Stuttgart fight back for draw with Heidenheim, stay in Bundesliga top four | OneFootball

Stuttgart drew 3-3 with Heidenheim away from home this Sunday, in a match valid for the 23rd round of the German Championship. With VAR interventions, comebacks, and penalties awarded, the visitors missed the chance to widen the gap over the fifth-placed team, but remain in the G4 of the competition.

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Standings Situation

With the draw, Stuttgart reaches 43 points, in fourth place in the Bundesliga, maintaining a two-point advantage over RB Leipzig, which has 41. Meanwhile, Heidenheim remains at the bottom, with 14.

📋 Match Summary

🔴🔵HEIDENHEIM 3 X 3 STUTTGART ⚪🔴

🏆 Competition: German Championship – 23rd round 🏟️ Venue: Voith Arena, Heidenheim (GER) 📅 Date: February 22, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 3:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

Match Overview

Just five minutes into the first half, Chris Führich took advantage of a mistake in the opponent's ball exit, stole the ball in midfield, and advanced to the area to beat the goalkeeper and open the scoring for Stuttgart. Heidenheim equalized at 20, with Eren Dinkçi, who received the ball inside the area and shot high, leaving Nübel with no chance.

The comeback came at 34, with Arijon Ibrahimovic, from a penalty kick. The penalty was awarded by VAR after detecting an infraction ignored by the field referee — a play that even led to a Stuttgart goal, later annulled due to the penalty at the start of the play.

At 43, another penalty was awarded, this time for Heidenheim, on Chema Andrés. Maximilian Mittelstädt took the shot and leveled the match at 44.

In the second half, Stuttgart scored with Ermedin Demirovic at 28, but VAR pointed out an offside and the goal was annulled. At 37, the home team took advantage of a quick counterattack, and Sirlord Conteh scored on Nübel's rebound to put the team ahead again.

With two minutes left in regulation time, Deniz Undav received the ball from Nikolas Nartey at the edge of the area and struck hard to equalize the game once more.

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🔴🔵Heidenheim 🔵🔴

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⚪🔴Stuttgart🔴⚪

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