Heidenheim vs FC Koln prediction, preview, team news and more | Bundesliga 2023-24

Relegation-threatened FC Koln will be hoping for a closing-day miracle when they take on Heidenheim in the Bundesliga season finale on Saturday. Timo Schultz’s men journey to Voith-Arena looking to move out of the automatic relegation places as they sit three points behind 16th-placed Union Berlin.

Heidenheim were involved in a share of the spoils for a second consecutive game as they played out a 1-1 draw with Freiburg last weekend.

With that result, Frank Schmidt’s side have now gone unbeaten in seven of their last eight Bundesliga matches, claiming two wins and five draws since mid-March.

Heidenheim are currently ninth in the league standings, level on 39 points with Augsburg and Werder Bremen.

Koln, on the other hand, picked up three huge points in their relegation dogfight as they fought back from behind to claim a 3-2 victory over fellow strugglers Union Berlin.

Prior to that, Schultz’s men were on a four-match winless run — claiming two points from a possible 12 — and had won just one of their previous 13 matches across all competitions since February.

Die Geißböcke sit 17th in the league table, three points behind 16th-placed Union Berlin just above the automatic drop zone. While Koln know that they must win on Saturday, they also need Union Berlin to come up short against Freiburg if they are to finish in the relegation playoff spot.

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Heidenheim vs FC Koln Head-To-Head

This will be the fourth-ever meeting between Heidenheim and Koln, with Schultz’s men claiming one win and two draws in their previous three encounters.

Heidenheim Form Guide: D-D-W-L-D

FC Koln Form Guide: W-D-D-L-L

Heidenheim vs FC Koln Team News

Heidenheim

Marnon Busch, Thomas Keller and Elidon Qenaj are all recuperating from injuries and will play no part in Saturday’s game.

Injured: Marnon Busch, Thomas Keller, Elidon Qenaj

Suspended: None

FC Koln

Koln will be without the services of several players down the spine of the team as they continue their spells on the club’s injury table. Benno Schmitz, Denis Huseinbašić and Justin Diehl are all suspended.

Inured: Max Finkgräfe, Luca Waldschmidt. Leart Paqarada, Dejan Ljubicic, Davie Selke, Luca Kilian, Florian Dietz

Suspended: Benno Schmitz, Denis Huseinbašić, Justin Diehl

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Heidenheim vs FC Koln Predicted XI

Heidenheim Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kevin Müller; Omar Traoré, Patrick Mainka, Benedikt Gimber, Jonas Föhrenbach; Kevin Sessa, Jan Schöppner; Eren Dinkci, Marvin Pieringer, Jan-Niklas Beste; Christian Kühlwetter

FC Koln Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Marvin Schwabe; Rasmus Carstensen, Timo Hübers, Julian Chabot, Dominique Heintz; Eric Martel, Jacob Christensen; Jan Thielmann, Mark Uth, Faride Alidou; Linton Maina

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Heidenheim vs FC Koln Prediction

With their Bundesliga status on the line, we expect Koln to go full throttle on Saturday as they look to beat the drop. We predict Schultz’s men will come away with a narrow victory against Heidenheim, who have nothing to play for.

Prediction: Heidenheim 1-2 FC Koln