Heidenheim and VfL Wolfsburg draw 1-1 on Saturday

HEIDENHEIM AN DER BRENZ. VfL Wolfsburg and Heidenheim draw 1-1. V. Cerny scored the first goal (7') for VfL Wolfsburg. M. Jenz settled the score (45') with an own goal.

Luke Meyer

January 21, 2024

HEIDENHEIM AN DER BRENZ. VfL Wolfsburg and Heidenheim draw 1-1. V. Cerny scored the first goal (7′) for VfL Wolfsburg. M. Jenz made it even (45′) with an own goal.

The match was played at the Voith-Arena stadium in Heidenheim an der Brenz on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 15,000 spectators. The referee was Timo Gerach who had the assistance of Benedikt Kempkes and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was freezing at -1.4 degrees Celsius or 29.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Heidenheim

1 - 1

VfL Wolfsburg

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

12 Total 13
4 On Target 3
6 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 4

116 Attack 109
70 Dangerous attack 39
99 Ball safe 96

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

11 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Heidenheim was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. VfL Wolfsburg that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Heidenheim was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Heidenheim to win the match.

Heidenheim shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Heidenheim didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg received 2 yellow cards (Niko Kovač and Yannick Gerhardt).

Match Timeline

Vaclav Cerny(goal)Jonas Wind

Jan Schöppner(VAR)

22'

45'

Moritz Jenz(own-goal)

45'

Yannick Gerhardt- Yellow

46'

Tiago Tomás- sub ->Lovro Majer

62'

Kevin Paredes- sub ->Jakub Kamiński

Tim Kleindienst(VAR)

65'

Kevin Sessa- sub ->Lennard Maloney

72'

76'

Maxence Lacroix- sub ->Sebastiaan Bornauw

76'

Dzenan Pejčinović- sub ->Vaclav Cerny

Florian Pick- sub ->Eren Dinkçi

82'

Nikola Dovedan- sub ->Jan-Niklas Beste

89'

90'

Kofi Amoako- sub ->Yannick Gerhardt

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this match, Heidenheim has 22 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, VfL Wolfsburg will has 21 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Heidenheim will play away against TSG Hoffenheim on the 27th of January with a 2-2 head to head.

VfL Wolfsburg will host FC Köln on the 27th of January with a 13-8 head to head statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (8 draws).

Heidenheim – Formation

Heidenheim

Kevin Müller 1.Germany

7.1

Jonas Föhrenbach 19.Germany

7.0

Omar Traoré 23.Germany

7.3

Benedikt Gimber 5.Germany

7.9

Patrick Mainka 6.Germany

7.1

Lennard Maloney 33.Germany

7.0

72'

Jan-Niklas Beste 37.Germany

7.1

89'

Adrian Beck 21.Germany

7.5

Jan Schöppner 3.Germany

7.3

Eren Dinkçi 8.Germany

6.3

82'

Tim Kleindienst 10.Germany

7.7

Substitutes

Vitus Eicher 22.Germany

Tim Siersleben 4.Germany

Norman Theuerkauf 30.Germany

Marnon Busch 2.Germany

Kevin Sessa 16.Germany

6.8

72'

Florian Pick 17.Germany

6.8

82'

Luka Janes 36.Germany

Stefan Schimmer 9.Germany

Nikola Dovedan 20.Austria

89'

Heidenheim started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Frank Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Kevin Müller (7.1), Haktab Omar Traore (7.3), Patrick Mainka (7.1), Benedikt Gimber (7.9), Jonas Föhrenbach (7.0), Lennard Maloney (7.0), Eren Dinkçi (6.3), Adrian Beck (7.5), Jan Schöppner (7.3), Jan-Niklas Beste (7.1) and Tim Kleindienst (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Marnon Busch, Stefan Schimmer, Tim Siersleben, Kevin Sessa (6.8), Florian Pick (6.8), Nikola Dovedan, Vitus Eicher, Norman Theuerkauf and Luka Janes.

Substitutions

Heidenheim made 3 changes: Lennard Maloney for Kevin Sessa (72′), Eren Dinkçi for Florian Pick (82′) and Jan-Niklas Beste for Nikola Dovedan (89′).

Player of the match: Benedikt Gimber

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Heidenheim was Benedikt Gimber.

His rating is 7.9 with 70 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 9.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg

Koen Casteels 1.Belgium

7.5

Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium

7.5

76'

Rogério 13.Brazil

6.7

Joakim Maehle 21.Denmark

7.7

Moritz Jenz 25.Germany

7.3

Vaclav Cerny 7.Czech Republic

7.7

76'

Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland

6.6

62'

Lovro Majer 19.Croatia

6.3

46'

M. Arnold 27.Germany

7.1

Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany

6.3

90'

45'

Jonas Wind 23.Denmark

7.5

Substitutes

Pavao Pervan 12.Austria

Kilian Fischer 2.Germany

Maxence Lacroix 4.France

6.8

76'

Cédric Zesiger 5.Switzerland

Nicolas Cozza 8.France

Kevin Paredes 40.United States

6.6

62'

Kofi Amoako 41.Germany

90'

Tiago Tomás 11.Portugal

6.8

46'

Dzenan Pejčinović 18.Germany

7.0

76'

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

Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels (7.5), Joakim Maehle (7.7), Sebastiaan Bornauw (7.5), Moritz Jenz (7.3), Rogério (6.7), Yannick Gerhardt (6.3), Maximilian Arnold (7.1), Vaclav Cerny (7.7), Lovro Majer (6.3), Jakub Kamiński (6.6) and Jonas Wind (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Kilian Fischer, Maxence Lacroix (6.8), Cédric Zesiger, Nicolas Cozza, Tiago Tomás (6.8), Pavao Pervan, Dženan Pejčinović (7.0), Kevin Paredes (6.6) and Kofi Jeremy Amoako.

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: Lovro Majer for Tiago Tomás (46′), Sebastiaan Bornauw for Maxence Lacroix (76′), Jakub Kamiński for Kevin Paredes (62′), Vaclav Cerny for Dženan Pejčinović (76′) and Yannick Gerhardt for Kofi Jeremy Amoako (90′).