In this week 8 match on the 10th of September, Heidenheim will travel to Karlsruhe to battle Karlsruher SC in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Karlsruher SC, recorded a 0-1 loss against Hamburger SV. Ludovit Reis struck first for Hamburger SV in the 43rd minute on a feed from Moritz Heyer, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Karlsruher SC couldn’t manage to score, and Hamburger SV took the shutout win. Karlsruher SC is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Heidenheim is fresh off their 2-1 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Adrian Beck struck first for Heidenheim in the 22nd minute on a feed from Tim Kleindienst, then Dawid Kownacki tied it up for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 59th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Heidenheim should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Heidenheim’s top weapon lately has been Tim Kleindienst, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Karlsruher SC is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Fabian Schleusener and Malik Batmaz each having 2 goals in their last five.