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Full time · 2. Bundesliga · Sat 29 Aug 2026, 12:00 UTC

1. FC Heidenheim 53 Dynamo Dresden

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What the chances were worth

1. FC Heidenheim
3.24
expected goals (xG)
Dynamo Dresden
1.52
expected goals (xG)

The scoreline says 5–3; by chance quality the match ran 3.24–1.52.

The brain read

1. FC Heidenheim created the better chances — the xG read 3.2–1.5 and the shot count agreed (28–17, 10–8 on target). 1. FC Heidenheim got into the box far more often (21 shots inside it to 12) and Dynamo Dresden held 63% of the ball. 1. FC Heidenheim's finishing ran hot — 5 from 3.2 xG, 10 of 28 shots on target (a finishing read inferred from shots on target and goals vs xG — not measured shot placement). On the balance of chances, the 5–3 reads fair.

A second opinion written by rule from the numbers on this page — where the shot picture and the xG disagree, it says so rather than picking a winner. Backward-looking only; it claims nothing about any future result.

The match in numbers

1. FC Heidenheim
Dynamo Dresden
37%
Ball Possession
63%
28
Total Shots
17
10
Shots on Goal
8
11
Shots off Goal
7
7
Blocked Shots
2
21
Shots inside box
12
7
Shots outside box
5
6
Corner Kicks
9
3
Offsides
1
276
Total passes
498
202
Passes accurate
405
8
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
3
Goalkeeper Saves
6
6
Free Kicks
8

As returned by the data feed at full time. Bars show each side’s share of the stat.

The market’s read

1. FC Heidenheim
42%
market implied · price 2.24 · opened 41%
Draw
26%
market implied · price 3.67 · opened 26%
Dynamo Dresden
32%
market implied · price 2.92 · opened 33%
MarketConsensus priceImplied chanceMove
Double chance 1. FC Heidenheim or draw1.3967.6%+0.6 pts
Double chance Dynamo Dresden or draw1.6257.9%-0.6 pts
Double chance either team1.2674.5%+0.0 pts
Draw no bet — 1. FC Heidenheim1.6456.4%+0.6 pts
Draw no bet — Dynamo Dresden2.1343.6%-0.6 pts
Over 1.5 goals1.1581.3%+0.6 pts
Over 2.5 goals1.5361.1%+0.4 pts
Over 3.5 goals2.3240.5%+0.1 pts
Both teams to score1.4563.9%+0.2 pts
1. FC Heidenheim over 1.5 team goals1.8251.3%+0.7 pts
Dynamo Dresden over 1.5 team goals2.1244.1%-0.3 pts
1. FC Heidenheim clean sheet4.0023.4%+0.0 pts
Dynamo Dresden clean sheet5.0019.0%+0.0 pts

Shortest-priced scorelines: 1-1 7.05 · 2-1 8.61 · 1-2 9.91 · 2-2 10.34 · 1-0 10.64

Consensus of bookmaker prices captured 2026-08-29 13:10 UTC. These are the closing prices — the market’s last word before kick-off. The Move column is how each market’s implied chance has shifted since the first price we captured: green = the chance has risen (the price shortened, backing coming in), red = the chance has fallen (the price eased out — what punters call the price ‘drifting’).

Prices are observations, not offers. Each price is the average across the bookmakers the collector sees, and the implied chance is that price with the bookmaker’s margin stripped out. The market’s read is published so the model’s read can be judged against it — nothing here is advice, and nothing here is staked.