Heidenheim vs Mainz Prediction Preview & Betting Tips

Despite Mainz’s league position suggesting that they are firm favourites to win, it must be factored in that they have won just one of their last five matches in the Bundesliga.

Meanwhile, Heidenheim have been somewhat of a thorn in the side of Mainz since their promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2022/23 season, having won two and drawn once against the visitors, meaning that they will be hopeful of getting a result despite sitting 16th in the standings.

However, we believe that Mainz could change all of this on Sunday, as Heidenheim have the worst home record in the Bundesliga, picking up seven points from ten matches, therefore meaning that we predict a narrow win for Mainz.

Prediction: Heidenheim 0-1 Mainz

16th-place Heidenheim goes up against seventh-place Mainz at FC Heidenheim Voith-Arena in a crucial encounter for both sides, with the hosts aiming to strengthen their bid for survival in the Bundesliga, while the visitors are pushing for the European qualification places.

Date: 16/02/2025

Location: FC Heidenheim Voith-Arena

Time: 6:30pm

When these two sides last met back on 28th September, Heidenheim ran out as 2-0 victors as goals from Marvin Pieringer and Jan Schoppner gave Frank Schmidt’s side all three points while both Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Niklas Dorsch both received red cards.

Heidenheim manager, Schmidt is somewhat of a club stalwart, as he has been their manager since retiring from his playing days in 2007. The 51-year-old’s last three years of his playing career were at Heidenheim, while the club itself is actually his hometown club. During his time at Heidenheim, Schmidt has lead the club from Regionalliga Süd all the way to the Bundesliga.

Last season was somewhat of a fairytale for Heidenheim, as they earned a shock eighth-place finish, seeing them qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League in the process - thus far, they are in potentially on course to qualify for the Round of 16 having beaten FC Kobenhavn 2-1 in the first leg in Denmark.

This campaign, the objective is plain and simple for Schmidt, as Heidenheim will be desperate to retain their Bundesliga status - they sit four points adrift of 15th-place Hoffenheim. As far as the DFB Pokal goes, Heidenheim suffered a 2-1 defeat to Hertha Berlin in the Second Round of that competition.

Meanwhile, Mainz are having a much-improved season, as they have accumulated 32 points from 21 matches, just three fewer than they managed in the whole of the 2023/24 season when they finished just two points above 16th-place VFL Bochum.

Bo Henriksen has made a huge impact at Mainz, as the former FC Zurich coach has won 16 and drawn ten of his 36 matches in charge, equating to an impressive win percentage of 44.44% - transforming them from a side facing relegation to one that is fighting for European football in just over 12 months.

Some of Mainz’s most notable results this campaign are home victories over Borussia Dortmund (3-1) and Bayern Munich (2-1), as well as a 3-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Heidenheim versus Mainz will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Mix.

Heidenheim

Heidenheim will be without the likes of Jonas Fohrenbach and Niklas Dorsch for Sunday night’s clash against Mainz.

Mainz

Mainz’s only absences for their trip to Heidenheim are defensive duo Stefan Bell and Phillipp Mwene due to injury.

Heidenheim

The hosts managed a superb 2-1 win away at Kobenhavn in the first leg of their Round of 32 Europa Conference League tie, as goals from Thomas Keller and Tim Siersleben turned the game on its head after Jordan Larsson gave the hosts a first leg lead.

Prior to that game, Heidenheim were in poor form, as they’d lost all of their last four matches to Freiburg (1-0), Borussia Dortmund (2-1), Augsburg (2-1) and St. Pauli (2-0).

Mainz

Henriksen’s men were held to a 0-0 draw by Augsburg last time out, after narrowly losing 1-0 at Werder Bremen.

Before the aforementioned matches, Mainz had earned an impressive 2-0 home win over Stuttgart thanks to goals from Nelson Weiper and Anthony Caci after defeats to Union Berlin (2-1) and Bayer Leverkusen (1-0).

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