Borussia Dortmund vs Heidenheim

Signal Iduna Park is the venue as Borussia Dortmund and Heidenheim go head-to-head in their third-ever Bundesliga meeting.

Nuri Sahin’s early tenure at Borussia Dortmund hasn’t gone to plan despite a two-game unbeaten Bundesliga start (W1, D1) and back-to-back clean sheets against Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen. ‘Die Borussen’ produced underwhelming showings in both matches, but the defensive solidity shown on each occasion could help them banish demons from the past. Indeed, they threw away a two-goal lead in home games in round three in the last two seasons (D1, L1). On top of that, the 2023/24 Champions League runners-up went winless in both league encounters against Heidenheim in the previous campaign (D2), including a 2-2 home draw in this corresponding fixture in round three. Dortmund should be confident of flipping the script after incredibly going unbeaten across their last 36 Bundesliga home outings on a Friday (W27, D9).

On the other hand, Heidenheim’s start to their second-ever Bundesliga campaign has been an utter success, with the visitors following up a 2-0 away win against newcomers St. Pauli with a scintillating 4-0 home victory against Augsburg last time out. Heidenhem’s 100% league start forms part of their five-match winning streak across all competitions at the beginning of the 2024/25 season. Frank Schmidt’s men have been firing on all cylinders, netting at least two goals in all five wins, highlighting the potential for a repeat of last season’s heroic comeback at Signal Iduna Park. Adding to the visitors’ confidence, they have only lost once on their 11 most recent Bundesliga travels (W4, D6). Moreover, they’ve only failed to score in one of their last 14 top-flight away games.