1. FC Heidenheim aim to confirm their positive momentum when they host Holstein Kiel on matchday five of the 2. Bundesliga. After securing back-to-back wins, Frank Schmidt's side welcome the northern club to the Voith-Arena.
Heidenheim currently sit third in the table with nine points from four games. Recent results show a clear upward trend: following three defeats at the start of the season came a 5-3 win over Dynamo Dresden and a 1-0 away victory at SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Budu Zivzivadze scored the decisive goal in the twelfth minute, assisted by Marvin Costly.
Opponent Analysis: Kiel
Holstein Kiel travel to Heidenheim with mixed results. The Storks lost 2-0 at Magdeburg last time out, preceded by an away win in Munich and two draws. Marcel Rapp's team, sitting eighth, is still searching for consistency.
Recent Lineups
In their last match, Schmidt deployed a 4-4-2 formation with goalkeeper Timo Dahne. The back four consisted of Marc Busch, Patrick Mainka, Jonas Fohrenbach and Maximilian Heule. Omar Mhamdi, Marvin Honsak, Jan Schoppner and Costly operated in midfield, with Zivzivadze and Andreas Vogt leading the attack. Although the defence conceded ten goals in the opening games, they kept a clean sheet convincingly against Fürth.
A win against Kiel would be an important step ahead of the away fixture at Arminia Bielefeld on 20 September. The current league standings and further statistics are available on our stats page.
