In the match where Heidenheim will face Stuttgart at the MHPArena on Friday, if Heidenheim fails to defeat their opponent, they are very likely to end up at the bottom of the Bundesliga table. Stuttgart, on the other hand, currently sits in 11th place with 41 points after last weekend's games. They played out a 4-4 draw against Union Berlin on Saturday. The visiting team, Heidenheim, defeated Bayern Munich 4-0 on April 19 and is in 16th place in the league with 22 points, occupying the third from the bottom position in the relegation playoff spot.

Stuttgart has achieved two wins, one draw, and one loss in their last four matches. However, before that, they failed to win in six consecutive games, suffering four defeats. Dietmar Hopp's team has had a poor home performance, losing six of their last eight matches at the MHPArena. In the first half of the game against Bayern Munich, the opponent Heidenheim conceded three goals and only had two shots from open play, with only one of them coming from inside the penalty area. Although few people would have predicted that the visiting team would earn points from league leaders Bayern Munich, it is concerning that they have failed to score in three consecutive games and have conceded eight goals during this period.

Frank Schmidt's team is eight points behind Hoffenheim in 15th place and St. Pauli in 14th place. If they win this weekend and Heidenheim drops points against Stuttgart, both of these teams will be out of reach for Heidenheim. The visiting team has already lost three consecutive games going into Friday's match. In fact, in their previous 23 games, they have only won three and lost 15. It is worth noting that the visiting team has been more resilient away from home, as they have only lost one, drawn two, and won two of their last five away games.

Possible starting lineup of Stuttgart:

Alexander Nübel; Giorgos Stergiou, Konstantinos Mavropanos Jeltsch, Lilian Egloff Chabot, Maximilian Mittelstadt; Armando Sadiku Milot, Enis Bardi Karazor, Tanguy Coulibaly Stiller, Daniel Didavi Fröhlich; Darko Jevtić Demirović, Timo Werner Woltemade

Possible starting lineup of Heidenheim:

Kevin Müller; Dennis Mainka, Maximilian Gimber, Tim Siersleben; Moussa Doumbia Traoré, Joshua Dorsch, Jan-Niklas Beste Schöppner, Malick Thiaw Beck, Lennart Czyborra Kratzig; Patrick Pöfinger, Jean-Pierre Nsame Conte