Bochum vs Heidenheim: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

VfL Bochum host 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Saturday 12 December 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC, in the 2. Bundesliga (round 16). Bochum have had 56 days of rest since playing Kaiserslautern (2. Bundesliga); Heidenheim have had 56 after facing Wolfsburg and travel about 376 km. Bochum are without 2 players (Younes Namli, Filip Krastev); Heidenheim have no reported absences.