Heidenheim (dpa / lsw) - Coach Frank Schmidt does not want to make the interim report for the season of his 1. FC Heidenheim dependent on the promotion rank. "It would be weird if we said, 'We really need to go into the World Cup break in third place. Even if we are fourth or fifth at the end of the week, it was still a really good preliminary round," said the 48-year-old before the game on Wednesday at SV Sandhausen (6:30 p.m. / Sky): "We are above plan if if you look at the situation before the season with all the changes. But it would be disappointing if we stopped at 27 points."
With the 3-0 win over SC Paderborn last Saturday, Heidenheim moved up to third place in the 2nd Bundesliga. Host Sandhausen is 15th in the table. into the game day. "As is often the case in Sandhausen, it will probably be a very close game, we're preparing for that," said Schmidt.
The coach has to do without Elidon Qenaj and Merveille Biankadi. Whether the recently injured Jan Schöppner, who is now training again with the team, is an alternative was still open on Tuesday. After the game in Sandhausen, Heidenheim will have to deal with Jahn Regensburg before the World Cup break begins.
