Aue – Heidenheim Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (16.12.2017)

Erzgebirge Aue and Heidenheim meet at Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion, in a match for the 18th round of the 2. Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 09-08-2017, Heidenheim won home (2-1). The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 01-21-2017, for the 2. Bundesliga, which ended with the victory of Erzgebirge Aue by (2-1). P. Köpke (56 ‘) and D. Nazarov (90’) scored the goals of the match, for Erzgebirge Aue, and J. Verhoek (84 ‘), for Heidenheim. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 12 th and 14 th of the league table, it is really a match between the 7 th best player in home matches and the 14 th best in away matches.

Aue:

After 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 22 points won. In the last match, they have won in a home match against Darmstadt 98, by (1-0), after in the previous match they have lost (4-0) an away match against Dynamo Dresden. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 14 points in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 14 conceded, against 9 points and scored 10 points. For the league, Erzgebirge Aue won 14 points out of 27 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches have ended with less than 3 goals. In 17 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Erzgebirge Aue is making a weak campaign in the German second division and is currently very close to the relegation zone, so it is extremely important that you do not lose this game. The team knows that the confrontation with their current adversary tends to be balanced and with this it is possible to obtain success in what they want, so they hope not to make mistakes to try at least a draw in this duel, but are aware that the victory it is the ideal. For this match coach Hannes Drews will have to bring to the field what is best available.

Heidenheim:

After 6 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, the away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 21 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Greuther Fürth by (1-0), after in the previous match they have won at home, against Kaiserslautern, by (3-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 8 points in away matches and 13 at their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 12 conceded at home, against 17 goals scored and 20 conceded at home. In the last 8 away league matches Heidenheim has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 24 possible. In their home matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (4 out of 8 matches) and 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 9 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The Heidenheim has been doing an ups and downs campaign in 2.Bundesliga, but this is not their goal, since the minimum they expect is the top half of the table. For that to happen he knows he must have regularity and score points away from his domains is very important, so he hopes to play well to win the victory or at least a draw. For this game coach Frank Schmidt will not be able to count on Marnon Busch, who is in the medical department.