Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Borussia Dortmund enjoy home advantage, when visitors FC Heidenheim swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Borussia Dortmund are chasing the first place in the Bundesliga after collecting 42 points from their initial 19 encounters. FC Heidenheim trail them on 13 points after 19 rounds, sitting as number 18 in the table.

Team form: Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim

Borussia Dortmund Form

Showing inconsistent form, Borussia Dortmund lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-0 against Tottenham, before beating Union Berlin 0-3. The joy was short-lived, as Inter proved too strong in a 0-2 defeat. Borussia Dortmund showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Signal Iduna Park, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 14 times, while letting in five themselves.

FC Heidenheim Form

FC Heidenheim were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Mainz 05 before drawing 1-1 with Wolfsburg. They were defeated once again, when RB Leipzig ran out 0-3 winners. FC Heidenheim managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 15 time and letting in six.

Betting stats for Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim

Marvin Pieringer shows decent form right now for FC Heidenheim, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Borussia Dortmund, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Maximilian Beier also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Popular betting markets: Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim

Full-time result

Borussia Dortmund claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. FC Heidenheim won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. Borussia Dortmund are on an amazing streak of now 12 games in a row without defeat. Borussia Dortmund are on an amazing streak of now 13 games at home in a row without defeat. Astonishingly, FC Heidenheim failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 20 matches. Borussia Dortmund have not lost to FC Heidenheim in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Borussia Dortmund scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, FC Heidenheim only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games FC Heidenheim played. Borussia Dortmund will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as FC Heidenheim have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Borussia Dortmund’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for FC Heidenheim, who managed to hit the net 0.9 times on average in these games. Borussia Dortmund are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 27 matches.