1. FC Heidenheim welcomes HSV on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. for the top game in the second division. TAG24 has summarized all important information about the game.
Heidenheim – Third against second, the best home team against the best away team: the duel between 1. FC Heidenheim and the HSV (Saturday/8.30 p.m.) is a real second division top game. TAG24 has summarized all important information about the game.
The past duels between 1. FC Heidenheim and Hamburger SV were extremely competitive. Who has the better ending in the top game? © Christian Charisius/dpa
The expected lineups
FCH: Müller – Busch, Mainka, Siersleben, Föhrenbach – Maloney – Sessa, Schöppner, Beste – Thomalla – Kleindienst
HSV: Heuer Fernandes – Heyer, Schonlau, Montero, Muheim – Meffert – Reis, Benes – Dompé, Glatzel, Jatta
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The balance
The two clubs have only met nine times in their history – all duels took place after Hamburg’s relegation in the second Bundesliga.
The record speaks very narrowly for the Rothosen, who have triumphed four times so far. The FCH won three times and there were also two draws.
The last duel
The last meeting to date was also extremely close: On the 3rd matchday of the current season, the Hanseatic League won with a goal from Knipser Robert Glatzel (29) in the local public park 1:0.
1. FC Heidenheim and HSV faced the same opponents
HSV coach Tim Walter (47, left) and FCH coach Frank Schmidt (49) get along very well. Nevertheless, they will not give each other anything on Saturday evening. © Marcus Brandt/dpa
The Formkurve
The Heidenheimers have recently lost feathers: After a 2-0 home win against FC Hansa Rostock, FCH lost 2-0 at Eintracht Braunschweig – meaning third place in the table (36 points).
Hamburg faced the same opponents, but beat both of them: the 4-2 home win against Braunschweig was followed by a 2-0 away win in Rostock last week – making them second in the table (40 points).
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That’s what the coaches say
FCH coach Frank Schmidt (49) about HSV: “HSV has the most possession and the highest pass rate, so they are very offensive. It would be presumptuous to say that it’s an even game. I think HSV has more spectators than we residents.”
HSV-Coach Tim Walter (47) via the FCH: “It’s a difficult transition, because Heidenheim is very strong at home. They run the best team and defend very hard. The games have always been close. But since I’ve been here, we haven’t conceded a goal and we’ve won two duels.”
HSV clipper Robert Glatzel also wants to score again against his former club
HSV clipper Robert Glatzel (29) decided the first leg against his former club with one of his 13 goals this season. Can he celebrate again in the second leg? (Archive photo) © Frank Molter/dpa
These players are absent
FCH: Adrian Beck (Achilles tendon problems), Eliten Qenaj (torn cruciate ligament), Mert Arslan (ill)
HSV: Elijah Krahn (partial ligament tear), Tom Mickel (broken rib), Mario Vuskovic (doping ban), Anssi Suhonen (rehabilitation training), Ogechika Heil (rehabilitation training), Xavier Amaechi (ligament tear), Jonas David (hip contusion)
Player to watch
In a duel between Heidenheim and HSV, goalgetter Glatzel (29) has to be talked about, who played 61 games for FCH between 2017 and 2019 (24 goals/ten assists).
Since the summer of 2021, the native of Munich has been chasing goals for the Rothosen – and how! Last season he scored 27 competitive goals for the Walter team, this time there are 13 again.
So many spectators are expected
According to the FCH, the Voith Arena is sold out for Saturday evening. Accordingly, 15,000 viewers will be there live.
