adli.
  8. 85' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Robert Andrich.
  9. 90'+1' Goal! 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Emiliano Buendía (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Stefan Schimmer replaces Adrian Beck.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Julian Niehues replaces Jan Schöppner.

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