Heidenheim receive Sandhausen as obvious favourites: Full preview

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 27.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Voith-Arena (15000 seats)

2. Bundesliga: Top-drawer against second-rate, at least based on the league table. Heidenheim - Sandhausen. Home victory or a surprise result?

Insights:
  • Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in 2. Bundesliga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Heidenheim form and stats

Heidenheim have performed here at Voith-Arena this season with 7 wins from 11 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. Heidenheim has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Voith-Arena. We remember; it was St. Pauli.

Heidenheim drew their last game, 1-1 away at Dynamo Dresden (placed 14th). Mohr (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.75/10. Mohr served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Hamburger SV.

The Heidenheim fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Heidenheim have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sandhausen form and stats

5-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sandhausen in their 2. Bundesliga matches away.

Sandhausen delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Hamburger SV (placed 2nd) in their previous match.

Before that, Sandhausen travelled to Ingolstadt and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sandhausen playing away, we found six games. Results were one away win, one draw and four home wins.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sandhausen have scored 16 goals in 12 league games away. Sandhausen have conceded 18 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Sandhausen has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The most up to date registered scoreline between these sides is the Sandhausen - Heidenheim 1-3 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Heidenheim seven wins, zero draws and Sandhausen three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SandhausenP. Testroet
P. Testroet
8 goals
HeidenheimT. Kleindienst
T. Kleindienst
7 goals
HeidenheimT. Mohr
T. Mohr
6 goals

Heidenheim missing players

Sandhausen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Heidenheim Sandhausen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 12 23
11 7 2 Won W 0 5 6
5 3 1 Drew D 0 3 7
7 1 0 Lost L 3 4 10
29 18 5 Scored S 4 16 25
29 10 3 Conceded C 10 18 40
87% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 91%
74% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 83%
57% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 58% 52%
22% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 33% 30%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 9%
52% 64% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 57%
26% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 26%
35% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 26%
 
6.3 7.5 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.1 3.7
5 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 10.7 7.1 6
1.8 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.6 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
13.6 15 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 9.1 9.7
3.8 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.7 2.9
33% 40% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 50% 38%
 
12.6 12.3 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 24 18.8 16.1
3.6 3.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9.3 6.3 5.8
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Heidenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sandhausen have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in 2. Bundesliga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Werder Bremen 23 12 6 5 44 31 11 5 4 2 20 11 12 7 2 3 24 20 13 42
2 Hamburger SV 23 10 11 2 42 21 12 6 6 0 24 11 11 4 5 2 18 10 21 41
3 Darmstadt 98 23 12 5 6 48 30 11 6 2 3 24 14 12 6 3 3 24 16 18 41
4 St. Pauli 23 12 5 6 45 34 11 8 2 1 28 12 12 4 3 5 17 22 11 41
5 Schalke 04 23 12 4 7 45 27 12 7 2 3 28 16 11 5 2 4 17 11 18 40
6 Heidenheim 23 11 5 7 29 29 11 7 3 1 18 10 12 4 2 6 11 19 0 38
7 Nurnberg 23 10 6 7 32 32 12 6 2 4 17 14 11 4 4 3 15 18 0 36
8 Paderborn 23 8 8 7 38 30 12 2 4 6 15 18 11 6 4 1 23 12 8 32
9 Karlsruher SC 23 8 8 7 40 35 12 5 4 3 24 18 11 3 4 4 16 17 5 32
10 Jahn Regensburg 23 9 4 10 42 37 12 5 2 5 27 22 11 4 2 5 15 15 5 31
11 Holstein Kiel 23 8 7 8 30 36 12 5 2 5 14 18 11 3 5 3 16 18 -6 31
12 Hannover 96 23 7 7 9 21 32 11 3 4 4 8 13 12 4 3 5 13 19 -11 28
13 Fortuna Düsseldorf 23 7 5 11 28 32 12 3 4 5 17 17 11 4 1 6 11 15 -4 26
14 Dynamo Dresden 23 7 5 11 23 31 11 5 2 4 15 12 12 2 3 7 8 19 -8 26
15 Hansa Rostock 23 6 7 10 27 36 11 2 3 6 10 17 12 4 4 4 17 19 -9 25
16 Sandhausen 23 6 7 10 25 40 11 1 4 6 9 22 12 5 3 4 16 18 -15 25
17 Ingolstadt 23 3 6 14 21 42 11 1 4 6 8 16 12 2 2 8 13 26 -21 15
18 Erzgebirge Aue 23 3 6 14 20 45 12 2 2 8 10 23 11 1 4 6 10 22 -25 15

2. Bundesliga:
Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Werder Bremen 23 12 6 5 44 31 11 5 4 2 20 11 12 7 2 3 24 20 13 42
2 Hamburger SV 23 10 11 2 42 21 12 6 6 0 24 11 11 4 5 2 18 10 21 41
3 Darmstadt 98 23 12 5 6 48 30 11 6 2 3 24 14 12 6 3 3 24 16 18 41
4 St. Pauli 23 12 5 6 45 34 11 8 2 1 28 12 12 4 3 5 17 22 11 41
5 Schalke 04 23 12 4 7 45 27 12 7 2 3 28 16 11 5 2 4 17 11 18 40
6 Heidenheim 23 11 5 7 29 29 11 7 3 1 18 10 12 4 2 6 11 19 0 38
7 Nurnberg 23 10 6 7 32 32 12 6 2 4 17 14 11 4 4 3 15 18 0 36
8 Paderborn 23 8 8 7 38 30 12 2 4 6 15 18 11 6 4 1 23 12 8 32
9 Karlsruher SC 23 8 8 7 40 35 12 5 4 3 24 18 11 3 4 4 16 17 5 32
10 Jahn Regensburg 23 9 4 10 42 37 12 5 2 5 27 22 11 4 2 5 15 15 5 31
11 Holstein Kiel 23 8 7 8 30 36 12 5 2 5 14 18 11 3 5 3 16 18 -6 31
12 Hannover 96 23 7 7 9 21 32 11 3 4 4 8 13 12 4 3 5 13 19 -11 28
13 Fortuna Düsseldorf 23 7 5 11 28 32 12 3 4 5 17 17 11 4 1 6 11 15 -4 26
14 Dynamo Dresden 23 7 5 11 23 31 11 5 2 4 15 12 12 2 3 7 8 19 -8 26
15 Hansa Rostock 23 6 7 10 27 36 11 2 3 6 10 17 12 4 4 4 17 19 -9 25
16 Sandhausen 23 6 7 10 25 40 11 1 4 6 9 22 12 5 3 4 16 18 -15 25
17 Ingolstadt 23 3 6 14 21 42 11 1 4 6 8 16 12 2 2 8 13 26 -21 15
18 Erzgebirge Aue 23 3 6 14 20 45 12 2 2 8 10 23 11 1 4 6 10 22 -25 15

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