• Competition: Germany - Bundesliga
• Date: Friday, 13th, September 2024
• Kickoff: 19:30 UK / 20.30 CEST
• Venue: Westfalenstadion (Dortmund)

Borussia Dortmund will aim to disrupt Heidenheim's flawless start when the two teams face off at Westfalenstadion on Friday evening in the third round of the Bundesliga.

The Millionaires have experienced some unlucky breaks in the last two seasons, starting with throwing away the Bundesliga title in the 2022-23 season despite going into the final round a point clear of Bayern Munich, and then last season they were beaten in the Champions League final by the record winners Real Madrid. After those heart-wrenching defeats, Edin Terzic resigned as Dortmund’s head coach, and he was replaced by Nuri Sahin, who guided the Black and Yellow to four points from a possible six in the first two matches of the new season, comfortably beating Frankfurt 2-0 before playing out a lifeless goalless draw at Werder Bremen last time out.

In their debut 2023-24 season, where they were seen as potential relegation candidates, Heidenheim surprised everyone by securing an eighth-place finish, which allowed them to qualify for the playoff round of UEFA’s youngest competition. Building on the momentum from their previous campaign, Frank Schmidt’s side has not stopped dazzling, as they opened their new Bundesliga season in style, netting six unanswered goals against St. Pauli (2-0) and Augsburg (4-0) across their first two matches, placing them firmly at the top of the table.

Borussia Dortmund vs Heidenheim Betting Tips: BTTS

With home advantage, Borussia Dortmund stand as fairly comfortable favorites to claim the all spoils, but it's hard to imagine that the boys in black-yellow will have an easy day at the office against the current table-toppers Heidenheim, who are flying high and ready to shake up Westfalenstadion. Indeed, Frank Schmidt's men has started the new 2024-25 campaign in spectacular fashion, having picked up five wins from as many games across all tournaments, while they have struck the net an impressive 15 times in that span, indicating their attack is running smoothly. 

Counting an outstanding preseason, Heidenheim have put together a fantastic 13-geme winning run going into Dortmund, and they are likely to be optimistic about their chances of getting on the scoresheet, having netted at least once in 14 out of their last 15 Bundesliga contests. Even though Schmidt’s team has gone unscathed defensively in their first two games of the new season, it will be tough to maintain that against Der BVB, who almost always hit the scoresheet at home, demonstrated by their record of scoring in 18 out of their last 19 home games. Additionally, Westfalenstadion hosted a thrilling encounter between the teams last season that ended in a four-goal stalemate (2-2), and we anticipate another exciting match that should be high-scoring and effective, since both sides appear poised to make an impact on the scoreboard.