Heidenheim will aim to employ their home advantage to give everything they have against today’s adversaries. The home side are currently 9 points behind Werder Bremen.
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in 2. Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Heidenheim form and stats
Heidenheim are steadily winning 2. Bundesliga games and points here at Voith-Arena. 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games.
Heidenheim lost their last game at Darmstadt 98 (placed 2nd) after a 2-3 scoreline. Schimmer, an attacker, was the declared top performer for the side in that game, earning a rating of 7.41 (out of 10). Schimmer served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Sandhausen.The Heidenheim fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Heidenheim have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Werder Bremen form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 2 draws and only 3 losses in the 2. Bundesliga. Things are running smoothly for Werder who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Holstein Kiel.
The followers enjoyed Werder Bremen's previous game versus Dynamo Dresden (placed 16th), a 2-1 win played at home. Attacker Füllkrug got a player rating of 9.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Füllkrug scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Hamburger SV with the score of 3-2.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Werder Bremen are regular goalscorers on their travels. As for defending, Werder rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the contenders played each other earlier this campaign; Werder Bremen - Heidenheim 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Heidenheim one win, two draws and Werder Bremen two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ducksch 14 goals |  N. Füllkrug 13 goals |   T. Mohr 7 goals |
Heidenheim missing players
Werder Bremen missing players
| Heidenheim | Werder Bremen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | 49 |
| 33 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 34 |
| 88% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 76% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 56% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 92% | 76% |
| 24% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 46% | 32% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 38% | 24% |
| 56% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 69% | 64% |
| 24% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 15% | 24% |
| 32% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 23% | 16% |
| 6.3 | 7.8 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 15.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 16.8 | 17 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 35% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 33% |
| 12.8 | 11.9 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 13.1 | 12.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
- Heidenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Werder Bremen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Werder Bremen have the most points (26) away in 2. Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen have the most points from losing position (14) in 2. Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in 2. Bundesliga
- Werder Bremen is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 48 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Nurnberg | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 41 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | Hannover 96 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 | Sandhausen | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -13 | 29 |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -24 | 19 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -26 | 15 |
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