Highlights

90'
+ 6

Spoils shared

It's honours even between Heidenheim and Wolfsburg, with Omar Traoré forcing an own-goal from Moritz Jenz which cancelled out Václav Černý's early volleyed opener.
Full-time
90'
+ 3

Substitution

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.
84'

Wind goes close

Wind might have bagged his 10th goal of the season on the counter but he fails to get any meaning on his shot with the goal at his mercy.
77'

Arnold!

Now it's Arnold's turn at the other end! He fires high on his nominally weaker right foot.
77'

Another Sessa chance!

Sessa breaks the last line just as Wolfsburg change centre-backs - Maxence Lacroix for Bornauw - but Casteels closes down his angles quickly.
75'

Sessa shoots

Kevin Sessa twists and turns before sending an effort wide.
64'

No goal

Kleindienst's fourth header of the afternoon finds the target, but it's ruled out for offside.
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SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionNo goal
62'

Difference maker?

Kevin Paredes, the recent U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year, is on.
60'

Tomás chance

Tiago Tomás, on at the break for Lovro Majer, shoots wide after getting free in the Heidenheim box.
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58'

Simply the Beste?

Bests hits a free-kick into the Wolfsburg's wall.
54'

and puff…

Joakim Mæhle lets fly from the edge of the box but his effort's straight at Kevin Müller.
46'

Wolves huff...

Černý cuts inside and tries to spin one inside the far post, but it goes wide.
46'

Back underway

Can Heidenheim carry their first-half pressure into the second?
Kick-off!
45'
+ 5

Substitution

45'
+ 5

Heidenheim on top

It's honours even at the break, with Jentz's own goal cancelling out Černý's opener, but the hosts have shown greater attacking verve.
Goal attempts
5off target
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3off target
1on target
Half-time
45'
+ 2

1-1: Back in the game!

Traoré gets round the back and drills in a low cross, and Moritz Jenz turns the ball past his own goalkeeper.
45'
+ 2

Moritz Jenz

OWN GOAL!

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45'
+ 1

Another good cross!

Dinkçi whips another delicious cross into Kleindienst and this time the big striker forces a fine save from Casteels
44'

Kleindienst goes close

Eren Dinkçi floats the ball into Kleindienst, who rises highest, but his header sails past the post.
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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.
29'

Wolfsburg have a go

Maximilian Arnold takes a quick free-kick and Jakub Kamiński lets fly from a tight angle, but the Pole finds the outside side-netting.
26'

Gimber header

Jan-Niklas Beste whips a corner into the box and Benedikt Gimber heads wide.
22'

No goal

Tim Kleindienst's header is parried by Koen Casteels and Jan Schöppner pokes home, but he is offside.
16'

Heidenheim chance!

Patrick Mainka gets a toe on the ball inside the box but it drifts wide!
13'
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SituationGoal
ReviewOffside?
DecisionNo goal
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8'

0-1: Gone like the Wind

Jonas Wind flicks the ball over his head, and his marker's, and Václav Černý volleys home his third goal of the season.
7'
Václav Černý
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.
30 %
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.
9.82 m
1'

Here we go!

We're underway at Heidenheim's Voith-Arena. The Bundesliga's smallest stadium at 15,000, the fans are in full voice nonetheless!
Kick-off!

More on Wolfsburg's team

Sebastiaan Bornauw continues alongside Moritz Jenz at centre-back despite Maxence Lacroix returning from suspension. With Aster Vranckx and Mattias Svanberg now both serving suspensions of their own, Yannick Gerhardt and Maximilian Arnold are paired in central midfield. Maloney's USMNT teammate Kevin Paredes is on the bench.

More on Heidenheim's team

Omar Traoré is preferred to Marnon Busch at right-back - a boon to Fantasy players who picked the cheapest starter in the game. Further forward, Jan Schöppner replaces Norman Theuerkauf alongside Lennard Maloney in midfield, while Adrian Beck steps in for the suspended Marvin Pieringer.

Fantasy window still open!

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Wolfsburg subs

Pervan, Fischer, Lacroix, Zesiger, Cozza, Paredes, Amoako, Tomás, Pejčinović

Wolfsburg's starting XI

Casteels - Mæhle, Bornauw, Jenz, Rogério - Gerhardt, Arnold (c) - Černý, Majer, Kamiński - Wind

Heidenheim subs

Eicher, Busch, Siersleben, Theuerkauf, Sessa, Pick, Dovedan, Janeš, Schimmer

Heidenheim's starting XI

Müller - Traoré, Mainka (c), Gimber, Föhrenbach - Schöppner, Maloney - Dinkçi, Beck, Beste - Kleindienst
0:13
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Watch: Hello from Heidenheim

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Watch: All Kevin Paredes' Bundesliga goals and assists so far

Kevin Paredes has been named US Soccer Young Player of the Year for 2023, after a breakout season at Wolfsburg.
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Schmidt's view on Wolfsburg

"Wolfsburg don't give their opponents any free-kicks inside their half and they always want to win the ball back as soon as possible. We'll have to run a lot, because that's what they do. For us that means tracking back. We'll also need to make deep runs behind their defence, execute our counter-pressing and make plenty of sprints."
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Kovač's view on Heidenheim

"They're not the same team we played at the start of the season. I think we’ve all seen that they’ve adapted to the Bundesliga. They play well and are really good at set-pieces – they’re among the most dangerous in the league in this regard. It won’t be anything like our first game. They’re a team with lofty ambitions.”

Heidenheim on a roll

No team has collected more points (10) from their past four league games than Heidenheim, who are unbeaten in their last four at home and have collected 16 from a possible 21 points at the Voith Arena this season.
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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!
2:03
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Watch: Wolfsburg 2-0 Heidenheim

A Jonas Wind brace meant there was no fairytale in Heidenheim's first-ever match in the Bundesliga in August, but Frank Schmidt's side have certainly impressed since. They go into Matchday 18 two positions ahead of the visitors in the table.
2:03
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Watch: Cologne 1-1 Heidenheim

A hefty Adrian Beck drive secured a point for Heidenheim at Cologne. The plucky newly promoted side are now unbeaten in four Bundesliga matches and remain in the top half of the table in ninth.
2:03
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Watch: Mainz 1-1 Wolfsburg

Václav Černý netted his second goal for Wolfsburg in some style but a splendid second-half equaliser saw the Wolves held and drop down to 11th by the end of Matchday 17.

Hello and welcome!

Thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 18 fixture between Heidenheim and Wolfsburg.