In this week 20 match on Jan 22nd, Hansa Rostock hosts Heidenheim in a 2. Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 15th placed Hansa Rostock is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hannover 96. Maina scored the first goal for Hannover 96 in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hansa Rostock couldn’t muster any offence and Hannover 96 ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while heidenheim is fresh off their 2-1 win against Ingolstadt. Robert Leipertz scored the first goal for Heidenheim in the 30th minute, then in the 47th minute, Gaus sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Christian Gebauer. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Heidenheim should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Aug 15th, Heidenheim hosted Hansa Rostock in their last match together. Heidenheim and Hansa Rostock battled to a 1-1 draw. Tim Kleindienst struck first for Heidenheim in the 68th minute on a feed from Husing, then in the 82nd minute, Hanno Behrens sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ridge Munsy squeezing out at least the one point for Hansa Rostock.
Heidenheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tim Kleindienst and Robert Leipertz each having 3 goals in their last five. Pascal Breier has been the most prolific scorer on Hansa Rostock in his last five matches with two goals.