Union Berlin vs Heidenheim

24 February 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Robin Gosens 44’
  • Andras Schafer 45+2’
  • Nikola Dovedan 3’
  • Jan-Niklas Beste 71’

Match summary

Union Berlin and Heidenheim drew 2-2. Union Berlin led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Nikola Dovedan put Heidenheim ahead in the 3rd minute, Robin Gosens equalised in the 44th minute, and Andras Schafer put Union Berlin in front in first-half stoppage time, set up by Robin Gosens. In the second half, Jan-Niklas Beste equalised in the 71st minute, set up by Eren Sami Dinkci.

There was little between the sides on chances: Union Berlin created 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Heidenheim 1.33 from 10.

Match stats

Union Berlin Heidenheim
12 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.21 xG 1.33
1.21 Non-penalty xG 1.33
3 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Union Berlin Heidenheim
Kick-off
3’
Nikola Dovedan0-1 (Heidenheim)
Robin Gosens1-1 (Union Berlin)
44’
Andras Schafer
Assist: Robin Gosens2-1 (Union Berlin)
45+2’
Half-time2-1
71’
Jan-Niklas Beste
Assist: Eren Sami Dinkci2-2 (Heidenheim)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Union Berlin
  • Josip Juranovic
  • Robin Gosens
Heidenheim
  • Omar Traoré

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 1.33 3’ Nikola Dovedan (Heidenheim), 0-1 3’ 44’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), 1-1 44’ 45+2’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), 2-1 45+2’ 71’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), 2-2 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 1.33 3’ Nikola Dovedan (Heidenheim), 0-1 Dovedan 3’ 44’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), 1-1 Gosens 44’ 45+2’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), 2-1 Schafer 45+2’ 71’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), 2-2 Beste 71’
Union Berlin 1.21 xGHeidenheim 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Heidenheim attacking Union Berlin attacking 
44’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.48 xG, goal 3’ Nikola Dovedan (Heidenheim), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 24’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 71’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 33’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 90+5’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 75’ Lucas Tousart (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Tim Kleindienst (Heidenheim), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Benedikt Gimber (Heidenheim), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Mikkel Kaufmann (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Lennard Maloney (Heidenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 69’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Eren Sami Dinkci (Heidenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Omar Traoré (Heidenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.48 xG, goal 3’ Nikola Dovedan (Heidenheim), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 24’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 71’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 33’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 90+5’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 75’ Lucas Tousart (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Tim Kleindienst (Heidenheim), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Benedikt Gimber (Heidenheim), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 8’ Jan-Niklas Beste (Heidenheim), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Mikkel Kaufmann (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Robin Gosens (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Lennard Maloney (Heidenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 69’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Eren Sami Dinkci (Heidenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Omar Traoré (Heidenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Frederik Rönnow GK900 0.000.000
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
Kevin Vogt DEF900 0.000.000
Danilho Doekhi DEF903 0.360.000
Josip Juranovic MID751 0.030.252
Robin Gosens MID84112 0.540.021
Lucas Tousart MID901 0.090.000
Rani Khedira MID900 0.000.021
Andras Schafer MID9013 0.110.071
Brenden Aaronson FWD840 0.000.000
Benedict Hollerbach FWD751 0.020.031
Christopher Trimmel Sub150 0.000.091
Mikkel Kaufmann Sub151 0.070.111
Yorbe Vertessen Sub60 0.000.000
Jérôme Roussillon Sub60 0.000.000
Alex Kral Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Union Berlin win 51% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.59
Heidenheim win 22% Avg odds 4.42

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Union Berlin WLDWW
Heidenheim DDDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Heidenheim 1-0 Union Berlin, 30 Sep 23 Next meeting: Heidenheim 2-0 Union Berlin, 11 Jan 25  All Union Berlin vs Heidenheim meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.