Heidenheim vs St. Gallen prediction, H2H - December 19, 2024
On December 19, the "Voith Arena" will host the 6th round of the Conference League group stage, where Heidenheim will face St. Gallen. For this match, we suggest betting on goals, cards, or the winner.
Heidenheim
Under the guidance of Frank Schmidt, Heidenheim has steadily risen from the depths of German football. After spending a full decade in the 2. Bundesliga, the team finally achieved promotion to the top tier in 2023. Contrary to expectations of a relegation battle, the newcomers amassed 42 points. They were lucky, too: they surpassed two other teams with identical points due to better tie-breaking metrics and secured an incredible 8th-place finish, earning a Conference League spot.
This season started strongly, but a string of defeats in the fall slowed their momentum. Despite this, Heidenheim shone in the Conference League, progressing past Häcken in the qualifiers and defeating teams like Hearts 2-0 away in November. However, they later fell to Chelsea and Istanbul Başakşehir, losing the past two matches.
St. Gallen
The Swiss side has shown decent performances sporadically, including last season when they finished 5th in the Super League. However, this season, under their new summer-appointed coach Enrico Maassen, they find themselves mid-table, struggling for consistency.
In the Conference League qualifiers, St. Gallen overcame Kazakhstan's Tobol and Poland's Śląsk. Their most remarkable feat was eliminating Trabzonspor, forcing two draws before triumphing on penalties. However, their group-stage campaign has been less impressive. After heavy defeats (2-6 against Cercle Brugge and 2-4 to Fiorentina), they managed an away victory against Larne in Northern Ireland. Still, they followed that with a 2-2 draw against Bačka Topola and a 1-4 loss to Vitória Guimarães in the previous round.
Match Facts
- Heidenheim has won six of their last seven matches in the Conference League.
- St. Gallen has only one victory in their last seven tournament matches.
- The German side has suffered seven consecutive defeats across all competitions.
Head-to-Head
In the 2019-2020 season, the two teams played two friendly matches, both of which Heidenheim won convincingly, 3-1 and 6-2.
Prediction: Heidenheim vs St. Gallen
Bookmakers heavily favor the German team. However, Heidenheim is currently in a deep slump. We recommend betting on the visitors with a "+1.0 goal" handicap (odds – 1.96).
