Record against Heidenheim
Overall (Bundesliga 2 only): 4 games. 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat. 8:5 goal difference.
Looking back
The teams last met in a competitive fixture in January 2020, when Marc Oliver Kempf, Nicolas Gonzalez and Mario Gomez scored in a 3-0 home victory for VfB, who were promoted to the Bundesliga at the end of the campaign after finishing runners-up to Arminia Bielefeld. Heidenheim ended the season in third but were beaten by Werder Bremen in the promotion/relegation play-off.
Not far to travel
The journey to Heidenheim is the shortest away trip in the Bundesliga this season for VfB and their supporters. Only 82.74 kilometres separate VfB’s MHPArena and the Voith-Arena in Heidenheim.
Sold out
The game at the 15,000-capacity Voith-Arena is sold out.
Personnel
Fabian Bredlow, Dennis Seimen and Josha Vagnoman have returned to training, but Nikolas Nartey remains sidelined.
