On the 28th of January, in this week 18 match, Hansa Rostock will travel to Heidenheim an der Brenz to battle Heidenheim in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 3rd placed Heidenheim is fresh off their 5-4 win against Jahn Regensburg. Prince-Osei Owusu scored the first goal for Jahn Regensburg in the 14th minute, but Tim Kleindienst got the equalizer for Heidenheim in the 21st minute But luckily in the 94th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Stefan Schimmer. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Heidenheim should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 9th placed Hansa Rostock is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Eintracht Braunschweig. Svante Ingelsson scored the first goal for Hansa Rostock in the 60th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Eintracht Braunschweig couldn’t muster any offence and Hansa Rostock ran away with the shutout win. Hansa Rostock is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 17th of July, Hansa Rostock hosted Heidenheim at the Ostseestadion in their last match together. Heidenheim was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Schimmer struck first for Heidenheim in the 50th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hansa Rostock was frustrated by Heidenheim’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Heidenheim ended the match with the shutout victory. For Heidenheim, their top scorers are Tim Kleindienst and Thomalla, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.