Bayer Leverkusen - Heidenheim predictions

With the 1.19 odds on a home win, there’s little doubt that Bayer Leverkusen will win the match on Saturday. Heidenheim winning would be one of the biggest upsets of the season, but we wouldn’t hold our breaths for that to happen.

With a price of 13.00 on an away win among most online sportsbooks, it’s clear Heidenheim will likely not fare well against Leverkusen. Even a draw seems to be too optimistic for the away team.

Team from Leverkusen are coming off from an unexpected away draw at Bochum in the last round of the Bundesliga. Despite taking an early lead, they put their guard down in the second half and ended up sharing the spoils in a 1:1 draw best bookmakers online expected them to win.

Unlike in this match, Heidenheim had the support of their home fans in the previous matchup. Unfortunately, they were still the clear underdogs compared to Wolfsburg and predictably lost the game 1:3 after spending most of the runtime playing from behind.

Leverkusen have been showing a rather mediocre form lately with 3 consecutive draws.

The visitors are hoping to put some more distance between them and the relegation zone, which is currently only 5 points away. With a team like Leverkusen coming up, though, that might be difficult. They’re clear underdogs in this matchup. Thankfully, the season is still in its early stages.

The recent history of this matchup reveals a good part of why the hosts are considered the favourites. A quick look at the stats shows a decisive victory over Heidenheim. The most recent clash between the two squads is from last season, though.

Heidenheim will have an even more difficult time of this match than what was expected. They will be missing at least a few players due to injury - Marnon Busch, Lennard Maloney, Thomas Keller, Julian Niehues will all be unable to perform.

Going for a straight Result bet would severely limit your profits, so our advice is to throw in a -1.5 Asian Handicap for the favourites. This will still keep the odds in your favour at 1, but should do wonders for potential profitability.