Heidenheim take on the visitors Stuttgart in the round 23 match of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Sunday, February 22nd at Voith-Arena (Heidenheim).
Heidenheim look almost hopeless. The red-and-blues are closely associated with Frank Schmidt. After finishing a very modest playing career, he took charge of the club when it was still competing at a semi-professional regional level. Step by step, he guided them all the way to a Bundesliga debut and even into the Conference League in their first top-flight season. However, the previous campaign already ended with relegation play-offs, even though they managed to survive. This season, there looks to be no weaker side, especially during the winter period, which has been filled almost entirely with defeats. Against Augsburg, they once again failed to respond after conceding a single goal and ended the match without points. Their recent run shows no signs of stabilization, either defensively or in results. Confidence appears to be extremely low, particularly in home matches.
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Stuttgart began their work with Hoeness by winning a survival battle. Last season, they returned to the Champions League, although unsuccessfully, as they failed to reach the play-offs and slipped to mid-table in the Bundesliga. Still, they corrected that campaign by winning the domestic cup. That success earned them a place in the Europa League, where the Germans have already reached the play-offs. They played away against Celtic on Thursday and will now host the Scots at home. In the domestic cup, the defending holders have already reached the semi-finals, while in the Bundesliga they are fighting for a top-four finish. A winning streak was unexpectedly stopped by a 1–2 loss to modest St. Pauli, but they responded confidently against Cologne with a 3–1 home victory. Overall form remains stable, especially against lower-table opponents.
Since the current hosts joined the Bundesliga, the teams have played five head-to-head matches. So far, the record is perfectly balanced, with two wins each and one draw. There are hardly any arguments in favor of a possible success for the hosts. They look simply too weak at the moment, so the logical choice is a win for Stuttgart.
Prediction for the match: Stuttgart to win.
