The Facts
- This match features a clash between a top-table contender and a mid-table team (ranked 5th and 9th).
- Both teams have experienced an unpredictable run of results lately.
- Heidenheim may face physical fatigue compared to their opponent, having played more matches in recent days.
- Heidenheim carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- Confirmed absences for Heidenheim: Breunig M. (Muscle Injury) Busch M. (Achilles Tendon Injury) Conteh S. (Lacking Match Fitness).
- Confirmed absences for Cottbus: Borgmann A. (Inactive) Engelhardt E. (Knee Injury) Guttau J. (Foot Injury).
- Doubtful / questionable for Heidenheim: Zivzivadze B. (Knee Injury).
- These two teams have no recorded direct encounters in recent history.
Standings
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Hertha Berlin | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19:8 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Nurnberg | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21:11 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23:14 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Kaiserslautern | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Heidenheim | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15:15 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Magdeburg | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14:11 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | St. Pauli | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11:9 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Arminia Bielefeld | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13:13 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Cottbus | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16:17 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Greuther Furth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12:13 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11:15 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | VfL Osnabruck | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11:15 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10:14 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Bochum | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6:10 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Hannover | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8:13 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Darmstadt | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8:18 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 | Braunschweig | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13:15 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Holstein Kiel | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7:11 | -4 | 5 |
Promotion ~ Bundesliga
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