2025-01-11 14:30
R. Hartmann
Voith-Arena - Heidenheim an der Brenz
1. FC Heidenheim have won six of their seven home matches in professional football against 1. FC Union Berlin (L1), against no other club do Heidenheim have such a high home win percentage in at least as many encounters as against the Köpenickers (86%). In the previous season, Heidenheim remained unbeaten against Union (1-0 H, 2-2 A).
1. FC Heidenheim are winless in 10 Bundesliga games (D1 L9) and have lost the last seven in a row, both of which are current club negative records and the longest such streak of any current BL team. They are followed by Union Berlin, who currently have the second-longest winless streak (8: D3 L5). Heidenheim could now remain winless in 10 consecutive games for the first time ever in professional football (currently D1 L8).
Union Berlin have lost all of their last four Bundesliga away games, which is as many defeats as the Köpenickers have conceded in their previous 11 away games in the top flight combined (more in a row only from September to December 2023, even 6).
Union Berlin have only conceded 19 goals this Bundesliga season, which is only bettered by FC Bayern (13). In contrast, 1. FC Heidenheim conceded 33 goals, only Kiel (38) and Bochum (35) conceded more. Heidenheim have conceded 22 goals in their last seven Bundesliga games - twice as many as in the first eight matchdays and the most in the league since the start of matchday 9.
No team in this Bundesliga season has an average possession percentage as low as 1. FC Heidenheim (39.9%), with opponents Union Berlin in third-last place (41.7%, Bochum 41.0%). Heidenheim also played the fewest passes in the league (350 per game, Union: 382) and achieved the second-lowest accuracy (74.5%, Bochum 74.2%), Union the third lowest (76.0%).