The Schalke 04 & Heidenheim managers Büskens and Schmidt are both afraid of and looking forward to this crucial game in the top regions of the 2. Bundesliga table.
- Schalke 04 have the the best goal difference (+22) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in 2. Bundesliga
Both participants have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an in-your-face fixture!
Schalke 04 form and stats
When playing at home in the 2. Bundesliga, Schalke 04 have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
A strong away win for Schalke against Dynamo Dresden the last match, as Terodde (2) were on target. The striker Terodde was declared "man of the match" for Schalke 04 with the rating of 9.12/10. Terodde scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Schalke won a home game hosting Hannover 96 (2-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Schalke 04 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.
Goals decide football matches and Schalke are scoring many of them at home; 33 on target from 14 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Schalke 04 defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Heidenheim form and stats
There's been little loot from Heidenheim's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the 2. Bundesliga. Heidenheim only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws. Heidenheim has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The regulars enjoyed Heidenheim's previous fixture versus Nürnberg (placed 5th), a 3-1 win played at home. Attacker Kleindienst got a player rating of 8.9 in the game. "Man of the match" Kleindienst scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Heidenheim manager Schmidt faced defeat when travelling to St. Pauli and losing 0-1.We have checked recent matches where Heidenheim have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, zero draws and three defeats.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Many of these goals have been scored late in the games; more than 50 percent (11 goals) after the 60th minute. Heidenheim struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Heidenheim - Schalke 04 1-0 was the result in these contenders' latest H2H fixture, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  S. Terodde 21 goals |   T. Kleindienst 9 goals |  M. Bülter 7 goals |
Schalke 04 missing players
Heidenheim missing players
| Schalke 04 | Heidenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 56 | 33 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 37 |
| 34 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 75% |
| 64% | 79% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 21% | 29% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| 64% | 79% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 57% |
| 32% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 32% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 4.9 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.5 | 17.4 | 20.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 12.1 | 13.7 |
| 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 27% | 35% |
| 12.4 | 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14 | 13.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4 |
- All of Schalke 04's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Heidenheim have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in 2. Bundesliga
- Heidenheim have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Schalke 04 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Schalke 04 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Heidenheim have scored away.
- Schalke 04 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Schalke 04 have the most scored goals (33) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 have the the best goal difference (+22) in 2. Bundesliga
- Schalke 04 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 52 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | St. Pauli | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 51 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 50 |
| 5 | Nürnberg | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 46 |
| 6 | Heidenheim | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 45 |
| 7 | Hamburger SV | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 42 |
| 8 | Paderborn | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| 9 | Karlsruher SC | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 38 |
| 10 | Jahn Regensburg | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 37 |
| 11 | Hansa Rostock | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | -7 | 37 |
| 12 | Holstein Kiel | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 33 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -15 | 32 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -14 | 31 |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -28 | 19 |
| 18 | Ingolstadt | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -29 | 18 |
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