Leverkusen Go Hard for Heidenheim as Dem Face Relegation Battle

Leverkusen, Germany – As Bayer Leverkusen prepare to welcome Heidenheim to the BayArena on Saturday afternoon, dem de para to show dia European success no be fluke. Dem just bounce back from serious wahala after dem sharp loss of 3-0 to Bayern Munich last week. But no fear, dem don quickly collect one solid 1-0 win for Champions League against Benfica on Wednesday.

With three victories from dia last four matches, Leverkusen dey shine like diamond, holding 17 points from nine Bundesliga games but still dey lick dia wounds from two league defeats (Bayern and who else?). Their attacking game dey hot, ranking among the top three for goals scored in the division – so you know say dem go wan unpack plenty goals against one of the weakest defenses in the league.

But no forget, coach Kasper Hjulmand get serious work to do cause Ezequiel Fernández dey miss this weekend, and he don miss three matches on top knee wahala. Palacios dey recover from groin injury, while Tapé and Tella still dey sit down for sideline. Na serious case! Dem go line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation: Flekken, Quansah, Bade, Tapsoba, Arthur, Garcia, Andrich, Grimaldo, Poku, Maza, and Schick go dey lead the charge.

Heidenheim no dey carry last for their own side, dem gree wave flag with just five points from nine matches and na real relegation battle dem dey face this season. Frank Schmidt been don dey hold this club for 18 years, guiding dem from fifth tier to the big boys in Europe, but e no mean say e go sit down do nothing this time around.

Although their results no too sweet like palm wine, recent performances show say the team dey try hold ground. Dem manage earn 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt last week, but dem need more fire to shake Leverkusen. With their record, no win in five Bundesliga outings, Schmidt and im boys dey gree say na to defend and hope for counter-attack. Na serious luck they need to present a challenge to one of Germany’s best attacks.

Heidenheim team news show say dem still dey miss forward Sirlord Conteh wey still dey waka on top knee issue. Goalkeeper Frank Feller and defender Leart Paqarada dey on injured list too. Dem go likely show up in a 4-4-2 formation: Ramaj, Traore, Mainka, Siersleben, Föhrenback, Ibrahimovic, Niehues, Schöppner, Honsak, Schimmer, Zivzivadze.

The two teams don face each other plenty times and Leverkusen don win the last four meetings wey don make dem believe say dem get power over Heidenheim. Heidenheim don dey cry for defense na so we no go be surprised if Leverkusen land plenty goals this Saturday.

With all this drama, Leverkusen dey shine bright ahead of the match with hefty hopes to maintain their form against a club struggling to stay afloat. The match go hold for Saturday, 8th November 2025 at 14:30 GMT. Make we see how e go turn out but the odds dey favor Leverkusen to win strong.