FC Heidenheim 1846
- FC Heidenheim 1846 are 16th with 13 points from 18 matches.
- Heidenheim are winless in their last five Bundesliga games (D2, L3).
- Their home form is still iffy, winning only two, drawing three and losing four of their nine home matches this season.
- In their previous three Bundesliga matches, Heidenheim drew 2-2 at home to FC Koeln, lost 2-1 away to Mainz 05 and drew 1-1 away to Wolfsburg.
- Stefan Schimmer is the leading scorer in the Bundesliga for Heidenheim this season with five goals in 13 appearances.
- Marvin Pieringer is not far behind with two goals in the last five, providing a timely spark.
RB Leipzig
- RB Leipzig are fifth in the Bundesliga table with 32 points from 17 games.
- Leipzig beat Freiburg 2-0 at home last weekend but were thumped 5-1 by Bayern Munich three days later, and their recent Bundesliga form reads: W1, D1, L3.
- Ole Werner’s pressing, vertical football should suit Leipzig here as they travel to a team that has been playing a pragmatic defence-first system, based around a narrow low block, with compactness in duels and counter-attacks through the centre of the field.
- RB Leipzig away form this Bundesliga season: W3, D2, L3 in eight matches, conceding an average of 1.62 goals per match.
Head-to-Head
- Heidenheim have never beaten RB Leipzig in their two Bundesliga meetings, managing just one draw.
- The last meeting, in the opening round of the Bundesliga 2025-2026, resulted in a 2-0 win for RB Leipzig at home.
Key Players
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Heidenheim
- Stefan Schimmer is the leading scorer in the Bundesliga for Heidenheim this season with five goals in 13 appearances.
- Marvin Pieringer is not far behind with two goals in the last five, providing a timely spark.
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RB Leipzig
- Christoph Baumgartner leads the line for Leipzig with six Bundesliga goals in 17 games.
- Romulo Cruz has contributed two of their last five goals, giving them a little more pace on the break.
Betting Insights
- RB Leipzig are a strong odds-on favorite at 1.59, while Heidenheim are 4.8 outsiders for Saturday’s game.
- I will take Leipzig to edge it in what should be an end-to-end game.
Prediction
Leipzig’s pressing game should dictate the tempo of the game and their quality in possession should eventually tell.
