Highlights
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Heidenheim champions
Full-time
90'
+ 13
90'
+ 12
Elvedi almost off
Tempers are heating up here. Elvedi is shown a straight red for scything down Beste. It's been reduced to a yellow card following a check.
90'
+ 11
SituationRed card
ReviewFoul?
DecisionYellow card
90'
+ 9
UNBELIEVABLE
Tim Kleindienst pops up at the back post to stroke in what looks like being the winner! Would you believe it?
Goal probability 
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.
90'
+ 4
Goal Heidenheim
Beste slams home the spot kick and we're in for a rip roaring final few minutes here.
Goal probability
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.
90'
+ 2
Penalty Heidenheim
Steve Breitkreuz is adjudged to have downed Schimmer and the ref points to the spot. A quick check and the spot kick stands.
90'
+ 1
Time added on!
We'll have eleven minutes added to the end of this game!
90'
SituationPenalty
ReviewFoul?
DecisionPenalty
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
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.
86'
Goalmouth scramble!
Somehow Jahn survive. Urbig's error initially leads to a plethora of shots on the Jahn goal. The keeper saves one of them and then sees Föhrenbach lash over. Amazing scenes.
79'
Substitution
79'
Substitution
78'
Beste no way through
Beste tries a shot from a very tight angle but he's not beating the Jahn goalkeeper from there. Are Heidenheim heads dropping?
78'
Substitution
77'
Heidenheim pressing
Desperate for goals, the visitors are pushing hard now. Have they left it too late? A relegation/promotion play-off spot is where they currently find themselves, with Hamburg ahead in their game.
73'
Osei Owusu ovation
Huge applause for Osei Owusu as he heads off to be replaced by Joshua Mees. The departing forward has scored seven of his nine Bundesliga 2 goals after the winter break.
73'
Substitution
72'
Substitution
67'
Owusu on fire
The hosts have had eighth shots on goal in this game, their formidable forward Owusu has had five of them.
65'
Substitution
64'
Beste blast
Heidenheim are swarming. Urbig is a busy boy at the moment. The shot stopper deals well with a rasping Beste effort.
62'
Kleindeist has a pop
It's all happening now. Kleindeist spins and sends a low poke at goal. Urbig gets down to hold on.
59'
End-to-end
Heidenheim have a goal back! The hosts fail to clear their lines properly and when the ball pops back to Schimmer, the forward sends a low shot goalwards. There isn't much pace on the ball, but between Saller and goalkeeper Urbig, the hosts have helped the ball into the net. That was not pretty.
57'
Lead doubled
Jahn are soaring. Benedikt Saller decides to wander forward before aiming an effort towards the far post. There's no way the shot will get anywhere near the goal, but when Osei Owusu sticks out a peg, the ball deflects in for 2-0
Goal probability
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.
55'
More FCH woe
Lennard Maloney was involved in a nasty clash of heads and needs to be helped off the pitch. Norman Theuerkauf - himself just back from injury - is on.
55'
Substitution
52'
Jahn lead
As easy as that, the hosts hit the front. Konrad Faber's corner from the right flies over the Heidenheim defenders and lands squarely on the noggin of the leaping Osei Owusu. There was no stopping that.
Goal probability
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.
48'
Visitors alive
Whatever was said in the Heidenheim dressing-room at the break has had the desired effect. The men in blue have started showing more energy and thrust this half. Schimmer is immediately into the action and should probably score from point-bank range, but the sub lashes wide.
46'
Heidenheim swap
Frank Schmidt makes a change at the break with the introduction for forward Stefan Schimmer.
46'
Off we go again
Jahn get the second half underway.
Kick-off!
45'
+ 6
Substitution
45'
+ 6
Half time
Hats off to the hosts. They know they need the miracle of all miracles to avoid relegation here. A win and a 15 goal swing are among the factors required for the Red Shorts to survive but they're making a right go of it in front of their own fans. Heidenheim, not so much.
Half-time
45'
+ 3
Easy for Urbig
Denis Thomalla sends a weak header at goal which Jonas Urbig gathers with his eyes closed. Not happening for the visitors thus far.
44'
Saller booked
Saller cynically pulls back the onrushing Jan-Niklas Beste and that's a yellow card all day.
42'
Faber conjuring
Konrad Faber tries the spectacular as he watches a dropping ball all the way. A good effort, but no dice for the Jahn man.
42'
Jahn the busier
Goal attempts
3off target
1on target
2off target
1on target
37'
Yildirim launches one
Aygün Yildirim thrashes a shot through the legs of his opponent and looks on as the ball fizzes harmlessly wide.
35'
Heidenheim change
Lennard Maloney is badly winded in a challenge and needs to come off for treatment. Meanwhile, the away side are mixing things up with Kevin Sessa coming on for Florian Pick.
35'
Substitution
30'
FCH chance
The second-division's leading marksman gets Heidenheim in on the act. Tim Kleindienst's smash from distance licks the side-netting and draws a collective "oooh" from the visiting fans. FCH are alive.
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
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.
24'
Guwara threat
Guwara - who has been on top form so far - whips in a menacing centre that Müller gathers at the feet of Albers. Crucial intervention.
23'
Water break
Frank Schmidt takes advantage of a brief water break to issue Jan-Niklas Beste with some important instructions. Heidenheim need a spark of inspiration from somewhere.
20'
The main man
Shots
2
1
Prince Osei Owusu Jan Schöppner
19'
More Jahn openings
Osei Owusu stretches to meet Konrad Faber's menacing centre from the right. The forward just fails to connect.
17'
Osei Owusu off target
Osei Owusu heads Leon Guwara's corner wide. The forward saw that one late. Jahn are playing like a team without any pressure at the moment. Heidenheim the more uptight of the two.
13'
Fan lift
With Jahn getting more and more of a grip on this game, Heidenheim's supporters raise the noise levels as they look to spark some life into Frank Schmidt's men.
12'
FCH edging it
Possession (%)
4951
9'
Big chance Jahn
Leon Guwara slips a lovely ball through for Prince Osei Owusu. The forward looks to take it around Kevin Müller, but the goalkeeper stands his ground and blocks the shot with his upper body. A big moment early doors.
7'
Early running
Heidenheim are making most of the early running here but the visitors have failed to produce a big chance against a Jahn side looking to counter.
4'
HSV leading
News filters through of an early goal for Hamburg in their game at Sandhausen. As things stand, HSV leapfrog Heidenheim into the automatic promotion spot.
2'
Mainka knock
Visiting captain Patrick Mainka receives treatment for a head injury sustained during an early Heidenheim corner. Looks like he'll be ok to continue.
1'
Game on!
Heidenheim get the match underway! Will the visitors be celebrating with a first-ever promotion to the Bundesliga at the end of this one?
Kick-off!
Here they come !
It's a stunning day in Bavaria as both teams make their way out onto the pitch. We're moments away from kick-off.
Teams in tunnel
The Jahn club song is belting out as the teams gather in the players' tunnel, high-fiving as they line up.
Warm-ups
Both teams are coming to the end of their respective warm-ups at the Jahnstadion Regensburg. There's a superb atmosphere inside the ground for this huge Bundesliga 2 encounter.
Form guide
Heidenheim certainly have the edge in terms of recent form on their opponents today. The visitors are unbeaten in six and have won the last four meetings between the teams.
2:00
Thrilling repeat?
Team news
© Imago
Regensburg starting XI
Urbig - Saller, Breitkreuz, Kennedy, Guwara - Thalhammer, Gimber – Faber, Albers, Yildirim - Owusu
Regensburg subs
Kirschbaum, Nachreiner, Elvedi, Idrizi, Singh, Shipnoski, Schönfelder, Mees, Graf
Heidenheim starting XI
Müller - Busch, Siersleben, Mainka, Föhrenbach - Schöppner, Maloney - Pick, Thomalla, Beste - Kleindienst
Heidenheim subs
Eicher, Theuerkauf, Geipl, Sessa, Burnic, Beck, Keller, Schimmer, Kühlswetter
Play-off watch
Heidenheim cannot finish lower than third, which would ensure a two-legged play-off against the team that finishes 16th in the Bundesliga (one from Schalke, Bochum, VfB Stuttgart or Augsburg). Frank Schmidt's side contested the winner-takes-all tie back in 2019/20, losing out to Werder Bremen on away goals. If Regensburg pull off mission impossible, meanwhile, they'll get a reprieve via a two-legged tie against 3. Liga opposition.
Personnel latest
Regensburg forward Charalambos Makridis - who scored his third goal of the season in the win against Eintracht - is suspended, but defender Steve Breitkreuz is available again following a one-game ban. For their part, Heidenheim should have Norman Theuerkauf back from illness.
1:06
Watch: Heidenheim 1-0 Sandhausen - highlights
1:59
Watch: Eintracht Braunschweig 1-2 Regensburg - highlights
More on those permutations
Heidenheim will be promoted if they equal or better Hamburg's result away at relegated Sandhausen, or lose by fewer than six goals and HSV draw. As for second-bottom Regensburg, they cannot achieve automatic safety and will only reach the play-off if they win and Arminia Bielefeld lose at Magdeburg with scores that achieve a 15-goal swing.
History beckons for Heidenheim!
In the third tier as recently as 2014, Heidenheim are one win from a maiden promotion to the Bundesliga. Anything else, and they'll be reliant on third-placed Hamburg dropping points at relegated Sandhausen. Stay tuned!