Borussia Dortmund v FC Heidenheim

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Only two league games were played in the German Bundesliga before the international break but nevertheless, both Borussia Dortmund and Heidenheim find themselves sitting in the top four of the early German top flight table ahead of Friday night's encounter at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK as Dortmund have picked up a win and a draw, while Heidenheim have picked up wins in each of their opening two games of the new campaign.

Borussia Dortmund have picked up four points from their opening two games of the new Bundesliga campaign thanks to a solid 2-0 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt along with a point away from home where they held Werder Bremen to a 0-0 draw and they now return to their beloved SIGNAL IDUNA PARK for this upcoming fixture against Heidenheim.

Last season, Borussia Dortmund claimed the last of the five Champions League spots in the Bundesliga as they finished in fifth place in the domestic top flight standings by a significant 16-point margin over sixth placed Eintracht Frankfurt, but Dortmund showed signs of a potential wobble having lost three out of their final seven league games.

Defeats at the hands of Stuttgart, RB Leipzig and Mainz may just give visitors Heidenheim a slim chance of achieving an early upset here on Friday night.

Onto the visitors and as mentioned, Heidenheim have picked up wins in each of their opening two games of this new Bundesliga campaign which have come in the form of victories against St Pauli 2-0 away from home before inflicting a comprehensive 4-0 rout of Augsburg on home soil at their Voith-Arena just before the international break.

Heidenheim achieved an eighth place finish at the end of last season's Bundesliga campaign and thus claimed the last of the European spots where they have already participated in the UEFA Conference League so far this season, recording a 5-3 win on aggregate against Swedish Allsvenskan outfit, Hacken.

On the domestic front, Heidenheim have picked up where they left off at the end of last season's top flight campaign where they recorded a 4-1 victory over Cologne, by picking up back-to-back wins in this new term as well.

The bigger picture shows Heidenheim have suffered just the single defeat in their previous 11 league matches whilst collecting five wins in the process, including an impressive 3-2 home win against Bayern Munich towards the end of last season.

Borussia Dortmund v Heidenheim Verdict

Each of the previous two meetings between Borussia Dortmund and Heidenheim have resulted in stalemates but if Heidenheim were ever going to topple their hosts then it could happen here on Friday night, early in the season and on the back of an international break - at decent odds!

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Heidenheim win @ 7.00

Correct Score: Heidenheim win & Under 3.5 goals @ 9.00