Stuttgart vs Heidenheim Predictions

• Over 2.5 goals has landed in seven of Stuttgart’s last eight games.
• There have been at least three goals scored in three of Heidenheim’s last five.
• VfB have won just two of their last 10 games.

Go for goals at MHPArena

Heidenheim were the Bundesliga’s surprise package last season as they qualified for the Conference League but they could fall through the relegation trapdoor this year.

The visitors seem destined to finish in the bottom three, but a trip to out-of-sorts Stuttgart offers a chance to get a result.

Heidenheim are eight points adrift of safety with just 12 to play for and the battle at the bottom now looks a three-way fight for the play-off spot, which they currently occupy.

Stuttgart have dropped down the Bundesliga table but they do have the DfB Pokal final to come at the end of the campaign, and that will be their priority.

The hosts are the clear favourites but both teams are in poor form and the best angle could be over 2.5 goals, even at a short price.

There have been at least three goals scored in seven of Stuttgart’s last eight games and they played out a thrilling 4-4 draw at Union Berlin last time out.

Heidenheim have gone three games without a goal but those fixtures have all been against the top three teams in the league, and they may enjoy more success against a defence that has shipped 50 goals in 30 league games.

Spoils could be shared

Both teams should be able to contribute and combine for at least three goals, while a 2-2 draw has a chance in the correct score market.

Heidenheim lost the reverse fixture 3-1 but that game was fairly close and it took a late VfB penalty to finally settle matters on the day. The visitors are the team in need of points here and Stuttgart have lost their last five home league games. Heidenheim have only lost one of their last four away (W1, D2) and that run includes a draw at RB Leipzig, so double chance backers should consider the away side and that is reflected in the correct score prediction.

If Heidenheim are to get a result at Stuttgart they need their key men to step up and forward Marvin Pieringer looks a possible anytime scorer. The 25-year-old is his side’s top scorer in the league this term with seven goals, and he’s scored in three of the last four Bundesliga games in which Heidenheim have avoided defeat.