Bayer Leverkusen vs 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, 2024-25 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

30': Exequiel Palacios
32': Patrik Schick
52': Patrik Schick
71': Patrik Schick
82': Granit Xhaka

FT
5 - 2

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

10': Niklas Dorsch
21': Mathias Honsak

Leverkusen's Schick scores hat-trick in win over Heidenheim

Bayer Leverkusen striker Patrik Schick bagged a hat-trick on Saturday to help the German champions battle back from a two-goal deficit and crush Heidenheim 5-2 in the Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
6': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8': Foul by Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
8': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
9': Niklas Dorsch (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Attempt missed. Lennard Maloney (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
10': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Niklas Dorsch (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Pieringer.
12': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
13': Attempt saved. Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathias Honsak.
15': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Patrick Mainka.
17': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
17': Niklas Dorsch (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2. Mathias Honsak (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niklas Dorsch.
22': Foul by Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
22': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix García.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
27': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Jonas Föhrenbach.
27': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Paul Wanner replaces Marvin Pieringer because of an injury.
30': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
31': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Lennard Maloney (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
32': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a cross.
37': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
37': Patrick Mainka (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Paul Wanner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
38': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
40': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
40': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Müller.
42': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Offside, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Paul Wanner is caught offside.
45': Foul by Omar Traoré (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
45': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Hand ball by Paul Wanner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
45'+3': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
45'+5': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+6': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Niklas Dorsch.
45'+7': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2.
45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2.
49': Foul by Adrian Beck (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
49': Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
51': Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
52': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
54': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
56': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
57': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
57': Mathias Honsak (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Jonas Föhrenbach (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
58': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Léo Scienza replaces Niklas Dorsch.
62': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Sirlord Conteh replaces Adrian Beck.
62': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Mikkel Kaufmann replaces Mathias Honsak.
63': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Mainka (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Foul by Léo Scienza (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
66': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lennard Maloney.
69': Attempt missed. Sirlord Conteh (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
69': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Aleix García.
71': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arthur.
76': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Benedikt Gimber.
77': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Florian Wirtz.
78': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
78': Lennard Maloney (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
84': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Luca Kerber replaces Lennard Maloney.
86': Foul by Jonas Föhrenbach (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
86': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Arthur (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
88': Léo Scienza (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Jan Schöppner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Kaufmann.
90': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
90': Foul by Luca Kerber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846).
90': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Terrier with a cross.
90'+1': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+1': Léo Scienza (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2.
0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 2.

Statistics

HDH		B04
11	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	1
21.5	Possession	78.5
6	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	10
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
181	Accurate Passes	866
252	Passes	948
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	7
10	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	28
18	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	5
13	Effective Tackles	5
26	Tackles	5
0.5	Tackle %	1.0
9	Interceptions	4
27	Effective Clearances	7
27	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 29,103

Bundesliga Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	15	+34	36
2	Bayer Leverkusen	14	+12	29
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	15	+12	27
4	RB Leipzig	15	+4	27

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
3	Piero Hincapié
12	Edmond Tapsoba
34	Granit Xhaka
25	Exequiel Palacios
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
30	Jeremie Frimpong
14	Patrik Schick
24	Aleix García
10	Florian Wirtz

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Arthur, Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka, Niklas Lomb, Robert Andrich, Artem Stepanov, Matej Kovar, Nathan Tella, Martin Terrier.

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Kevin Müller (GK)
5	Benedikt Gimber
6	Patrick Mainka
19	Jonas Föhrenbach
23	Omar Haktab Traoré
17	Mathias Honsak
3	Jan Schöppner
39	Niklas Dorsch
21	Adrian Beck
33	Lennard Maloney
18	Marvin Pieringer

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 Substitutes:

Norman Theuerkauf, Mikkel Kaufmann, Luca Kerber, Léo Scienza, Sirlord Conteh, Maximilian Breunig, Frank Feller, Paul Wanner, Tim Siersleben.

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