Heidenheim are one of the main favorites to earn promotion this season and have won all three games in front of the home crowd so far. I will back them to extend this run on Friday.
Key Stats
- Heidenheim have won their last 3 home matches.
- Heidenheim’s Budu Zivzivadze has scored 2 goals in his last 2 matches (2. Bundesliga).
- Kaiserslautern have lost 3 of their last 6 away matches (2. Bundesliga).
Heidenheim Edge H2H
Heidenheim have been slightly more successful than Kaiserslautern in head to head, having a 3-2 advantage, while five games ended without a winner.
Hosts Aiming for Promotion
Heidenheim are having a strong start to the 2. Bundesliga campaign, collecting 13 out of possible 18 points so far and hold 3rd position.
Their results at home are impeccable, three games and three victories against Osnabruck 4-3, Dynamo Dresden 5-3 and Holstein Kiel 1-0.
Just before the international break, Heidenheim were tagged underdogs against Arminia in Bielefeld and snatched a point in an entertaining 2-2 draw. Budu Zivzivadze and Paul Hennrich appeared on the scoresheet.
Kaiserslautern Have One Defeat so Far
Kaiserslautern are also off to a solid start to the new campaign, accumulating 11 points in six games and occupy 5th place with rock solid defending (allowed just four goals).
After starting September with an inspiring 3-0 home victory against Darmstadt, the Red Devils suffered their first loss in 2. Bundesliga at Magdeburg 3-0.
They returned to winning ways just before the international break by taking down Eintracht Braunschweig 1-0 in front of their crowd. This was an open contest with plenty of chances, Kaiserslautern having 2.09-1.47 expected goals and 23-16 shots.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
Heidenheim (4-2-3-1) Kevin Muller; Marnon Busch, Patrick Mainka, Tim Siersleben, Jonas Fohrenbach; Jan Schoppner, Lennard Maloney; Paul Hennrich, Marvin Pieringer, Florian Pick; Budu Zivzivadze
Hosts have to adjust without fast winger Sirlord Conteh due to a muscle injury, but he is going to be their only absentee on Friday.
Hosts have to adjust without fast winger Sirlord Conteh due to a muscle injury, but he is going to be their only absentee on Friday.
Kaiserslautern (4-2-3-1) Julian Krahl; Jean Zimmer, Boris Tomiak, Jannis Heuer, Erik Wekesser; Filip Kaloc, Tobias Raschl; Aaron Opoku, Marlon Ritter, Richmond Tachie; Erencan Yardimci
Croatian forward Ivan Prtajin is ruled out with an Achilles injury, while Finnish midfielder Naatan Skytta suffers from a knee issue and defender Owen Gibs deals with a wound infection.
Croatian forward Ivan Prtajin is ruled out with an Achilles injury, while Finnish midfielder Naatan Skytta suffers from a knee issue and defender Owen Gibs deals with a wound infection.