Heidenheim – Union Berlin: last-chance football at the Voith-Arena 
Germany’s top flight heads into its final straight on Saturday. The Voith-Arena opens its doors. Heidenheim host Union Berlin. Survival looks close to a miracle for the home side. The bottom club is quite literally playing for its life here. Time is running out for Heidenheim.
Heidenheim’s survival mission under Frank Schmidt 
Boss Frank Schmidt isn’t throwing in the towel. Heidenheim sit dead last in the overall standings. They’re nine points adrift of the relegation play-off spot. That ugly slide is weighing heavy on the dressing room. Heidenheim haven’t won in fifteen straight matches. Recent draws against Leverkusen and Mönchengladbach at least hint at a bit of fight. The attack has found the net five times across those last two outings.
Union Berlin’s doubts under Steffen Baumgart 
Steffen Baumgart is guiding Union through a finish to the season with very little on the line. The European dream is gone for good for the visitors. They’re stuck in 10th place in Germany’s top division. The recent draw with Sankt Pauli left Berlin fans underwhelmed. Away trips have been a real problem for the visitors. They’ve lost four of their last five on the road. Union Berlin head to Heidenheim looking shaky at the back.
Likely line-ups
Heidenheim : Ramaj ; Busch, Mainka, Fohrenbach, Stergiou ; Niehues, Dorsch ; Dinkci, Pieringer, Honsak ; Zivzivadze
Union Berlin : Ronnow ; Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite ; Haberer, Schafer, Khedira, Kohn ; Jeong ; Ilic, Burke
Football Prediction Heidenheim vs Union Berlin
Both teams to score
Heidenheim have no choice but to go for it. The home side need points, and they need them now. Their recent attacking output shows they can score.
Union’s back line has looked miles off it on the road. The visitors should find plenty of space against a home defence that’s clearly starting to panic.
This should be open, messy and full of chances. Both sides should end up on the scoresheet.
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