Stuttgart vs Heidenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-03-30 15:30.
[p]If it wasn’t for Bayer Leverkusen’s league-leading exploits, Stuttgart would be stealing the Bundesliga headlines almost every week as their 56 points from 26 matches is an unprecedented feat for the club in the Bundesliga. They sit comfortably in third-place as a result, with the prospect of a first top-four finish since 2008/09 inching ever closer – a far cry from last season when they only survived thanks to winning the relegation play-off![/p]
[p]The Swabians are showing no let up having pieced together an imperious eight-game unbeaten run in the league before the international break (W7, D1), and they could make it nine here for the first time since April 2012! Manager Sebastian Hoeneß will be keen to add that feather to his cap with the support of the MHPArena faithful, who have come to adore him since Stuttgart have lost just two of 21 home matches since his appointment (W14, D5). [/p]
[p]That all seems to spell trouble for a struggling Heidenheim, who are without a win in five matches (D2, L3) – their longest such run since promotion to the top-flight last summer. That makes up the tail-end of a run featuring just one win in their ten matches (D6, L3) in 2024, where a defence that has kept just one clean sheet in that time has perhaps let them down. [/p]
[p]Maybe a lack of motivation is to blame for their substandard performances of late, as they boast a substantial lead over the relegation zone, yet no real upward movement in the standings is on the immediate horizon. If they are to progress up the table, it could be their away form that does the trick, since Frank Schmidt’s men have lost just one of their last six away matches (W2, D3). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Stuttgart’s top scorer Serhou Guirassy has been devastating from the first whistle lately, netting five of his last six goals before half-time. His absence was felt in the reverse fixture when Heidenheim ran out 2-0 winners, where Tim Kleindienst sealed the match in the 94th minute and he has gone on to score three goals after the hour mark since. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Stuttgart have scored in both halves in eight of their last nine matches. [/p]