Comments and predictions for Heidenheim vs Werder Bremen: A cruel ending for the dreamer
The match between Heidenheim vs Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga takes place at 8:30 p.m. on May 17. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Heidenheim vs Werder Bremen team information
After missing the previous round and being replaced by Frank Feller, first-choice goalkeeper Kevin Muller will return to Heidenheim's goal, playing behind the trio of Benedikt Gimber, Tim Siersleben and captain Patrick Mainka.
Mainka is the only player to have played every minute of the club's 67 Bundesliga matches. The last outfield player to do so in his first two Bundesliga seasons was Oliver Kreuzer for Karlsruher (1987–1989).
Heidenheim continue to be without Sirlord Conteh (knee), while Luka Janes (muscle) is still uncertain to play.
For Werder Bremen, only Oliver Burke (foot) is absent due to injury. Center-back Milos Veljkovic is expected to return in time.
If he recovers, Burke could partner Marvin Ducksch up front. Otherwise, Justin Njinmah would be ready to take his place.
Latest expected lineup Heidenheim vs Werder Bremen
Heidenheim:
Muller; Mainka, Gimber, Siersleben; Traore, Schoppner, Dorsch, Kratzig; Wanner, Beck; Pieringer
Werder Bremen:
Zetterer; Stark, Friedl, Pieper; Weiser, Lynen, Stage, Schmid, Agu; Njinmah, Ducksch
Latest Heidenheim vs Werder Bremen football prediction
After three consecutive defeats, Heidenheim have accelerated towards the end of the season in an effort to stay in the Bundesliga.
With seven points and three clean sheets in their last three games, the small team from Baden-Württemberg have avoided the threat of direct relegation. Last week's 3-0 win over Union Berlin ensured they won't drop to 17th place.
Adrian Beck became the surprise hero when he scored twice in Berlin – as many goals as he had in his previous 39 Bundesliga appearances – and indirectly relegated Holstein Kiel.
Heidenheim are currently 16th and will face a play-off against the third-placed team in the 2. Bundesliga. However, if they win this weekend and Hoffenheim lose to Bayern Munich, a change of position is possible if the goal difference is at least six goals.
In the era of 3 points for a win, only Monchengladbach (1998) and Stuttgart (2022) have ever closed the gap of 3 points with the team above in the final round - a statistic that does not support Frank Schmidt and his team.
Despite being able to end the season with a four-game unbeaten run – something that has never been achieved this season – Heidenheim have won just one of their last eight home games and have failed to score in their last three.
Furthermore, going behind can be a death sentence: they have only taken two points from losing positions – the lowest in the league. One of those was a 3-3 draw against Bremen in January, where they equalised three times. But this time, they need more than just a draw – they need a win and luck.
Werder Bremen dropped a win in the first leg at the Weserstadion, and have yet to beat Heidenheim in the Bundesliga – picking up just one point from three meetings.
However, they have reason to believe in a different result this time, as they are currently on a 7-match unbeaten streak – the longest in the Bundesliga at the moment.
Ole Werner's side have 48 points from 33 games – their best Bundesliga tally in six years – but their hopes of European qualification are all but over.
A 0-0 draw with RB Leipzig leaves Bremen just three points behind the top six, Mainz 05 and Leipzig. Despite winning their final game and losing their opponents, they still need a dramatic improvement in goal difference to break into the top six.
Although they are only playing for honor, Bremen still want to end the season with their heads held high. With Heidenheim currently at the bottom of the table in terms of home record (11 points), and Bremen in third in terms of away record (27 points), the away team is clearly rated higher.
Latest Heidenheim vs Werder Bremen score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Heidenheim vs Werder Bremenas follows:
- Sportsmole:Heidenheim 0-2 Werder Bremen
- WhoScore:Heidenheim 0-2 Werder Bremen
- Our newspaper predicts:Heidenheim 0-1 Werder Bremen
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