However, how and when Bayer 04 score their goals makes the difference this season. For example, coach Jupp Heynckes’ team stays dangerous till the final whistle: They have scored half of their goals (24) in the last third of the match. Twelve of these goals were scored in the last fifteen minutes.
Bayer’s opponents do not only have reason to fear the last minutes against the Werkself. Set plays near the box are also always dangerous. Stefan Reinartz’s head ball goal against VfB Stuttgart was already the 18th goal after a set play for Leverkusen. Further, Bayer 04 players are the most clinical footballers in the league. They convert more than 18 per cent of their chances into goals.
When you ask coach Jupp Heynckes about his tactical formation, he answers that it is not really that important because the boundaries between the midfield and attack are blurry. The statistics prove him right: 30 of Bayer 04’s goals were scored by midfielders. This is also top in the league