FC Heidenheim vs RB Leipzig prediction 24.01.2026 | Bundesliga

Heidenheim only just survived last season, finishing four points above the drop. You might have hoped lessons were learned. The table suggests otherwise.

After 18 games, Frank Schmidt’s side are back in familiar territory and arrive here on a five-match winless run. That stretch includes a harsh 4–0 loss to Bayern and narrow defeats to St Pauli and Mainz.

Home form is the thin thread keeping belief alive. Nine of their 13 points have been collected at the Voith-Arena. Stefan Schimmer, the club’s top scorer with five goals, started on the bench against Wolfsburg last time out but could return.

Injuries continue to bite, with Paçarada, Zivzivadze, Rothweiler, Conteh and Behrens all sidelined. Adam Kölle remains a doubt.

Last season’s seventh-place finish was Leipzig’s worst in the Bundesliga, and it still lingers in the background. The response has been decent, though uneven.

Ole Werner’s side have ten league wins so far, but only three have come away from home. That inconsistency travels with them.

Leipzig are winless in three away matches, conceding six goals along the way. However, trips to Heidenheim have been kind recently, with two wins from the last two visits.

Rômulo Cardoso, now on six goals for the season, is expected to lead the line alongside Yan Diomande, who has matched that tally. Ouédraogo, Gebel, Bakayoko and Lukeba all miss out through injury.