Copenhagen vs Heidenheim Prediction: the Germans Will Focus on the Bundesliga

One of the most interesting matchups in the 1/16 finals of the Conference League is definitely going to be Copenhagen vs. Heidenheim. The question is, will the Danes be able to stop the representative of the German Bundesliga in the first game? We've got a prediction for this matchup. Let's dive into the stats, odds, and bookies' lines, and pick a few bets.

Copenhagen

The Danes ended up in last place at the main stadium of the Conference League. Copenhagen lost 0:3 to Rapid on the road. This loss meant that Copenhagen couldn't get into the top eight, and ended up in 18th place. The Danes played two draws, one win, and one loss.

In the Danish championship, which hasn't finished after the winter break, Copenhagen and Middtjylland are tied for first place after 17 rounds. They both have 33 points. Also, back in December, Jacob Neestrup's team made it to the semifinals of the Danish Cup, beating Kolding 4:1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals.

Heidenheim

The Germans started off the main stage of the Conference League with three wins, beating Paphos (1-0) and Hearts (2:0) away and defeating Slovenian Olimpija (2:1) at home. But then Heidenheim only picked up one point in the next three matches — a 1:1 draw at home to St. Gallen, and defeats of 0:2 at home to Chelsea and 1:3 in Istanbul to Başakşehir. In the end, Frank Schmidt's team ended up in 16th place.

In the Bundesliga, Heidenheim's struggling. They lost to Freiburg 0:1 last round, which was their fourth straight loss. In the German championship standings, Heidenheim is currently in 16th place, which puts them in the zone for qualifying matches.

Stats Betting

• Heidenheim has lost 12 of their last 15 matches.
• Copenhagen scored more than two goals in 8 of their last 12 games.
• Heidenheim has scored and conceded in 7 of their last 11 games.
• In 12 of the 15 previous meetings, Heidenheim conceded two or more goals.

Bookmakers' Offers

Copenhagen is the favorite for the next game, according to the line of the bookie, 1xbet. The W1 bet has odds of 1.696. If you're feeling lucky, you can bet on Heidenheim to win at 5.39. If you think it'll be a draw, you can get odds of 3.825.

There's no clear winner for the total. The bet TU (2.5) is accepted at odds of 2.031. And for the bet TO (2.5), it's a bit higher at 1.838.

Expert Betting Tips

Heidenheim is having a tough time staying afloat in the Bundesliga, so it's likely that the German team will zero in on this tournament for the rest of the season. In that sense, we're thinking the Germans won't really try too hard, so we're putting our money on Copenhagen winning. We're going for W1, and we think the Danes will score at least two goals. Heidenheim rarely let in less than two.

Our picks:

W1 for 1.67 

IT1O (1.5) for 1.72 

CS 2:1 for 8.00