Heidenheim vs FC Copenhagen prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-02-19 17:45.
[p]Heidenheim return to the Voith-Arena in the driver’s seat of their UEFA Conference League knockout round play-off against Copenhagen, having won the first leg 2-1 in a comeback victory. That was a sixth win in nine European games this season for Frank Schmidt’s men (D1, L2), something they’ve had to work hard for since just one of those victories saw them triumph by a margin of more than one goal. [/p]
[p]That first-leg victory is definitely Heidenheim’s most recent highlight, since it represents their sole win across their last seven matches (D1, L5), bookended by a 2-0 home defeat to Mainz at the weekend. A repeat of that result would put an end to their first-ever European campaign, and having avoided defeat in just two of their last nine home games (W1, D1), it certainly can’t be ruled out. [/p]
[p]Copenhagen will be looking to take advantage of Heidenheim’s poor home form, but will have to rediscover the flow that saw them win six matches in a row prior to losing their last two. Failure to do so would see the Lions exit a UEFA competition at the first elimination obstacle on a third successive European appearance, after doing so in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League and the 2021/22 UEFA Conference League. [/p]
[p]Jacob Neestrup also has to rewrite the history books here if he wants his side to progress, as Copenhagen have never won against a German side in 15 previous encounters (D5, L10). Their last four trips to Germany have been especially scarring, since the Danes have failed to score in each of those visits (D2, L2), something that is non-negotiable if they wish to defy the odds in Heidenheim.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Defender Tim Siersleben was Heidenheim’s hero with a goal and an assist in the first leg, continuing his record of being unbeaten in his career when registering a goal contribution (W4). Hoping to get the better of him will be Copenhagen’s scorer from the return fixture Jordan Larsson, who has now scored his side’s opening goal in six of his last nine goalscoring outings. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: The half-time result has been replicated at full-time in eight of Heidenheim’s last ten home games. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]