Eintracht Braunschweig and Heidenheim meet at Eintracht ‑ Stadion, in a match for the 18th round of the 2. Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 20‑09‑2020, Heidenheim won at home by (2‑0). The recent head-to-head history between these two teams indicates total balance, as there were 2 wins for each team in the last 4 matches. Despite being a match between 16th and 7th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 13th ranked in home games and the 15th away.
Braunschweig:
After 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in 16th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they lost to Hamburger SV at home by (2‑4), after in the previous match having drawn (0‑0) away, in a match against Würzburger Kickers. This is a team that is usually more competitive at home, since they won 11 points in their stadium, where they scored 10 goals and suffered 16, against only 3 points away, with 6 goals scored and 20 suffered. For the championship, Eintracht Braunschweig won 11 points out of 27 possible, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 9 games they played in their stadium. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that tends to score first few times: it only opened the scoring in 4 of its last 17 games for the 2. Bundesliga, of these 4 it reached the break with a lead in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 17 matches in the competition, they conceded the first goal 10 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
If Eintracht Braunschweig is fighting relegation today, it is because of their poor performance on the pitch. He has not won in some rounds, which is very bad, so bad that he needs to reverse this situation. Only with better quality football and more determination on the field will you achieve better results. So you have to show something different already in this round, because victory is essential.
Heidenheim :
The visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Darmstadt 98 by (3‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Karlsruher SC, by (1‑1). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 5 points away and 21 in their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 17 suffered as away, against 16 goals scored and 4 suffered at home. In their last 8 away matches for the championship, Heidenheim has recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses, for which they have won 5 points out of 24 possible. In their home games there are some frequent results at half-time: 1‑0 (3 out of 8 games) and 2‑0 (3 out of 8 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Heidenheim’s campaign is not bad, but he knows that if he puts in a little more effort he can look for better results. Actually, maintaining regularity, you will have to fight for access to the German elite. So you have to take advantage of your opponent’s bad moment to score three points, even if it’s away from home. Therefore, you have to play with attitude and imposition, as it will minimize the risk of tripping.
