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Highlights

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90'
+ 5

Profligate Pieringer

Pieringer could have added gloss to the scoreline after getting 1v1 with Schuhen, but his chipped finish is easily saved.
90'
+ 3

Darnstadt half-chance

Torsiello gets the break of the ball on the edge of the home box but blazes high above the goal.
90'

Heidenheim want more

Beck twists and turns in the box but his effort is palmed away by Schuhen.
90'

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

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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.
1.
Kevin Sessa
Kevin Sessa33.12km/h
2.
Jan-Niklas Beste
Jan-Niklas Beste32.87km/h
3.
Christoph Klarer
Christoph Klarer31.50km/h
85'

Beste yet again

The Heidenheim man bursts up the left wing and whips a low ball into the box, but no teammate is able to connect.
83'

Pieringer!

Marvin Pieringer is the latest beneficiary of a Beste dead ball, but his header deflects to safety.
78'

A hard-fought duel

Both teams are digging deep as we enter the final stretch.
78'

Tackles won
60
91
78'

Sprints
188
141
71'

What a turnaround!

Mainka heads home his second corner in a matter of minutes!
71'
Patrick Mainka
Goal probability
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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.
29 %
Distance to Goal
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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.
4.77 m
69'

GOAL! Heidenheim 2-2 Darmstadt

Mainka heads home Beste's corner - honours even once again!
69'
Patrick Mainka
Goal probability
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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.
12 %
Distance to Goal
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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.
7.5 m
66'

Dinkçi dink

Dinkçi chips it to the back post but it was something of a hit and hope and the chance goes begging.
62'

Beste free-kick

Another set piece from Beste, this time drifted into the far post, but there is no Heidenheim head to get on the end of it.
60'

GOAL: Heidenheim 1-2 Darmstadt

Maloney turns the ball past Müller following a Skarke cross from the left.
60'

Lennard Maloney

OWN GOAL!

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Lennard Maloney
57'

Pfeiffer shot saved

Pfeiffer wraps his foot around it but Müller again makes the stop.
55'

xGoals

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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
1
0.46
1.09
1
Goals
53'

Skarke equalises!

Darmstadt are back on level terms, with former Heidenheim man Tim Skarke controlling a long ball forward before finishing sharply.
52'

Tim Skarke

GOAL!

1:1
Tim Skarke
Goal probability
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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.
28 %
Shot speed
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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.
98.16 km/h
Distance to Goal
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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.
16.3 m
49'

Darmstadt chance

Fabian Holland sets up Vilhelmsson for a chance. The Swede spins away from Patrick Mainka and aims for the far corner, but Müller saves.
Kick-off!
Half-time
43'

GOAL: Heidenheim 1-0 Darmstadt

Beste whips a free-kick into the box and Schöppner heads home. Beste now has 10 goal-involvements this season. Schöppner has his second of the campaign.
42'
Jan Schöppner
Goal probability
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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.
3 %
Distance to Goal
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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.
9.22 m
34'

Simply the Beste?

Beste fires hire with a free-kick on the edge of the box.
30'

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

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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.
1.
Jan-Niklas Beste
Jan-Niklas Beste32.87km/h
2.
Jannik Müller
Jannik Müller31.43km/h
3.
Tim Skarke
Tim Skarke31.16km/h
28'

Kempe denied

Tobias Kempe's drilled shot is blocked at the last following a short corner from the visitors.
24'

Darmstadt go close

Luca Pfeiffer feints before steering a shot narrowly past the far top corner
23'

Goal attempts
2off target
1on target
3off target
2on target
23'

Chances!

Beste hits one from outside the box but it's too central to test the keeper. Seydel then loses his footing at the other end when he might have had an open goal to tap into.
19'

Dinkçi now!

Eren Dinkçi bursts forward and stabs an effort wide of the Darmstadt goal. A good period of pressure this from the hosts.
17'

Kleindienst miss

Jan-Niklas Beste slips Tim Kleindienst through for a chance but the striker fluffs his lines.
13'

Maloney!

Lennard Maloney tried to curl one into the far top corner but it's punched away by Müller's opposite number, Marcel Schuhen.
11'

Heidenheim should have hit back!

Jan Schöppner found space at the other end but unselfishly squared for nobody instead of going for goal himself.
9'

Darmstadt again

Oscar Vilhelmsson forces his way into the Heidenheim box and lets fly, but Müller is well positioned to make the save.
4'

Darmstadt chance

Aaron Seydel sends a header goalward but it's too high to test Kevin Müller.
Kick-off!

Here we go!

We're underway at the Voith-Arena!
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More on Darmstadt

Torsten Lieberknecht has rung the changes, with Thomas Isherwood and Klaus Gjasula dropping into his back three. With all of Aaron Seydel, Luca Pfeiffer and Oscar Vilhelmsson starting, it looks like Tim Skarke will be asked to deputise at right wing-back once again.

More on Heidenheim

Recent USMNT cap Lennard Maloney has shaken off an ankle injury to start at the base of Heidenheim's midfield. He's covered a league-high 158km this season. Jan-Niklas Beste, a fellow former Borussia Dortmund player, goes in search of his 10th direct goal-involvement this season.

Darmstadt subs

Brunst, Maglica, Klarer, Ronstadt, Riedel, Schnellhardt, Müller, Honsak, Torsiello

Darmstadt starting XI

Schuhen - Müller, Gjasula, Isherwood - Skarke, Kempe, Holland (c), Karić - Pfeiffer, Vilhelmsson - Seydel

Heidenheim subs

Eicher, Siersleben, Theurkauf, Sessa, Pick, Dovedan, Beck, Schimmer, Thomalla

Heidenheim starting XI

Müller - Traoré, Mainka (c), Gimber, Föhrenbach - Maloney, Schöppner - Dinkçi, Pieringer, Beste - Kleindienst
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Schmidt's view of Darmstadt

"It'll be an even and intense game. Darmstadt have a lot of tall players. We need to throw ourselves into the challenges. We have a little cushion [on the relegation zone], but it's not much. We need to take our chances."
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Lieberknecht's view of Heidenheim

"We know Heidenheim well from all our meetings in Bundesliga 2. They're a team that fights hard and runs hard. In addition to their physicality, Heidenheim also have good footballers in their ranks. Our matches against each other were always tight and and hard-fought. We're happy that we're now deservedly playing against them in the Bundesliga and can battle for points."

Home comforts

Heidenheim have picked up all but one of their 11 points this season at home, and could go three home matches unbeaten for the first time in their Bundesliga history.
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Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!
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Watch: Heidenheim 1-0 Darmstadt - previous meeting

Jan-Niklas Beste scored an 89th-minute winner in March, with Heidenheim going on to secure promotion as champions on a dramatic final day. Darmstadt followed them back into the top flight as runners-up.
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Watch: Leipzig 2-1 Heidenheim - highlights

Heidenheim are only two points better off than Darmstadt, after a narrow loss in Leipzig - their eighth since gaining promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time.
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Watch: Darmstadt 0-1 Cologne - highlights

Darmstadt fell into the relegation play-off spot with defeat to Cologne. The Lillies are currently on a run of six matches without a win.

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