1. FC Heidenheim step out at the Volkswagen Arena on Saturday (kick-off 15:30 CEST) for their first ever outing in the Bundesliga, but VfL Wolfsburg are actually their most-played opponents in another competition. FCH have faced VfL more times than any other club in the DFB Cup, with the two sides meeting three times – in the first round in 2008/09 and in the second round in the 2014/15 and 2016/17 seasons. The Green-and-Whites came out on top each time, and in most of the seasons when they’ve come up against Heidenheim, they’ve ended it with a trophy.
Facts on Bundesliga opener
![Yannik Gerhard, Tiago Tomas und Jakub Kaminski vom VfL Wolfsburg klatschen sich ab.](https://bundesligatabe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/csm_230819-gerhardt-vfl-wolfsburg_c44d4ee835.jpg)