In a weekend match in week 17, on Sun Dec 12th, Heidenheim will travel to Karlsruhe to battle Karlsruher SC in a clash of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Karlsruher SC recorded a 1-3 loss against Dynamo Dresden. Ransford Konigsdorffer struck first for Dynamo Dresden in the 47th minute, then Fabian Schleusener tied it up for Karlsruher SC in the 53rd minute. Karlsruher SC is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Heidenheim is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Jahn Regensburg. Christian Kühlwetter struck first for Heidenheim in the 23rd minute on a feed from Tobias Mohr, then Leipertz added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Tobias Mohr At the end of 90 a dissapointed Jahn Regensburg couldn’t manage to score, and Heidenheim took the shutout win. Heidenheim should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Karlsruher SC won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Heidenheim’s most prolific scorer has been Leipertz. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Karlsruher SC’s most prolific scorer has been Hofmann. The German attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.