Match Report
Heidenheim went into the game 17th in the table on 26 points; FSV Mainz 05 sat 10th on 40 — a 14-point gap. The last five rounds placed FC Heidenheim 8th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Heidenheim 1.21 scored and 2.12 conceded per game, FSV Mainz 05 1.29 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.62.
Over the last five, Heidenheim had taken 10 of 15 points to FSV Mainz 05's 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Heidenheim wins, 2 for FSV Mainz 05, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Walter-Birkhold-Jugendstadion, with room for 15,000 spectators. FSV Mainz 05 led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
FSV Mainz 05: Phillip Tietz (7'), Nadiem Amiri (43')
Key stats
Possession: Heidenheim 54% · FSV Mainz 05 46% · Total shots: 15-15 · On target: 5-9 · Corners: 6-3