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Heidenheim will face Olimpija at the Voith-Arena on Thursday in another round of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa Conference League League Phase. The home side have enjoyed a positive start to their season and will be looking to carry that momentum into the midweek clash where they are set to make their European debut.
They beat Mainz 2-0 in their league game at the weekend with Marvin Pieringer opening the scoring after just 15 minutes before Jan Schoppner wrapped up the points late in the game with a header from a corner kick.
Olimpija are also enjoying a good run of results at the moment and will be looking kick off their continental campaign on a winning note. They picked up a comfortable 2-0 win over Primorje in their last match, taking the lead via an Ivan Durdov strike in the first half before Raul Florucz came off the bench to seal the points in the second.
The visitors were beaten 2-0 by Lille in their Conference League opener last season and will hope they can find better luck this time around.
Heidenheim vs Olimpija Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Heidenheim and Olimpija.
- The midweek clash will see Heidenheim take on Slovenian opposition for the first time.
- Zmaji have the joint-best defensive record in the PrvaLiga so far this season with a goal concession tally of four.
- Heidenheim have managed just one clean sheet in their last 10 competitive games at the Voith-Arena.
- Olimpija are the only side in the Slovenian top flight this season yet to taste defeat on the road.
Heidenheim vs Olimpija Prediction
Heidenheim's latest result ended a run of back-to-back defeats and they will be looking to kick on from that this week. They have won three of their last four competitive games on home turf and will fancy their chances of a positive result on Thursday.
Olimpija are on a run of consecutive victories and are undefeated all season. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams could, however, see the visitors suffer defeat here.
Prediction: Heidenheim 3-0 Olimpija
Heidenheim vs Olimpija Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Heidenheim to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the visitors' last six matches)
