Matchday

Bundesliga 25/26 · 18 Oct 2025

1. FC Heidenheim 2–2 SV Werder Bremen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.5
Actual xG
3.3 – 1.3
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made 1. FC Heidenheim favourites at 44%.

1. FC Heidenheim deserved more from the draw, creating 3.3 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Stefan Schimmer, 65.4 in 57′.

Well above their usual level: Mio Backhaus +22.5, Marco Grüll +13.6, Jonas Föhrenbach +9.7.

Well below it: Diant Ramaj −8.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

1. FC Heidenheim

5 Oct 2025L 0–1at VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga
27 Sep 2025W 2–1v FC Augsburg Bundesliga
20 Sep 2025L 1–2at Hamburger SV Bundesliga
13 Sep 2025L 0–2v Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga
30 Aug 2025L 0–2at RB Leipzig Bundesliga

SV Werder Bremen

4 Oct 2025W 1–0v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
26 Sep 2025L 0–4at FC Bayern München Bundesliga
20 Sep 2025L 0–3v SC Freiburg Bundesliga
14 Sep 2025W 4–0at Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
30 Aug 2025D 3–3v Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

1. FC Heidenheim

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Julian Niehues Midfielder1100–77.8–
Mathias Honsak Midfielder11000.0567.3–
Stefan Schimmer Forward57100.8365.4–
Marnon Busch Defender27010.0459.8–
Patrick Mainka Defender90010.0359.1+8.5
Jonas Föhrenbach Defender90100.4552.6+9.7
Adrian Beck Midfielder79000.1250.9–
Niklas Dorsch Midfielder79000.1349.1+3.7
Arijon Ibrahimović Midfielder90000.6047.5+4.8
Marvin Pieringer Forward1100–47.5–
Diant Ramaj Goalkeeper9000–45.8−8.6
Budu Zivzivadze Forward79000.6845.7−4.7
Tim Siersleben Defender90000.1544.9+5.6
Mikkel Kaufmann Forward33000.0943.1–
Jan Schöppner Midfielder63000.0740.1+0.2
Omar Haktab Traore Defender90000.0237.6−0.4

SV Werder Bremen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mio Backhaus Goalkeeper9000–62.7+22.5
Marco Grüll Forward90100.1258.9+13.6
Jens Stage Midfielder90100.7454.7+6.6
Romano Schmid Midfielder90020.2654.6−2.0
Marco Friedl Defender90000.0151.5−0.4
Patrice Čović Midfielder6800–50.9–
Victor Okoh Boniface Forward22000.1550.5–
Leonardo Bittencourt Midfielder2200–49.2–
Samuel Mbangula Midfielder6300–48.3−3.2
Amos Pieper Defender9000–46.9–
Karim Coulibaly Defender9000–43.4−6.1
Justin Njinmah Forward2700–42.8–
Cameron Puertas Midfielder68000.0442.2+5.5
Yukinari Sugawara Defender9000–41.0−0.9