In this week 25 match on the 17th of March, Heidenheim plays host to Karlsruher SC in a clash of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Heidenheim recorded a 1-1 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Tim Kleindienst struck first for Heidenheim in the 20th minute, but Emmanuel Iyoha got the equalizer for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 27th minute earning Fortuna Düsseldorf at least a draw. Heidenheim looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while karlsruher SC sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-2 win against Hamburger SV. Paul Nebel struck first for Karlsruher SC in the 10th minute on a feed from Mikkel Kaufmann, then Leon Jensen added another in the 17th minute. Karlsruher SC should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Wildparkstadion, Karlsruher SC and Heidenheim battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Karlsruher SC nor Heidenheim could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Both Mikkel Kaufmann and Fabian Schleusener have been the hottest scorers for Karlsruher SC in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each. Heidenheim is fortunate enough to have Tim Kleindienst in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 6 goals.