FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd February 2026
FC Heidenheim enjoy home advantage, when visitors VfB Stuttgart swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
FC Heidenheim are number 18 in the table on 13 points after 22 matches. VfB Stuttgart rank as number 4 with 42 points after 22 matches played.
FC Heidenheim are out to avenge a disappointing loss against VfB Stuttgart in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Voith-Arena.
FC Heidenheim have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 21 goals, or 2.1 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.
VfB Stuttgart scored 20 goals, conceded 12 and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.
FC Heidenheim took a hit when VfB Stuttgart handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win.
FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction
FC Heidenheim Form
FC Heidenheim have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-2 by Borussia Dortmund, before Hamburger SV ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Augsburg, who came out 1-0 winners. FC Heidenheim only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Voith-Arena in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 15 goals.
VfB Stuttgart Form
VfB Stuttgart won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 2-1 against St. Pauli, before beating FC Koln 3-1. Another win followed, this time by 1-4 against Celtic. VfB Stuttgart won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 16 goals whilst conceding eight.
FC Heidenheim and VfB Stuttgart are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match on Sunday.
FC Heidenheim fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in 24 goals. VfB Stuttgart claimed seven wins from 17 goals scored and three conceded in the previous eight encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. This earned them a total of 21 points. FC Heidenheim have a record of three wins, four draws and 15 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart enjoy a record of 13 wins, three draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.
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FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Stats
- In 7 of the last 9 FC Heidenheim home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- FC Heidenheim have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- FC Heidenheim have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- FC Heidenheim have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- FC Heidenheim have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 12 VfB Stuttgart away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 VfB Stuttgart away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 VfB Stuttgart matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- VfB Stuttgart have won 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Bundesliga while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- VfB Stuttgart have won 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Squads
FC Heidenheim Squad
Schmidt will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against VfB Stuttgart from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Diant Ramaj (0/22), Frank Feller (0/0), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Adam Koelle (1/5), Benedikt Gimber (0/15), Jonas Foehrenbach (1/19), Leart Paqarada (0/0), Leonidas Stergiou (0/3), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/20), Tim Siersleben (0/13), Adrian Beck (1/18), Hennes Behrens (0/4), Jan Schoeppner (1/20), Julian Niehues (3/17), Luca Kerber (0/11), Nick Rothweiler (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (0/20), Omar Traore (0/20), Patrick Mainka (1/22), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Sirlord Conteh (1/11), Arijon Ibrahimovic (0/22), Budu Zivzivadze (1/10), Christian Conteh (0/1), Eren Dinkci (0/11), Marvin Pieringer (2/16), Mathias Honsak (0/19), Mikkel Kaufmann (1/13), Stefan Schimmer (5/17), Tobias Weigel (0/0), Yannik Wagner (0/0).
VfB Stuttgart Squad
Below is the full team squad of VfB Stuttgart. The manager Hoeness will pick his starting XI against FC Heidenheim from these players:
Alexander Nuebel (0/22), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Hellstern (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/7), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/2), Finn Jeltsch (0/16), Jeff Chabot (0/18), Josha Vagnoman (1/20), Lorenz Assignon (0/14), Luca Jaquez (0/6), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (3/21), Pascal Stenzel (0/2), Ramon Hendriks (0/19), Angelo Stiller (1/22), Atakan Karazor (0/20), Badredine Bouanani (0/12), Bilal El Khannouss (3/16), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chema Andres (1/16), Chris Fuehrich (3/21), Ermedin Demirovic (7/13), Lazar Jovanovic (0/3), Mirza Catovic (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (1/18), Noah Darvich (0/0), Deniz Undav (12/18), Jamie Leweling (5/21), Jeremy Arevalo (0/3), Justin Diehl (0/0), Tiago Tomas (3/15).
FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Team News
FC Heidenheim could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Sunday. Leonidas Stergiou and Omar Traore can't be called up by the FC Heidenheim-manager, with both serving a ban.
VfB Stuttgart just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing FC Heidenheim at the Voith-Arena. For instance, VfB Stuttgart won't be able to field Atakan Karazor as he serves out a ban following too many cards.
FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups
FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart H2H
FC Heidenheim took a hit when VfB Stuttgart handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win. FC Heidenheim enter the match against VfB Stuttgart with a 2-1-2 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Results
In the last five matches between FC Heidenheim and VfB Stuttgart, both teams to score came up two times.
FC Heidenheim vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Julian Niehues, who is performing well for FC Heidenheim. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against VfB Stuttgart.The visitors will be looking to Ermedin Demirovic to find the net once again, after managing four Bundesliga goals for VfB Stuttgart in recent matches.
FC Heidenheim won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing three. They lost six at Voith-Arena in this run of matches. VfB Stuttgart won seven of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing zero and losing three. FC Heidenheim didn't keep a single clean sheet in the last 10 games at Voith-Arena, whereas VfB Stuttgart pulled off five clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings away from home.
Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past five encounters between FC Heidenheim and VfB Stuttgart, with FC Heidenheim scoring 1.4 goals on average per game. VfB Stuttgart averaged 1.4 goals, while both teams scored two times. FC Heidenheim saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for VfB Stuttgart, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.