BREAKING NEWS: BORUSSIA DORTMUND GEGEN FC HEIDENHEIM: VORSCHAU UND PROGNOSE, ABER FÜNF SPIELER SIND NICHT IM KADER

Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim will aim to continue their unbeaten starts to the 2024/25 season when they face off at Signal Iduna Park on Friday.
The 2024/25 Bundesliga season resumes after the international break, with the latest round of fixtures beginning with a game between two unbeaten teams. Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim will lock horns at Signal Iduna Park on Friday evening, with the visitors winning both their matches thus far, while the Black and Yellows have won one and drawn one.

Borussia Dortmund began the 2024/25 season with a comfortable 4-1 win over Phonix Lubeck in the DFB Pokal first round. The Black and Yellows kick-started their Bundesliga campaign with a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt before playing out a goalless stalemate with Werder Bremen.

As for Heidenheim, they have been busy at the onset of the 2024/25 season, playing five games in around two weeks before the international break. They came into the new term after an impressive debut campaign in the Bundesliga, where they finished eighth and reached the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying playoffs.

Frank Schmidt continues to wield the magic wand, with Heidenheim not conceding a single goal thus far in domestic competitions, beating FC 08 Villingen in the first round of the DFB Pokal before clinching victories over FC St. Pauli and FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga. They have also reached the Europa Conference League group stage.

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The corresponding fixture last season saw Heidenheim coming from two goals down to hold Borussia Dortmund to a 2-2 draw, with Tim Kleindienst scoring the equaliser. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.

Team News & Tactics
Borussia Dortmund
Nuri Sahin has a new roster issue hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. Against FC Heidenheim on Friday, the Borussia Dortmund manager will be bereft of the services of three first-team players.

Nico Schlotterbeck saw red in the goalless draw with Werder Bremen before the international break and will miss Friday’s game due to suspension. In addition, Giovanni Reyna is recovering from a groin injury, while Kjell Watjen has a knee issue.

Gregor Kobel is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Borussia Dortmund lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him against FC Heidenheim. The central defensive unit should feature Waldemar Anton, Niklas Sule, and Ramy Bensebaini. Yan Couto and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens should be the two wing-backs.

The duo will aim to provide width in the final third while protecting the centre-backs in the defensive phases. As for the midfield unit, Emre Can and Pascal Gross will shore things up in the middle of the park, while Marcel Sabitzer and Julian Brandt will bring the creative impetus. Finally, Serhou Guirassy should lead the line for the home side against Heidenheim.

Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Kobel; Anton, Sule, Bensebaini; Couto, Can, Gross, Bynoe-Gittens; Sabitzer, Brandt; Guirassy

Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim will aim to continue their unbeaten starts to the 2024/25 season when they face off at Signal Iduna Park on Friday.
The 2024/25 Bundesliga season resumes after the international break, with the latest round of fixtures beginning with a game between two unbeaten teams. Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim will lock horns at Signal Iduna Park on Friday evening, with the visitors winning both their matches thus far, while the Black and Yellows have won one and drawn one.

Borussia Dortmund began the 2024/25 season with a comfortable 4-1 win over Phonix Lubeck in the DFB Pokal first round. The Black and Yellows kick-started their Bundesliga campaign with a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt before playing out a goalless stalemate with Werder Bremen.

As for Heidenheim, they have been busy at the onset of the 2024/25 season, playing five games in around two weeks before the international break. They came into the new term after an impressive debut campaign in the Bundesliga, where they finished eighth and reached the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying playoffs.

Frank Schmidt continues to wield the magic wand, with Heidenheim not conceding a single goal thus far in domestic competitions, beating FC 08 Villingen in the first round of the DFB Pokal before clinching victories over FC St. Pauli and FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga. They have also reached the Europa Conference League group stage.

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The corresponding fixture last season saw Heidenheim coming from two goals down to hold Borussia Dortmund to a 2-2 draw, with Tim Kleindienst scoring the equaliser. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.

Team News & Tactics
Borussia Dortmund
Nuri Sahin has a new roster issue hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. Against FC Heidenheim on Friday, the Borussia Dortmund manager will be bereft of the services of three first-team players.

Nico Schlotterbeck saw red in the goalless draw with Werder Bremen before the international break and will miss Friday’s game due to suspension. In addition, Giovanni Reyna is recovering from a groin injury, while Kjell Watjen has a knee issue.

Gregor Kobel is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Borussia Dortmund lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him against FC Heidenheim. The central defensive unit should feature Waldemar Anton, Niklas Sule, and Ramy Bensebaini. Yan Couto and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens should be the two wing-backs.

The duo will aim to provide width in the final third while protecting the centre-backs in the defensive phases. As for the midfield unit, Emre Can and Pascal Gross will shore things up in the middle of the park, while Marcel Sabitzer and Julian Brandt will bring the creative impetus. Finally, Serhou Guirassy should lead the line for the home side against Heidenheim.

Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Kobel; Anton, Sule, Bensebaini; Couto, Can, Gross, Bynoe-Gittens; Sabitzer, Brandt; Guirassy