Heidenheim 1846 vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction: Away side is the favorite to win

This approaching encounter feels like a battle with fate rather than just Heidenheim vs Stuttgart in the Voith-Arena in Heidenheim an der Brenz. Scheduled to kick off at 17:30 (GMT+3) on 15th December 2024, this game promises a lot of entertainment. Stuttgart is the obvious favourite and Heidenheim, is the underdog. 

Following up on their excellent victory against Jahn Regensburg by a score of 3-0 in the last-16 round of the DFB Pokal, Stuttgart defeated Union Berlin by a score of 3-2 at their stadium on the previous Friday. After falling behind by two goals, Stuttgart showed an incredible amount of tenacity to battle back and eventually earn a significant three-pointer in front of the supporters who were cheering for them at MHP Arena. For the most recent three league matches, Stuttgart was able to accumulate seven of the nine attainable points. The goal will be to maintain this run of good form for as long as possible.

The hosts were defeated by Bayern Munich by a score of 2-4 away from home last weekend, marking their fifth consecutive loss in the league. As of late, they have not been playing defence at all, as evidenced by the fact that they have allowed at least four goals in each of their three most recent Bundesliga matches. Heidenheim has nine losses in the first thirteen rounds of the campaign, which places them in third place from the bottom.

After winning four of their thirteen league matches, drawing one, and losing nine of them, Heidenheim goes into matchday 14 in the position of being in the relegation playoff group. During the first four matchdays of the Bundesliga season, they were victorious in all three of those matches. However, after that, they went on to lose seven of their subsequent eight matches, including the match against Bayern Munich that took place on Saturday. 

After allowing 16 goals in their last four league matches, the home team will be looking to improve their defensive performance in order to avoid another defeat.

Since Stuttgart has won each of their most recent three competitive matches, they will be in a favourable frame of mind heading into the meeting on Sunday. Stuttgart began their winning streak with a 3-0 victory away from home against Jahn Regensburg in the DFB-Pokal. Prior to that, they overcame a deficit of two goals to win against Union Berlin in their most recent Bundesliga match.

After that, they were able to easily defeat Young Boys in the Champions League match that took place on Thursday. As a result of this performance, Stuttgart is now within one point of the top 24 teams leading up to the final two rounds of matches in the league phase. 

Since their 3-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach on September 14, the visitors, who are now in eighth place in the Bundesliga, have struggled to find victories in their most recent away league encounters. They have drawn three of their most recent four top-flight away matches and have lost one of them. 

Each of the sides will come into the match in a very different frame of mind. In a row, Heidenheim has suffered a loss of five games. The preceding four league matches saw them concede 16 goals to their opponents.

Last Friday, Stuttgart successfully performed a remarkable comeback in the second half of their encounter against Union Berlin, which took place at their home stadium.

A total of eight goals were scored by the visitors in their most recent three matches across all competitions. On Sunday, they should have a lot of space to deliver their shots past the defence of Heidenheim, which is prone to leaks.

I anticipate a win for Stuttgart and over 2.5 goals .