VfB Stuttgart vs 1. FC Heidenheim

VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Heidenheim have met eight times in German professional football across all competitions, with both sides winning three matches each (D2). However, 1. FC Heidenheim have won two of the four Bundesliga matches between the sides (D1 L1), only celebrating more victories against Union Berlin in the competition (three).

VfB Stuttgart have collected nine points after five Bundesliga matches this season, their second-best start in 14 top-flight campaigns (12 points in 2023-24). Stuttgart have celebrated two consecutive Bundesliga victories and have won six of their last eight league matches overall (L2), with only Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund (22 each) collecting more points than VfB (18) since the beginning of May.

1. FC Heidenheim have lost both of their away games this Bundesliga season, having won their final two on the road in the previous campaign, including a 1-0 win against VfB Stuttgart.

After six straight Bundesliga home defeats, a new club negative record that concluded with a 0-1 loss against Heidenheim at the end of April, VfB Stuttgart have won each of their last three Bundesliga home games without conceding. The last time they recorded three successive home wins to nil in the German top-flight was in spring 2009. VfB Stuttgart are also one of only three teams not to have conceded a home goal in the Bundesliga this season, alongside Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund.

VfB Stuttgart have the third-best defence in the Bundesliga this season, conceding just six goals – only FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund (three each) have conceded fewer. They face 1. FC Heidenheim, who are the second-lowest scorers in the league in 2025/26 (four goals), with only Hamburger SV netting fewer (two).