1. FC Heidenheim is making headlines with a potential new signing and an important victory. Following a 5-3 win over Dynamo Dresden last weekend, the 2. Bundesliga club is close to loaning Kevin Vogt amid a high-scoring matchday across the league.
1. FC Heidenheim is on the verge of signing Kevin Vogt. The experienced defensive player is set to join the FCH on loan from his current club. Negotiations are at an advanced stage. Vogt would add experience and versatility to the defence coached by Frank Schmidt.
With six points from three games and fourth place in the table, Heidenheim's situation is solid. The team has already scored ten goals this season but has also conceded ten. A defensively savvy player like Vogt could help improve this balance. The current squad overview can be found on our squad page.
Heidenheim celebrated a 5-3 home win against Dynamo Dresden. The match last Saturday turned into a goal-filled spectacle. The visitors from Dresden took the lead twice, but Heidenheim turned the game around in the final phase.
While Dresden was down to ten men after Thomas Keller received a second yellow card in the 69th minute, Heidenheim scored four goals in the last 25 minutes. Jan Schöppner (67th), an own goal by Friedrich Müller (77th), Oualid Mhamdi (87th), Julian Niehues (89th) and Maximilian Breunig (90.+1) scored for the FCH. This win represented an important morale boost after two previous defeats.
The extraordinary 1 pm matchday in the 2. Bundesliga was marked by many goals. A total of 22 goals were scored across the three simultaneous matches. Besides Heidenheim's 5-3 win, VfL Wolfsburg also won 5-2 in Karlsruhe and SpVgg Fürth defeated Energie Cottbus 4-3.
This goal glut highlighted the league's attacking intent that weekend. For Heidenheim, the victory was particularly important to regain confidence after a 4-1 loss at Hertha Berlin and a cup exit at fourth-tier side SSV Jeddeloh II. Detailed season stats show the offensive approach of several teams.
SV Elversberg was promoted to the Bundesliga last season after a playoff final against Heidenheim. Elversberg's technical director Josef Welzmüller emphasised that his club would maintain its attacking philosophy even in the top flight.
"We have a lot of respect for the Bundesliga, but we don't fear anybody," Welzmüller said. This attitude resembles the mindset often observed from Heidenheim in past second-division matches. The direct promotion battle with Elversberg is history, but the memory of the decisive duel remains.
The current table situation looks promising for Heidenheim. With six points, the club is in fourth place, just three points behind leaders 1. FC Nürnberg. The record from three games shows two wins and one loss with a goal difference of 10:10.
The next test comes on September 6th with an away match at SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Fürth is currently in fifth place, making this a direct clash between competitors in the upper third of the table. All upcoming fixtures can be found in the fixtures calendar. The complete league table can be followed at standings.
