Highlights

Matchday 27

FINAL

Volkswagen Arena

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

16'

PieringerMarvin Pieringer

B. Dankert

Volkswagen Arena

Full-time: Wolfsburg 0-1 Heidenheim

A big, big victory for relegation strugglers Heidenheim, who leapfrog Bochum into the relegation play-off spot as a result. Marvin Pieringer's first-half penalty settled a contest in which Wolfsburg largely disappointed. Next up for the today's winners? Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Bayern and Stuttgart, in that order. But for now, coach Frank Schmidt can celebrate his 700th game in charge of Heidenheim with a precious win.

Full-time

90'

+ 3

Nmecha booked

The Wolfsburg man prevents Zivzivadze breaking away upfield and that's a booking.

90'

+ 3

Yellow card

Lukas Nmecha

90'

+ 1

Time added on

We're into five minutes of injury time.

90'

What a save!

Grabara pulls off a stunning one-handed save to deny Pieringer's brilliant volley in the final minute!

90'

Substitution

Stefan Schimmer

Niklas Dorsch

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Tiago Barreiros de Melo Tomas33.83km/h

Denis Vavro32.99km/h

Kilian Fischer32.45km/h

88'

Wolfsburg go close!

Jakub Kamiński nods across the face where Nmecha tries to angle a header in at the far post. The ball flies wide. At the other end, Zivzivadze smashes wide at the near post.

84'

No way through

A couple of Wolfsburg corner in quick succession, the second of which Müller fists clear.

82'

Behrens on

Wolfsburg replace a defender with a strike as Behrens comes on for Fischer. Last throw of the dice for the hosts?

82'

Substitution

Kevin Behrens

Kilian Fischer

81'

Dorsch goes close

Niklas Dorsch picks up possession just outside the Wolfsburg box, spins and pings a shot narrowly wide.

78'

FCH subs

Schmidt sends Paul Wanner and Luca Kerber in to complete the Heidenheim job, or so the visiting coach hopes.

78'

Substitution

Paul Wanner

Adrian Beck

78'

Substitution

Luca Kerber

Frans Krätzig

77'

Nmecha again

Lukas Nmecha has been busy since coming on, with the Wolfsburg sub producing his side's best chance of the day with a shot from close range that Müller beats out.

76'

Shot on target

It's a first for the Wolves today, and it's substitute Nmecha whose deflected effort is easily saved by Müller.

75'

Wind wide

Maxi Arnold launches a free kick to the back stick, where Jonas Wind heads harmlessly wide. The home fans' frustration grows.

74'

Dorsch sees yellow

The Heidenheim man hacks Nmecha to the floor and that's a booking.

73'

Yellow card

Niklas Dorsch

Time ticking down

The visitors are holding on quite comfortably here as they seek to close out the last 20 minutes and hold onto this priceless lead. Wolfsburg coach Ralph Hasenhüttl is not a happy camper on the touchline.

66'

Substitution

Jonas Föhrenbach

Marnon Busch

63'

FCH break

The visitors race away and Krätzig fizzes a wonderful ball into the area which Wolfsburg just about manage to clear.

63'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

WOB

FCH

12.9 s

20.5 s

62'

Goal attempts

3off target

0on target

2off target

3on target

61'

Double swap

Lukas Nmecha and Jakub Kamiński are on for Wolfsburg, who are not really looking any closer to scoring right now.

61'

Substitution

Jakub Kamiński

Andreas Skov Olsen

61'

Substitution

Lukas Nmecha

Bence Dardai

57'

Zivzivadze chance

Beck feeds Budu Zivzivadze in on the left and the Georgian rattles a shot at the near post which Grabara beats out.

53'

Wind menace

The Wolfsburg sub is causing plenty of danger since coming on. He sends a ball across the face of the goal but there's nobody on the end of it for the hosts.

52'

Pushing and shoving

Kilian Fischer and Niklas Dorsch are pulling and prodding each other at a Wolfsburg corner and the referee eventually has enough, booking the pair.

51'

Yellow card

Jan Schöppner

51'

Yellow card

Yannick Gerhardt

48'

Heidenheim in the mood

Beck batters a shot high towards the near post which Wolfsburg goalkeeper Grabara does well to parry wide. From the resulting corner, Pieringer rises but can't divert his header on goal.

46'

Peeep!

We're back underway in Lower Saxony. Wolfsburg have thrown Jonas Wind into the mix as they seek to haul Heidenheim back.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 8

Substitution

Jonas Wind

Tiago Tomás

Half-time: Wolfsburg 0-1 Heidenheim

After a lengthy period of added time, the teams go in at the break with Heidenheim feeling satisfied with themselves following Marvin Pieringer's first-half penalty. Wolfsburg have had plenty of the ball yet have offered little by way of threat up front.

Half-time

STOP HATE

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45'

+ 7

Wimmer effort

Joakim Mæhle sends a dangerous ball into the box. It eventually ends up at the feet of Wimmer, who can only scuff well wide of the target.

45'

+ 5

Possession (%)

5842

45'

+ 1

Time added on

We're into the first of seven added minutes here.

43'

Beck booked

Beck takes a hold of Wimmer's arm as the Austrian tries to skip away. That's a yellow card all day long.

43'

Yellow card

Adrian Beck

As things stand

With Heidenheim leading here, Frank Schmidt's side have jumped above Bochum and into the Bundesliga's relegation play-off spot. There's a long way to go yet at the Volkswagen Arena, however.

35'

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

xGoals

0.08

0.77

Goals

33'

Arnold off target

Siersleben upends Andreas Skov Olsen on the edge of the area and is booked. Maxi Arnold whips the subsequent free kick into the side-netting.

32'

Yellow card

Tim Siersleben

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Joakim Maehle Pedersen30.92km/h

Patrick Wimmer30.84km/h

Budu Zivzivadze30.77km/h

Wolves pay the penalty

The away side are still leading from Marvin Pieringer's penalty earlier.

26'

Enforced change

More bad news for Wolfsburg with Konstantinos Koulierakis limping out of the contest to be replaced by Denis Vavro.

26'

Substitution

Denis Vavro

Konstantinos Koulierakis

23'

Arnold leading Wolves' charge

The Wolfsburg captain is doing his best to set a higher tempo from the middle of the park while the home fans are also doing their bit as the hosts look to get back into this game.

21'

Goal attempts

1off target

0on target

0off target

1on target

17'

Pieringer on point

Marvin Pieringer is FCH's leading scorer with seven goals and has now converted three penalties this season.

16'

Heidenheim lead!

Marvin Pieringer sends his penalty towards the corner. Kamil Grabara guesses correctly but can only help the ball into the back of the net. How important could this be for the visitors!?

16'

Marvin Pieringer

GOAL!

0:1

Penalty

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

77 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

106.74 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11 m

15'

Penalty FCH!

That man Pieringer is brought down by Joakim Mæhle just inside the area and the referee points to the spot.

12'

Back underway

After some lengthy treatment, Pieringer is ok to continue.

Pieringer bloodied

Marvin Pieringer rises and clashes heads with Sebastiaan Bornauw. The Heidenheim man has blood pouring from his head and will need plenty of attention.

Mæhle goes close

Joakim Mæhle pushes forward and arcs a shot just around the post. The Wolfsburg fans behind the goal have heads in hands.

Finding rhythm

Both teams are knocking the ball around the park as they seek to settle into their respective shapes.

Happy anniversary Frank!

It's game number 700 in charge for Heidenheim coach Franck Schmidt today. What a run for the visiting tactician. 👏

Game on!

Heidenheim get us underway.

Kick-off!

0:07

Wolfsburg warm-up!

More on those teams

Sebastian Bornauw is in Wolfsburg's starting eleven for the first time since Matchday 7, while Gerhardt, Skov Olsen, and Wimmer are also new to the home team. Top scorer Mohamed Amoura (10 goals, 8 assists) is suspended, and Mattias Svanberg is injured. Denis Vavro, who has recently been injured, is on the bench, as is Jonas Wind. Frank Schmidt is forced into one change to his starting XI with former Wolfsburg player Tim Siersleben replacing the suspended Omar Traore.

Wolfsburg starting XI

Grabara - Fischer, Bornauw, Koulierakis, Mæhle - Dárdai, Arnold (c), Gerhardt - Skov Olsen, Tomás, Wimmer

Wolfsburg subs

Müller, Vavro, Odogu, Vranckx, Kamiński, Paredes, Nmecha, Behrens, Wind

Heidenheim starting XI

Müller - Siersleben, Mainka (c), Gimber - Busch, Schöppner, Dorsch, Krätzig - Beck - Pieringer, Zivzivad

Heidenheim subs

Eicher, Föhrenbach, Theuerkauf, Wanner, Kerber, Scienza, Schimmer, Breunig, Conteh

Schmidt's view on Wolfsburg

"Ralph Hasenhüttl took over a team about a year ago that was still fighting to avoid relegation, and a year later, they can qualify for Europe. He's managed to develop this team into a team that's willing to work their socks off. You see that in every game. Nevertheless, we saw in the last two home games, against Bochum and St. Pauli, that we're capable of something."

700 up for Mr Heidenheim

The encounter in Wolfsburg will be the 700th match Frank Schmidt has coached Heidenheim in since taking over way back in September 2007 - with the club in the fifth tier of German football at the time.

Hasenhüttl's view on Heidenheim

"We had a decent game against them in the reverse fixture. The difference now is that Heidenheim aren't in the UEFA Conference League anymore, so in recent games they've played better and with more energy. It’ll be an intensive game for us against a team fighting for survival. For us it’s an opportunity to get back into European contention."

Probable line-ups

Need to know who's likely to make the cut at the Volkswagen Arena on Saturday? We've got you covered with the latest team news right here!

Siersleben returns to his old stomping ground

Tim Siersleben came through the ranks at Wolfsburg and made his debut for them at the end of the 2020/21 season in a 3-2 loss against Mainz.

The Wolves no longer unbeaten

Having gone seven games without defeat in the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg's run came to an end against Augsburg last time out. They now look to get back to winning ways against a Heidenheim desperate to escape the drop.

2:03

Watch: Heidenheim 1-3 Wolfsburg - previous meeting

Heidenheim succumbed to a clear defeat when these sides met back in November. That result was the Wolves' 18th victory in 36 meetings between the clubs.

2:03

Watch: Heidenheim 3-1 Holstein Kiel

Heidenheim gave their survival hopes a major boost on Matchday 26 as they defeated basement side Holstein Kiel 3-1. Frank Schmidt's charges remain six points from guaranteed safety, however.

2:03

Watch: Augsburg 1-0 Wolfsburg - highlights

Wolfsburg's European ambitions took a hit on Matchday 26 as they lost 1-0 on the road to stubborn Augsburg.

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