1. FC Heidenheim – VfL Osnabrück

In a roller‑coaster home fixture, 1. FC Heidenheim edged VfL Osnabrück 4‑3, a win that kept the hosts perched in third place with 13 points from six games (four wins, one draw, one loss, a +2 goal difference). The visitors, sitting 11th with seven points, were left to rue a defensive lapse that saw them concede four times despite a respectable three‑goal haul of their own. The victory widened the gap between the two sides this season, as Heidenheim now leads the head‑to‑head series 1‑0 after the sole previous encounter ended in a Heidenheim win. Both clubs will now look to build on the result, with Heidenheim eyeing a top‑two finish while Osnabrück fights to climb out of the lower half of the table.