Arminia Bielefeld

vs

FC Heidenheim 1846

Preview

Arminia Bielefeld

• Oliver Kirch has done a nice job at Arminia Bielefeld since his appointment on 1 July 2026 and the club look to be forming around his tactical preferences for a structured possession-based game with a fast tempo in the vertical.
• They drew 2-2 with FC St. Pauli at their SchuecoArena home last weekend and then suffered a 2-1 defeat away to SV Darmstadt 98, just 2 days ago, to set up a 3-game losing streak.
• Joel Grodowski, the 26-year-old, is in excellent form and has scored 4 times in 5 appearances, helping to drive 4 of Arminia's 8 goals in their most recent 5-game sequence.
• Arminia are 14th with 4 points from 5 matches.
• They will want to control possession and play the ball forward to create chances.

Heidenheim

• Heidenheim arrive in the better form with W3 in their last 5 and are on a 3-game winning streak coming into Sunday's game.
• FCH have 12 points from 5 and have won the last 3 in a row to sit 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga 2026/2027 table.
• Jan Schoeppner, the 25-year-old, has scored 3 in 5 and will be looked to for goals.
• This looks like it should be a close game as Heidenheim are a more compact team that are solid, but lethal in transition.
• They will look to stop the ball and press high when they can.

Key Players

• Joel Grodowski - 26-year-old, has scored 4 times in 5 appearances and helped drive 4 of Arminia's 8 goals in their most recent 5-game sequence.
• Jan Schoeppner - 25-year-old, has scored 3 in 5 for Heidenheim.

Betting Insights

• Die Blauen are slight favourites at 1.95, Heidenheim at 3.35 and the draw at 3.8.
• We'll side with the away team draw-no-bet here as Arminia's unbeaten home record should keep this close.

Prediction

• We think the value lies in taking the away side here.
• This looks like it should be a close game.