HEIDENHEIM AN DER BRENZ. Heidenheim overcomes Sandhausen 1-0 after J. Beste scored just 1 goal (68′). Heidenheim took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Voith-Arena stadium in Heidenheim an der Brenz on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Brand assisted by Thomas Stein and Mario Hildenbrand. The 4th official was Assad Nouhoum. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Heidenheim was in firm control of the ball 60% while Sandhausen was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Heidenheim had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Heidenheim won the match​.

Heidenheim shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Sandhausen shot 3 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Heidenheim received 2 yellow cards (Tim Kleindienst and Marnon Busch). On the opposite side, Sandhausen received 3 yellow cards (Alexander Esswein, Erik Zenga and Ahmed Kutucu).

Standings

After this match, Heidenheim will have 64 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Sandhausen will stay with 28 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Heidenheim will play away with Jahn Regensburg on the 28th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Heidenheim (1 draw).

Sandhausen will host Hamburger SV on the 28th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Hamburger SV (2 draws).

Heidenheim – Formation

Heidenheim started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Frank Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Kevin Müller (6.6), Marnon Busch (6.8), Patrick Mainka (7.1), Tim Siersleben (7.0), Jonas Föhrenbach (7.2), Jan Schöppner (7.0), Lennard Maloney (7.8), Florian Pick (7.0), Denis Thomalla (6.8), Jan-Niklas Beste (8.6) and Tim Kleindienst (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Andreas Geipl, Christian Kühlwetter, Adrian Beck, Kevin Sessa (7.3), Stefan Schimmer (6.6), Marvin Rittmüller, Thomas Keller, Dženis Burnić and Vitus Eicher.

Heidenheim could not rely on the presence of Thomas Keller (injured) and Adrian Beck (injured).

Substitutions

Heidenheim made 4 changes: Florian Pick for Kevin Sessa (59′), Jan Schöppner for Stefan Schimmer (59′), Denis Thomalla for Thomas Keller (90′) and Jan-Niklas Beste for Adrian Beck (90′).

Best player: Jan-Niklas Beste​

The player that probably impressed the most for Heidenheim was Jan-Niklas Beste.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 33 passes (66% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 20 crosses.

Sandhausen – Formation

Sandhausen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Oscar Corrochano played with: Patrick Drewes (7.6), Dario Đumić (6.3), Oumar Diakhité (6.5), Aleksandr Zhirov (7.2), Raphael Framberger (6.5), Erik Zenga (6.7), Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein (6.4), Chima Okoroji (7.4), Janik Bachmann (6.5), Kemal Ademi (6.4) and Alexander Esswein (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Bashkim Ajdini (6.3), Christian Kinsombi (6.6), Marcel Mehlem, Matondo-Merveille Papela, Nikolai Rehnen, Arne Sicker (6.4), Franck Evina (6.4), Immanuel Höhn and Ahmed Kutucu (6.6).

Sandhausen could not rely on the presence of Bashkim Ajdini (injured).

Substitutions

Sandhausen made 5 changes: Raphael Framberger  for Bashkim Ajdini (45′), Kemal Ademi for Franck Evina (63′), Erik Zenga for Christian Kinsombi (74′), Oumar Diakhite for Ahmed Kutucu (74′) and Chima Okoroji for Arne Sicker (74′).

Best player: Patrick Drewes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sandhausen was the goalkeeper: Patrick Drewes. His rating is 7.60. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​

• Hamburger SV – SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 2-1
• DSC Arminia Bielefeld – Paderborn – 2-2
• Eintracht Braunschweig – Jahn Regensburg – 1-2
• Heidenheim – Sandhausen – 1-0