Match Report
VfB Stuttgart, 4th with 62 points, sat 36 points above Heidenheim (17th, 26). VfB Stuttgart ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Heidenheim were scoring 1.21 and conceding 2.12, VfB Stuttgart 2.09 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Heidenheim — four in succession. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Heidenheim against 12/15 for VfB Stuttgart.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Heidenheim, 2 by VfB Stuttgart, 1 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Voith-Arena (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-3.
Goal scorers
Heidenheim: Eren Dinkçi (20'), Arijon Ibrahimovic (34'), Sirlord Conteh (82') · VfB Stuttgart: Chris Führich (5'), Maximilian Mittelstädt (44'), Deniz Undav (88')
Key stats
Possession: Heidenheim 34% · VfB Stuttgart 66% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 3-4