BVB celebrates important away win against Heidenheim in relegation battle!

BVB celebrates important away win against Heidenheim in relegation battle!

On February 1, 2025, Borussia Dortmund (BVB) won a nerve -wracking away game against 1. FC Heidenheim (FCH) with 2: 1. This victory was not only important for the atmosphere in the team, but also marked the end of a dry spell of four Bundesliga games without a win, in which Dortmund had previously only suffered a draw and three defeats. With the victory, BVB climbed to tenth place in the Bundesliga table, while Heidenheim remains on a relegation place.

BVB has only collected only 26 points from 19 league games this season, which is the weakest Bundesliga season since 2014/15 when they only scored 16 points from the same games. Interim coach Mike Tullberg, who looks after the team before the start of Niko Kovac, confidently commented on the upcoming change and emphasized the need to promote talents. Under his leadership, Dortmund had already achieved a draw against Werder Bremen (2-2) the previous week, whereby they had a 2-0 lead and were not satisfied with the point.

The game against Heidenheim

The BVB dominated the match from the start, but the first actual chance of scoring was long in long time when Serhou Guirassy scored 1-0 after a cornerstone. Heidenheim was hardly able to set an offensive accents in the first round and had difficulty finding into the game. A change seemed to be anticipated in the second half when the FCH presented his game improved.

in the 62nd minute Maximilian Beier scored the second goal for Dortmund after a counterattack, but only two minutes later Mathias Honsak for Heidenheim shortened to 1: 2. In the last few minutes, Heidenheim pushed to equalize, but had difficulty in the final pass. BVB trembled until the end - it was particularly dangerous in the 89th minute, almost an own goal of Salih Özcan had happened. Ultimately, BVB celebrated its second away win of the season.

prospects and upcoming games

The upcoming games have already been determined: Heidenheim will meet Freiburg on February 7, while Dortmund welcomes Stuttgart on the same day. Tullberg, who heads his second Bundesliga game as an interim coach on Saturday, expressed that the team is informed about the change of coaching to Kovac and is looking forward to working with him, although no contact with Kovac has yet been made.

according to Sportschau.de is Heidenheim's coach Frank Schmidt with the defensive play of play, which this season is only four of 19 Bundesliga games could win. With the hope of improvement, both Dortmund and Heidenheim must remain focused on their next challenges.

BVB has shown positive approaches under Tullberg despite difficulties, but it remains to be seen how quickly Kovac can make changes if it officially takes over the scepter on Sunday. Yahoo! Sports reports that the recovery of the team is essential for success in the rest of the season. In addition, bundesliga-statistik.de