FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd February 2024

The spotlight is on FC Heidenheim and Borussia Dortmund, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Friday at Voith-Arena in the Bundesliga.

FC Heidenheim rank tenth with 23 points to their name from 19 matches, while visitors Borussia Dortmund rank fourth in the table on 36 points.

On the back of their current form, Borussia Dortmund are favoured to keep their momentum going against FC Heidenheim. They have been able to string together a series of good results and will be eager not to let that slip away.

FC Heidenheim only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Borussia Dortmund 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 two times on average per match, for a total of 20 goals. They also let in 15 goals, leaving an average of 1.5 per match. They fought their way to two clean sheets.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Friday?

FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

FC Heidenheim Form

In their previous three matches, FC Heidenheim first drew 1-1 against FC Koln, then 1-1 against Wolfsburg before also sharing the points in a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim. FC Heidenheim won three of their previous six matches at Voith-Arena in the Bundesliga. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 11 goals to ten against.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In their last three matches, Borussia Dortmund first beat Darmstadt 0-3, then FC Koln by 0-4 and finally Bochum by 3-1. Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn three and lost one in their last six away in the Bundesliga.

Value hunters might think FC Heidenheim is worth a shot, but in our view Borussia Dortmund are rightly favoured for the win. They contain enough quality to come home with a win from Voith-Arena.

FC Heidenheim fought their way to one win and four points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 14 goals. Borussia Dortmund took 11 points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won three, scored 15 goals and conceded 16. FC Heidenheim have a record of six wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund enjoy a record of ten wins, six draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

FC Heidenheim Squad

Frank Schmidt will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Borussia Dortmund from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/19), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (1/10), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/18), Lennard Maloney (0/19), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/8), Seedy Jarju (0/0), Tim Siersleben (0/11), Adrian Beck (1/16), Florian Pick (0/13), Jan Schoeppner (2/11), Kevin Sessa (0/15), Luka Janes (0/0), Nikola Dovedan (0/11), Norman Theuerkauf (0/14), Omar Traore (0/17), Patrick Mainka (2/19), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Thomas Leon Keller (0/2), Christian Kuehlwetter (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/14), Elidon Qenaj (0/0), Eren Dinkci (7/18), Marvin Pieringer (2/16), Stefan Schimmer (0/9), Tim Kleindienst (6/19).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Here is the full team squad of Borussia Dortmund. The 41 year-old Edin Terzic will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alexander Meyer (0/2), Gregor Kobel (0/18), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Ian Maatsen (0/3), Julian Ryerson (3/10), Mateu Morey (0/0), Mats Hummels (2/15), Nico Schlotterbeck (1/18), Niklas Suele (1/14), Ramy Bensebaini (0/13), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (1/14), Felix Nmecha (0/10), Giovanni Reyna (0/11), Jadon Sancho (0/3), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (1/11), Julian Brandt (6/18), Marcel Sabitzer (2/14), Marco Reus (4/15), Marius Wolf (0/12), Ole Pohlmann (0/0), Salih Oezcan (0/12), Thomas Meunier (0/7), Donyell Malen (7/18), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (0/11), Niclas Fuellkrug (9/19), Sebastien Haller (0/11), Youssoufa Moukoko (3/11).

FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

FC Heidenheim could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund.

FC Heidenheim-players Benedikt Gimber, Denis Thomalla, Thomas Leon Keller and Elidon Qenaj won't be playing in the upcoming match against Borussia Dortmund at Voith-Arena due to nursing various injuries.

Borussia Dortmund could have up to nine players on the injured and absent players for their match on Friday atVoith-Arena

Borussia Dortmund need to do without Marco Reus, Julian Brandt, Gregor Kobel, Sebastien Haller, Karim Adeyemi, Julian Ryerson, Felix Nmecha, Julien Duranville and Julien Duranville, who are not fit enough to travel to Voith-Arena.

FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Friday? FC Heidenheim picked up zero wins in their previous two matches against Borussia Dortmund, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 7/2.

FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last one match between FC Heidenheim and Borussia Dortmund.

FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

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

FC Heidenheim won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Voith-Arena. They drew two and lost three as well, while Borussia Dortmund won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. FC Heidenheim scored the opening goal five times of a possible 10 at Voith-Arena, while Borussia Dortmund did likewise in five of their 10 most recent away games.

In the last one encounter between FC Heidenheim and Borussia Dortmund over 2.5 goals came out one time, as FC Heidenheim averaged two goals a game. Borussia Dortmund scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Heidenheim, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Borussia Dortmund, who managed to score two times in those matches.