FC Heidenheim vs Arminia Bielefeld
Germany – 2. Bundesliga
Date: Saturday, 14 December 2019
Kick-off at 12:00 UK/ 13:00 CET
Venue: Voith-Arena (Heidenheim).
Heidenheim
For the second week in a row, Heidenheim scored in the second half to win 1-0 at Hamburger SV on Friday and claimed their fourth win in six league matches.
Griesbeck has been ruled out until the New Year after suffering an injury during the last game, and Thomalla Thiel joined in the treatment room.
Fohrenbach come to Griesbeck against Hamburg and scored so that he could start, with Kerschbaumer move back into midfield.
Predicted line-up (4-4-2): Muller; Busch, Husing, Mainka, THEUERKAUF; Schnatterer, Dorsch, Kerschbaumer, Fohrenbach; Kleindienst, Leipertz
Not available: Thiel (Injured), Thomalla (Hurt), Griesbeck (Injured)
doubtful:
Arminia Bielefeld,
Arminia Bielefeld came from behind twice in the final 10 minutes of the match to salvage a point at home to Karlsruher SC last Friday, which extended their lead at the summit.
Long-term casualties Quaschner, Behrendt and Yabo remains sidelined but coach Neuhaus did not have fresh personnel problems to deal with.
Seufert preferred to Edmundsson in midfield against Karlsruher but the latter could start this time after admission and scored his fourth goal of the season.
Predicted line-up (4-3-3): Ortega Moreno; Brunner, Pieper, Nilsson, Hartherz; Prietl, Edmundsson, Hartel; Clauss, Klos, Voglsammer
Not available: Quaschner (Injured), Behrendt (Hurt), Yabo (Injured)
doubtful:
Arminia Bielefeld vs FC Heidenheim Head-to-head (h2h)
Overall statistics: FC Heidenheim - 5 wins, Arminia Bielefeld - 2 wins, Attractive - 5.
The host unbeaten at home in all competitions since 2012.
Three last clash ended in a draw at this place.
their previous meeting in 2018 was awarded a 1-2 away win for boys Frank Schmidt.
Both teams scored in the previous seven fixtures since 2016.
Arminia Bielefeld vs FC Heidenheim Prediction
Heidenheim at the peak of the wave, moving up to fourth, promotion favorites HSV beat on their own patch last Friday, the first team to manage performance throughout the season.
Top-of-the-table Bielefeld boast the best away record in the league, and showed great spirit to come back twice to salvage a point last weekend.
Five of the eight meetings between these two sides have ended in a stalemate and draw another preferred here.
Prediction: FC 1 1 Arminia Bielefeld
