On Wednesday Oct 19th, Heidenheim will travel to Berlin to battle Union Berlin in a clash of the DFB Pokal. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Union Berlin is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Malmö FF. Robin Knoche struck first for Union Berlin in the 88th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Malmö FF couldn’t muster any offence and Union Berlin ran away with the shutout win. Union Berlin should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while heidenheim is fresh off their 2-1 win against Hannover 96. Denis Thomalla struck first for Heidenheim in the 32nd minute, then Tim Kleindienst added another in the 61st minute on a feed from Busch. Heidenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Heidenheim’s top weapon lately has been Tim Kleindienst, who has two goals in the last five matches. Sheraldo Becker has been the most prolific scorer on Union Berlin in his last five matches with 2 goals.