Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th September 2024

Borussia Dortmund enjoy home advantage, when visitors FC Heidenheim swing by on Friday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

A glance at the Bundesliga table reveals that the current difference between the teams is two points and three places.

Borussia Dortmund will be satisfied having collected four points from a possible six in their new Bundesliga campaign, and aim to stay undefeated.

Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round 3.

When it comes to goal-scoring Borussia Dortmund could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded 11 times. This is an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four games.

FC Heidenheim are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Bundesliga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in 11 goals, leaving an average of 1.1 per match. They fought their way to three clean sheets.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Borussia Dortmund played FC Heidenheim. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Real Madrid, they came out empty-handed in a 0-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Werder Bremen. Borussia Dortmund claimed four wins in their last six Bundesliga matches at the Signal Iduna Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored 15 goals.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, Borussia Dortmund look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

FC Heidenheim Form

FC Heidenheim are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. St. Pauli got left behind in a 0-2 win, before Hacken got hammered in a 3-2 victory. Augsburg was the most recent victim in a 4-0 win for FC Heidenheim. FC Heidenheim won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and eight scored.

Borussia Dortmund enter the season as candidates for a top three finish, but more than a third place would in the end would be a rather big surprise.

Borussia Dortmund are the bookies favourite to claim the win, when FC Heidenheim arrive at Signal Iduna Park, and we believe the home side will prevail.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Nuri Sahin 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):

Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/2), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Almugera Kabar (0/0), Julian Ryerson (0/2), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/2), Niklas Suele (0/2), Ramy Bensebaini (0/2), Waldemar Anton (0/2), Yan Couto (0/0), Emre Can (0/2), Felix Nmecha (0/2), Giovanni Reyna (0/1), Jamie Gittens (2/2), Julian Brandt (0/2), Kjell Waetjen (0/0), Marcel Sabitzer (0/2), Pascal Gross (0/2), Donyell Malen (0/2), Julian Hettwer (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (0/2), Maximilian Beier (0/2), Serhou Guirassy (0/0).

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

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim Team News

Borussia Dortmund are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces FC Heidenheim. Nico Schlotterbeck gets a day off from the Borussia Dortmund squad, as he serves out a suspension.

FC Heidenheim just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park.

Thomas Leon Keller is too injured to face FC Heidenheim.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim H2H

Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/2. Borussia Dortmund have a 0% win rate against FC Heidenheim, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 0-2-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim Results

In the last two matches between Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim, both teams to score came up one time.

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips

Look no further than Donyell Malen, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, while Paul Wanner managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for FC Heidenheim in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Borussia Dortmund won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. FC Heidenheim won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost one in this run. Borussia Dortmund managed to open the scoring in no less than seven of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from FC Heidenheim have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

In the last two encounters between Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Borussia Dortmund averaged one goal a game. FC Heidenheim scored an average of one goal in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Borussia Dortmund’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for FC Heidenheim. They performed an average of 4.3 goals in these.