1. FC Heidenheim will play a friendly match against Würzburger Kickers on Friday, October 2nd. The fixture serves as preparation during the international break ahead of their next competitive outing.
Form going into the test
The match follows a positive spell in the league which sees Heidenheim sitting third in the 2. Bundesliga with 13 points from six games. Under manager Frank Schmidt, the team has taken three wins, one draw and one loss from its last five league matches, with the most recent result a 3-0 defeat away to VfB Stuttgart. Prior to that, they secured victories against Holstein Kiel and Greuther Fürth, and a 5-3 win over Dynamo Dresden. The team's top scorer so far this season is Jan-Niklas Schöppner with three goals.
The line-up from the 2-2 draw at Arminia Bielefeld offers clues to who might feature. Goalkeeper Tim Dähne was protected by a back four of Marnon Busch, Patrick Mainka, Jonas Föhrenbach and Maurice Heule. Patrick Hennrich, Jan Schöppner, Jonas Niehues and Christian Conteh operated in midfield, with Adrian Vogt and Budu Zivzivadze up front. Whether Schmidt will rotate for the friendly is not yet clear.
The game provides an opportunity to fine-tune tactics and give minutes to squad players. The next competitive action is on October 10th, when 1. FC Kaiserslautern, currently fifth in the table, visit for a home league match.
