Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th December 2024

Current Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich square up against FC Heidenheim from the bottom half of the table on Saturday at Allianz Arena. With their current positioning in the table, anything but a win for Bayern Munich will be a surprise, but FC Heidenheim look to cause an upset.

Bayern Munich enjoy the view from the top of the table with 30 points after 12 matches. FC Heidenheim find themselves positioned as number 16 in the Bundesliga with ten points following 12 rounds.

Although FC Heidenheim trail Bayern Munich by double digits, beating the Bundesliga leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

Bayern Munich are in eminent form in the goal scoring department, banging in 32 goals in their previous ten matches. This creates an average of 3.2 goals per game. They held on for a clean sheet in six of these, conceding six goals for an average of 0.6 per game.

FC Heidenheim scored nine goals, conceded 24 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Bayern Munich lost to 3-2 FC Heidenheim in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 4-2 win, which Bayern Munich dished out the match before that.

Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim Prediction

Bayern Munich Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Bayern Munich at the moment. Against Paris Saint-Germain, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 1-1 against Borussia Dortmund. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 0-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern Munich showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Allianz Arena, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 15 times, while letting in one themselves.

FC Heidenheim Form

FC Heidenheim were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 5-2 by Bayer Leverkusen. Next up, Chelsea won 0-2, before losing 0-4 against Eintracht Frankfurt. FC Heidenheim won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and ten scored.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Bayern Munich waste away a win against FC Heidenheim, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Bayern Munich showed very little mercy in their last four games against teams from the bottom six. They claimed 12 points and four wins after scoring 15 goals and conceding one. No other side in the Bundesliga claimed as many points against teams from the bottom. FC Heidenheim claimed zero wins and zero points in their last five games against teams from the top six. They scored four times in these matches, but also conceded 17 goals. Bayern Munich have a record of nine wins, three draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Heidenheim are looking at three wins, one draw and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim Squads

Bayern Munich Squad

Vincent Kompany will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against FC Heidenheim from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Daniel Peretz (0/0), Manuel Neuer (0/11), Sven Ulreich (0/1), Adam Aznou (0/1), Alphonso Davies (0/11), Dayot Upamecano (1/12), Eric Dier (0/4), Hiroki Ito (0/0), Joshua Kimmich (0/12), Josip Stanisic (0/0), Min-Jae Kim (1/12), Raphael Guerreiro (0/9), Sacha Boey (0/4), Tarek Buchmann (0/0), Aleksandar Pavlovic (1/6), Jamal Musiala (6/10), Joao Palhinha (0/8), Konrad Laimer (0/10), Leon Goretzka (0/7), Leroy Sane (1/8), Noel Aseko-Nkili (0/0), Arijon Ibrahimovic (0/0), Harry Kane (14/12), Kingsley Coman (3/12), Mathys Tel (0/5), Michael Olise (5/12), Nestory Irankunda (0/0), Serge Gnabry (2/9), Thomas Muller (1/12).

FC Heidenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of FC Heidenheim. The 50 year-old Frank Schmidt will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/12), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (0/12), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/12), Lennard Maloney (0/10), Leo Scienza (2/11), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/6), Tim Siersleben (0/2), Adrian Beck (1/11), Jan Schoeppner (2/12), Julian Niehues (0/0), Luca Kerber (0/5), Luka Janes (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (1/9), Norman Theuerkauf (0/0), Omar Traore (0/10), Patrick Mainka (0/12), Paul Wanner (2/12), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Sirlord Conteh (0/11), Thomas Leon Keller (0/0), Christopher Negele (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/1), Marvin Pieringer (4/11), Mathias Honsak (1/9), Maximilian Breunig (2/10), Mikkel Kaufmann (0/7), Stefan Schimmer (0/5).

Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim Team News

Bayern Munich have an almost full squad available against FC Heidenheim at Allianz Arena with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Bayern Munich can't field Tarek Buchmann this coming Saturday against FC Heidenheim.

FC Heidenheim seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Allianz Arena to face Bayern Munich.

Thomas Leon Keller is too injured to face FC Heidenheim.

Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim Lineups

Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim H2H

Bayern Munich lost to 3-2 FC Heidenheim in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 4-2 win, which Bayern Munich dished out the match before that. Bayern Munich enter the match against FC Heidenheim with a 1-0-1 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 50%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim Results

In the last two matches between Bayern Munich and FC Heidenheim, both teams to score came up two times.

Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips

Marvin Pieringer shows decent form right now for FC Heidenheim, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bayern Munich, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Harry Kane also look a nice prospect as he scored nine goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Bayern Munich won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. FC Heidenheim won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost five in this run. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood on Saturday. Bayern Munich managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games at home. FC Heidenheim have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past two encounters between Bayern Munich and FC Heidenheim, with Bayern Munich scoring three goals on average per game. FC Heidenheim averaged 2.5 goals, while both teams scored two times. Bayern Munich saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that FC Heidenheim played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.