Borussia Dortmund v FC Heidenheim

Borussia Dortmund vs Heidenheim Preview

Borussia Dortmund have picked up where they left off at the end of last season's Bundesliga campaign as Friday night's hosts have started this new German top flight season unbeaten with four points from their opening two games, and they'll be looking to extend this run when they entertain newly promoted Heidenheim to their SIGNAL IDUNA PARK.

Dortmund began the new season in winning fashion as the hosts secured all three points by way of a 1-0 home win against FC Cologne and followed that up with a point on the road with a 1-1 draw away from home at Bochum, so the home side will be fairly confident they can build upon this solid start.

Indeed, Borussia Dortmund are now unbeaten in their last 10 league matches in the Bundesliga which includes collecting six wins and four draws, and it's also worth noting that five of these six victories were achieved on home soil with wins against Union Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt, Wolfsburg, Borussia Moenchengladbach and FC Cologne respectively.

Switch to results at their Signal Iduna Park and you'll find that Borussia Dortmund have been a very tough prospect to beat in their own backyard, putting together a 16-match unbeaten run and winning no fewer than 14 of these games as well.

Heidenheim achieved promotion from Bundesliga 2 at the end of what was a momentous and memorable campaign in the German second tier as the visitors now take their place in the Bundesliga for the first time ever in their footballing history, but they have been greeted with a baptism of fire so far.

Back-to-back defeats to Wolfsburg 2-0 away from home and a 3-2 loss at home to Hoffenheim was not the sort of start that manager Frank Schmidt and his side would have envisaged before the season began and the visitors now face the tough task of trying to keep Borussia Dortmund quiet at their Signal Iduna Park on Friday night.

The worrying thing for Heidenheim is that the two defeats so far this season have been dealt out to them by teams that didn't finish higher than eighth place in last season's final standings in the Bundesliga, while Dortmund pushed title winners, Bayern Munich, all the way last term.

Having never played in the Bundesliga before, it's difficult to predict how Heidenheim will fare here on Friday night but the visitors may well have to wait until after the international break to get off the mark this season.

Borussia Dortmund v Heidenheim Verdict

There has been only one meeting between these two teams previously which Borussia Dortmund won 4-3 in a friendly and the hosts look set to record a comfortable victory here on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score No @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Borussia Dortmund win & Both Teams To Score No @ 3.00

Correct score: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 @ 8.00