Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Buoyed by three consecutive league wins, Stuttgart will look to cement their spot in top four when they take on Heidenheim on Matchday 27. Die Schwaben are on the right track to book their spot in the Champions League and they are seen as hot favourites to beat Heidenheim at home ground. All Anthony Rouault, Samuele di Benedetto, Dan-Axel Zagadou, and Nikolas Nartey are sidelined with injuries, but head coach Sebastian Hoeness can count on key players for Sunday’s clash.
The visitors, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the table with little to play for in the season finale and given their five-match winless run in the German top flight, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. In the first half of the season Heidenheim defeated Stuttgart at Voith-Arena, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. All Jan-Niklas Beste, Adrian Beck, Lennard Maloney, Thomas Keller, and Elidon Qenaj are injured for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Waldemar Anton):
The Uzbekistan-born central defender plays at the heart of Hannover’s defense. His idol was Roy Maakay, so he started his career as a striker, but he soon turned to defense. Anton Waldemar was a mere teenager when he made his first appearance for Die Roten in February 2016 against VfB Stuttgart.
Waldemar only had to wait for two months to net his first goal against Borussia Monchengladbach. The following season he commanded Hannover’s defense in Bundesliga 2, making 31 appearances, helping his team to return to the top flight immediately after the relegation.
Even though he was born in Olmaliq, Uzbekistan, Waldemar decided to pledge allegiance to Germany, debuting for the U21 squad in September 2016, making 7 appearances so far. The press in Germany compare him to Javi Martinez from Bayern Munich, because Anton Waldemar can play in the heart of defense, as well as a defensive midfielder and a right-back.
Highlighted Team (Stuttgart):
VfB Stuttgart is a German football club from the regio Bad Canstatt. With over 44 000 members VfB Stuttgart can be considered as one of the top 10 biggest football clubs in the nation. The German football club was founded in 1912 and is playing in the Bundesliga since the very first day.
VfB Stuttgart is currently playing its home games in the Mercedes-Benz Arena which was build in 1933 and holds a capacity of 65 000 seats. The stadium is considered as one of the most impressive and modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of VfB Stuttgart are White and Red. The VfB Stuttgart fans gave the club the nickname Die Schwaben.
VfB Stuttgart is a successful club in the Bundesliga winning the league title 5 times, the DFB Pokal 3 times and the Supercup once. The club from Bad Canstatt haven’t had any big successes in Europe yet. The club end as runner up in the Europacup II and the UEFA Cup. Important players in the history of Stuttgart are: Tomasson, Bierofka, Dunga, Elber, Gomez, Lahm, Kuranyi and Yakin.