The Bundesliga game at MHPArena on Friday will see home side Stuttgart take to the field against Heidenheim.
Our Stuttgart v Heidenheim predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Stuttgart
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Stuttgart go into this fixture coming off the back of a 4-4 Bundesliga tied result vs Union Berlin.
In that match, Stuttgart had 78% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Stuttgart, the goalscorers were Deniz Undav (23'), Enzo Millot (29'), Jeff Chabot (43') and Chris Führich (45'). Union Berlin had 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Andrej Ilić (5', 45'), Diogo Leite (19') and Leopold Querfeld (38') scored for Union Berlin.
At least three goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Stuttgart have participated. Opposition teams scored 12 times in these games while Stuttgart managed a tally of 15. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
Their prior results show that Stuttgart:
- haven't lost in the league to Heidenheim in their previous 2 games.
- haven’t won at home in the past 5 league games. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Heidenheim
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Since being beaten in their last game against Bayern Munich in Bundesliga competition, Heidenheim and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that match, Heidenheim managed 32% possession and 4 shots on goal with 1 on target. At the other end, Bayern Munich got 18 shots on goal with 11 of them on target. Harry Kane (13'), Konrad Laimer (19'), Kingsley Coman (36') and Joshua Kimmich (56') scored for Bayern Munich.
The numbers tell their own story, and Heidenheim have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 10 goals overall. Defensively, Heidenheim could really do with shoring things up.
Heading into this fixture, Heidenheim have not beaten Stuttgart in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head meetings dating back to 17/02/2017 shows that Stuttgart have won 3 of these games & Heidenheim 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 22 overall at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.
The previous league contest between these sides was Bundesliga match day 14 on 15/12/2024 when it ended Heidenheim 1-3 Stuttgart.
That time, Heidenheim had 33% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Paul Wanner (41').
Stuttgart had 18 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Maximilian Mittelstädt (20'), Enzo Millot (45') and Nick Woltemade (85') scored.
The referee was Christian Dingert.
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Team News: Stuttgart
Josha Vagnoman (Fitness), El Bilal Touré (minor knock), Justin Diehl (muscular problems), Luca Raimund (Torn muscle bundle), Anrie Chase (Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area), Jamie Leweling (muscular problems), Dan-Axel Zagadou (Outer ligament problems) and Nikolas Nartey (Fitness) won’t be able to feature for Stuttgart gaffer Sebastian Hoeneß.
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Team News: Heidenheim
Heidenheim boss Frank Schmidt has some current player fitness concerns. Budu Zivzivadze (Outer ligament problems) and Mathias Honsak (Muscle injury) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
In this game, Stuttgart will probably dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.
Conversely, Heidenheim may well find it hard to get shooting opportunities although we do see them getting the chances to score, too.
We can therefore see a pretty comfortable 3-1 margin for Stuttgart at the end of the match.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the full-time result market, a victory for Stuttgart is best priced at 1.48, going for the game finishing all-square is 4.5 and staking on the win for Heidenheim gets 6. These are the most competitive prices offered at the current time.
Peter Guest,
11:01 21/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Stuttgart
Formed: 1893
Stadium: MHPArena (60,058)
Captain: Atakan Karazor
Chairman: Claus Vogt
Manager: Sebastian Hoeneß
Competitions: Bundesliga position 11, DFB-Pokal (Final), DFL-Supercup (Final)
🔑 Star Player: Ermedin Demirović
Typically taking up the Striker position, Ermedin Demirović was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After having played his first senior match for Alaves in the 2017 - 2018 season, the accomplished Forward has struck 13 league goals in this Bundesliga 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 30 appearances.