On Sunday Oct 9th, Heidenheim hosts Hannover 96 in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Heidenheim, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against St. Pauli. Neither St. Pauli nor Heidenheim could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Heidenheim should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 6th placed Hannover 96 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Hamburger SV. Sei Muroya scored the first goal for Hannover 96 in the 4th minute, then Julian Börner tied it up for Hamburger SV on an own goal in the 15th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Ransford Konigsdorffer to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Hannover 96 should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Håvard Nielsen has been the most effective weapon for Hannover 96 lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Tim Kleindienst has been the most prolific scorer on Heidenheim in his last five matches with two goals.