December 18th features a match where Heidenheim and Paderborn will play a match in Paderborn in a meeting of these two evenly matched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 6th placed Paderborn is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Darmstadt 98. Patric Pfeiffer scored the first goal for Darmstadt 98 in the 81st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Paderborn was frustrated by Darmstadt 98’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Darmstadt 98 ended the match with the shutout victory. Paderborn is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while heidenheim sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Karlsruher SC. Tim Kleindienst struck first for Heidenheim in the 6th minute on a feed from Christian Kühlwetter, then Malik Batmaz tied it up for Karlsruher SC in the 8th minute on a feed from Breithaupt But luckily in the 39th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Batmaz. Heidenheim is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Heidenheim and Paderborn battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Heidenheim nor Paderborn could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Heidenheim’s most prolific scorer has been Robert Leipertz. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Sven Michel has been the most prolific scorer on Paderborn in his last five matches with two goals.