Bundesliga Regular Season - 29
1. FC Heidenheim 3 - 1 FT Union Berlin
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
9' M. Honsak (M. Pieringer)
O. Burke 31'
36' M. Honsak (P. Mainka)
HT
↓ O. Burke ↑T. Skarke 62'
↓ D. Kohn ↑T. Rothe 62'
↓ A. Schafer ↑I. Ansah 70'
↓ D. Leite ↑L. Burcu 70'
70' ↓ S. Schimmer ↑B. Zivzivadze
L. Querfeld (R. Khedira) 75'
77' ↓ M. Honsak ↑A. Ibrahimovic
78' ↓ M. Pieringer ↑N. Dorsch
79' B. Zivzivadze (J. Schoppner)
↓ A. Kral ↑L. Guther 84'
L. Guther 87'
88' ↓ J. Schoppner ↑L. Kerber
88' ↓ E. Dinkci ↑A. Beck
90'+4 B. Zivzivadze
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
1. FC Heidenheim
Goalkeepers
Diant Ramaj 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Marnon Busch 
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
22%
Pass Acc
Patrick Mainka 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
Jonas Föhrenbach 
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Hennes Behrens
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
60%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Eren Dinkçi
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Julian Niehues
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jan Schöppner 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7
Rating
Mathias Honsak 
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
7.7
Rating
Forwards
Marvin Pieringer
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
8
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Stefan Schimmer
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
70
Entry
BENCH
Frank Feller 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Haktab Omar Traore
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tim Siersleben
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Niklas Dorsch
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luca Kerber
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
6
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Adrian Beck
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
6
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Arijon Ibrahimović
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Budu Zivzivadze 
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Christian Joe Conteh
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Union Berlin
Goalkeepers
Frederik Rønnow 
SIEVE
0%
Save %
0%
Save %
4
Conceded
0
Saves
Defenders
Danilho Doekhi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leopold Querfeld
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Diogo Leite
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Rani Khedira
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.3
Rating
Janik Haberer
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alex Král
LATE SHIFT
6
Late Mins
6
Late Mins
84
Total Mins
84
Entry
András Schäfer
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
70
Entry
Derrick Köhn 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Forwards
Oliver Burke
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Andrej Ilić
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
11
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Carl Klaus
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Tom Rothe
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
12%
Pass Acc
Josip Juranović
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Christopher Trimmel
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aljoscha Kemlein
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tim Skarke
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ilyas Ansah
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Livan Burcu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/2025 | Union Berlin | 1 - 2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Bundesliga | Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 05/10/2025 | Union Berlin | 0 - 3 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Bundesliga | Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 01/11/2025 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2 - 0 | Union Berlin | Bundesliga | Voith-Arena |
| 02/24/2024 | Union Berlin | 2 - 2 | FC Heidenheim | Bundesliga | Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 09/30/2023 | FC Heidenheim | 1 - 0 | Union Berlin | Bundesliga | Voith-Arena |
| 10/19/2022 | Union Berlin | 2 - 0 | FC Heidenheim | DFB Pokal | Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
11/29/2025
05/10/2025
01/11/2025
02/24/2024
09/30/2023
10/19/2022
1. FC Heidenheim Win
Union Berlin Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 29 GD: +78
P: 29 GD: +31
P: 29 GD: +22
P: 29 GD: +20
P: 29 GD: +20
P: 29 GD: +14
P: 29 GD: 0
P: 29 GD: -5
P: 29 GD: -9
P: 29 GD: -17
P: 29 GD: -17
P: 29 GD: -13
P: 29 GD: -7
P: 29 GD: -14
P: 29 GD: -20
P: 29 GD: -25
P: 29 GD: -26
P: 29 GD: -32
League Standings
| Pos | Team | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern München | 31 | 82 | 113 | 32 | +81 | |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 64 | 61 | 31 | +30 | |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 31 | 62 | 62 | 38 | +24 | |
| 4 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 31 | 57 | 61 | 45 | +16 | |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 56 | 62 | 42 | +20 | |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 55 | 62 | 42 | +20 | |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 43 | 56 | 58 | -2 | |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 30 | 43 | 44 | 48 | -4 | |
| 9 | FC Augsburg | 31 | 37 | 39 | 55 | -16 | |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 49 | -10 | |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 31 | 32 | 36 | 50 | -14 | |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 31 | 32 | 35 | 55 | -20 | |
| 13 | 1. FC Köln | 31 | 31 | 45 | 53 | -8 | |
| 14 | Hamburger SV | 31 | 31 | 34 | 50 | -16 | |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 31 | 35 | 53 | -18 | |
| 16 | FC St. Pauli | 31 | 26 | 26 | 53 | -27 | |
| 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 25 | 41 | 66 | -25 | |
| 18 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 31 | 22 | 35 | 66 | -31 |
P: 31 GD: +81
P: 30 GD: +30
P: 31 GD: +24
P: 31 GD: +16
P: 30 GD: +20
P: 31 GD: +20
P: 31 GD: -2
P: 30 GD: -4
P: 31 GD: -16
P: 31 GD: -10
P: 31 GD: -14
P: 31 GD: -20
P: 31 GD: -8
P: 31 GD: -16
P: 30 GD: -18
P: 31 GD: -27
P: 31 GD: -25
P: 31 GD: -31
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Heidenheim Defy The Drop With Voith-Arena Masterclass
Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 86/100. A shock victory breathes sudden, violent life into a season that looked entirely buried.
Early Shockwaves
M. Honsak tore up the form book before the visitors even settled. A stunning early strike in the 9th minute set off alarms across the Bundesliga. Heidenheim sat dead last, bleeding points for weeks, but they brought relentless Intensity to the pitch today. Honsak wasn’t done, doubling the advantage at the 36-minute mark off a precise feed from P. Mainka. The Balance of power violently tilted toward the desperate hosts. Union Berlin edged possession with 55 percent of the ball, stringing passes together, but their control meant nothing against a side fighting for its life. The hosts essentially parked the bus in all the right ways and countered with absolute venom.
The Berlin Bite
The visitors had to respond. The Stakes simply demanded a reaction. Mid-table comfort can sometimes breed complacency, but Union Berlin finally woke up in the second half. They pushed higher, probing the Heidenheim box with ten total shots. Finally, L. Querfeld found the vital breakthrough in the 75th minute. He finished well after a clever setup by R. Khedira. Suddenly, the nerves at Voith-Arena were palpable. The ghosts of blown leads past hovered heavily over the home crowd. Heidenheim’s defence looked incredibly stretched, their legs heavy from chasing the game without the ball. You could feel the momentum swinging wildly. The pressing question wasn't if Berlin would equalise, but exactly when.
The Super Sub Strikes
Enter the ultimate game-changer. Our verdict hinges entirely on this tactical gamble. B. Zivzivadze jogged onto the turf and instantly altered the match's entire trajectory. Just four minutes after Querfeld’s goal, Zivzivadze smashed home a massive third for 1. FC Heidenheim. Fed beautifully by J. Schoppner, the substitute crushed Berlin’s comeback hopes. The sheer Upset Factor here is immense. Zivzivadze even had another strike ruled out by VAR deep into stoppage time. It didn't matter. This wasn't just three points; it was a defiant statement in the relegation battle. At 11 points from safety, the mountain is still enormous, but today, they finally started climbing it again.
Key Questions
What made Budu Zivzivadze the Man of the Match?
He came off the bench and immediately scored the match-sealing third goal, completely destroying Union Berlin's dangerous comeback momentum.
What does this mean for 1. FC Heidenheim's season?
Still 11 points from safety at the bottom, this shock win offers a desperate lifeline and a massive morale boost for their survival hopes.
How did substitute Budu Zivzivadze change the game?
Introduced late, he scored within minutes of coming on to restore a crucial two-goal cushion and neutralise Berlin's intense late pressure.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Last Chance Saloon for Heidenheim
Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 80/100. Bottom-of-the-table Heidenheim face a do-or-die scenario where anything less than three points practically seals their relegation fate.
The Setup
The situation is dire for 1. FC Heidenheim. Rooted to the bottom of the Bundesliga with just 16 points and a dismal 14.3% home win rate, time is rapidly running out at the Voith-Arena. Their recent winless streak yields a poor Form rating, reflecting a side leaking goals at an alarming rate. Conversely, Union Berlin arrive on April 11, 2026, sitting in 12th on 31 points, oscillating between wins and losses but carrying enough cushion to breathe easier. The massive Stakes score highlights the immense pressure resting squarely on the hosts. Despite the 15-point gap in the standings, a remarkably high Balance rating suggests this clash could be tighter than the league table implies, purely fueled by home desperation.
Key Battle
Heidenheim’s slim hopes rest heavily on the shoulders of Hennes Behrens. As the creative spark in a struggling side, his ability to unlock defenses is absolutely crucial. Standing in his way is Union Berlin goalkeeper Matheo Raab, who boasts impressive shot-stopping metrics and a sky-high average rating. Raab’s commanding presence between the sticks provides the solid foundation Union need to frustrate their frantic opponents.
Our Prediction
Heidenheim will throw everything forward out of sheer necessity, but their vulnerable defense—having shipped 63 goals this season—will leave glaring gaps. Union Berlin are perfectly structured to exploit these spaces on the counter. We expect the visitors to absorb the early pressure and secure a comfortable 2-0 victory, pushing Heidenheim right to the edge of the drop.