HEIDENHEIM, Germany (Interstat) — Heidenheim defeated Saint Pauli 2-0 on Saturday in a Bundesliga match at Voith-Arena.

Budu Zivzivadze opened the scoring in the third minute, slotting home early to give the home side a lead they would not relinquish. Forward Eren Dinkci added an insurance goal in the 82nd minute, sealing the victory for Heidenheim.

Saint Pauli’s midfielder Martijn Kaars received a yellow card in the 76th minute.

The win improved Heidenheim’s Bundesliga record to 5 wins, 19 losses and 8 draws, and their overall season mark across all competitions to 7 wins, 20 losses and 11 draws. Saint Pauli dropped to 6 wins, 17 losses and 7 draws in league play, and 11 wins, 21 losses and 14 draws in all competitions.

Saturday’s result snapped a two-match winning streak for Saint Pauli in league play. The visitors had beaten Hannover 96 3-1 on April 12 and drawn 0-0 with Werder Bremen II on April 19. Before that, they lost 5-0 to Bayern Munich on April 11 and drew 1-1 with Union Berlin on April 5.

Heidenheim entered the match after a 2-1 loss to Freiburg II on April 19, a 3-1 win over Union Berlin on April 11 and a 2-2 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach II on April 4.

The two teams had met once earlier this season, on Dec. 13, 2025, when Saint Pauli won 2-1 at home.

Heidenheim’s next fixture is at Bayern Munich on May 2. Saint Pauli faces Victoria Hamburg on April 26 in a Regionalliga match, then hosts Mainz 05 II on May 3 in the Bundesliga.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Heidenheim 1, Saint Pauli 1, while Interstat’s ELO system gave Saint Pauli a 54.40 percent probability to win.