BUNDESLIGA: SURVIVAL BATTLE BETWEEN HEIDENHEIM AND ELVERSBERG
May 22, 2025 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. SV 07 Elversberg Voith-Arena, Heidenheim On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the relegation playoff for the German Bundesliga begins, with 1. FC Heidenheim facing SV 07 Elversberg in the first leg. The clash between the Bundesliga newcomer and the second-place team from the second division promises a dramatic encounter with many interesting statistical insights. FC Heidenheim and SV 07 Elversberg have met in competitive matches only twice before – in the 2013/14 third division season, FCH won 1-0 at home, while the away match in Elversberg ended in a 1-1 draw. The teams will now face each other after almost 12 years. In the last 12 seasons, a second-division team has prevailed in the Bundesliga relegation playoff only once: Union Berlin in the 2018/19 season against VfB Stuttgart. In the last five cases, the Bundesliga team has always succeeded – last season it was VfL Bochum, who after a 0-3 home defeat in the first leg won 6-5 in a pe...