Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between TSG Hoffenheim (5th, 61 pts) and Heidenheim (17th, 26 pts). On the form table FC Heidenheim stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, Heidenheim ran at 1.21 scored and 2.12 conceded, TSG Hoffenheim at 1.91 and 1.53.
Heidenheim had not won in 11 games. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Heidenheim, 7/15 for TSG Hoffenheim.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Heidenheim 0, draws 3, TSG Hoffenheim 2, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Both teams scored in 80% of the meetings.
The match was played at Walter-Birkhold-Jugendstadion (capacity 15,000). TSG Hoffenheim led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Heidenheim: Luca Kerber (62'), Luca Kerber (84') · TSG Hoffenheim: Fisnik Asllani (49'), Tim Lemperle (78'), Alexander Prass (45'), Alexander Prass (26')
Key stats
Possession: Heidenheim 46% · TSG Hoffenheim 54% · Total shots: 8-16 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 4-3