Heidenheim will be hoping for a surprise win to kickstart their season when they host Borussia Dortmund

It is a new season, but Heidenheim still find themselves in the lower reaches of the Bundesliga. They will be hoping for a surprise win to kickstart their season when they host Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. We have a prediction for the match below.

Heidenheim survived relegation by the skin of their teeth last season, staying up through the playoffs. This term, the home fans were hoping to see a better side, but so far that hasn’t materialized.

The team has lost both opening league matches; 3-1 at home to Wolfsburg and 2-0 at Leipzig before the break. Losing to Wolfsburg meant they are winless in the last five home league games, only drawing once. They also failed to score in three of five league matches.

By their standards, Borussia Dortmund didn’t have a great season in 2024/25. They finished fourth, 25 points behind champions Bayern Munich. This season should be different, and they’ve shown it in their start.

BVB recovered from their disappointing 3-3 draw with St. Pauli to thrash Union Berlin 3-0 before leaving for the FIFA break. Scoring three in each of their first two matches should be encouraging, but they’ll need to improve from the defensive showing in the first game.

This is expected to be a manageable game for Dortmund, who have beaten Heidenheim in the last two meetings.

Probable line-ups

Heidenheim: Ramaj, Gimber, Mainka, Fohrenbach, Busch, Dorsch, Scienza, Ibrahimovic, Honsak, Kaufmann.

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel, Couto, Bensebaini, Anton, Anselmino, Bellingham, Svensson, Sabitzer, Beier, Brandt, Guirassy.