Wolfsburg vs Heidenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (17 January)

Far behind its initial objectives at the start of the season, Wolfsburg cannot claim better for the moment than a place in the second half of the tables. It must be said that VfL suffered numerous disappointments in the first part of the season, even to the point of flirting with the relegation zone for several weeks. Fortunately for them, the Wolves relaunched in December by winning 2 valuable successes against Union Berlin 3-1 and Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-3 before falling against Freiburg 3-4. Last week, Lovro Majer's partners experienced a nightmare on the field of Bayern Munich 8-1 but they still recovered well by dominating Sankt Pauli on Wednesday evening 3-1. The future prospects of FC Heidenheim in the Bundesliga are not very encouraging.

While it undoubtedly has one of the worst squads in the elite, the club is unable to do well on the pitch as indicated by its last place in the standings, with only 12 points taken during the first leg. That said, nothing is completely lost for this team which, in its misfortune, is only 2 points behind the first non-relegation team. After winning 2 key successes against Union Berlin 1-2 and Friborg 2-1, the FCH has since suffered 3 defeats in 4 days against Sankt Pauli 2-1, Bayern 0-4, Cologne 2-2 and finally against Mainz 2-1 this week.

Eliminated from the CAN with Algeria last weekend, Algerian striker Amoura (6 goals, top scorer of the club) was able to make his return this week against Sankt Pauli and he even came on for the last half hour. However, he will have a lot to do to take the place of Pejcinovic who scored his 5th goal of the season on Wednesday evening, all during the last 3 days. At the same time, the very good full-back Maehle, the defenders Seelt (holder) and Rogerio, and Hungarian midfielder Dardai is missing while Danish striker Wind is expected.

Midfielder Wimmer (3 goals), playmaker Lovro Majer (ex Rennes, 2 goals and 3 assists) and Dane Eriksen are all available.

• Summary: VfL Wolfsburg is going head to head with 1. FC Heidenheim starting on 17 Jan 2026 at 14:30 UTC at Volkswagen Arena stadium, Wolfsburg city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Referee: Tobias Welz
• Wolfsburg Feedinco Rating: 6.72
• Heidenheim Feedinco Rating: 6.66