Honsak Brace Fires Heidenheim Past Union Berlin in Key Bundesliga Win

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 strengthened their position in the Bundesliga with a 3–1 home victory over 1. FC Union Berlin on Matchday 29, powered by a first-half brace from Mathias Honsak.

Honsak put Heidenheim in front early, opening the scoring in the 9th minute. The forward finished off a move set up by Marvin Pieringer, giving the hosts an ideal start and putting Union immediately on the back foot.

Bundesliga FINISHED

2026-04-11 13:30

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

3 - 1

1. FC Union Berlin

Matchday 29 REGULAR_SEASON

Heidenheim maintained their momentum and doubled the lead in the 36th minute. Once again it was Honsak who provided the cutting edge, this time converting after a contribution from defender Patrick Mainka, sending the home side into a strong position at 2–0.

Union Berlin’s frustration showed before the break, with Oliver Burke booked in the 31st minute. The visitors turned to their bench just after the hour, introducing Tom Rothe and Tim Skarke in a double substitution as they chased a way back into the game, followed by further changes on 69 minutes.

The pressure finally paid off in the 75th minute when Leopold Querfeld pulled one back for Union, assisted by Rani Khedira. At 2–1, the game briefly swung back into the balance.

Any hopes of a Union comeback were quickly dashed, however. Just four minutes later, in the 79th minute, substitute Budu Zivzivadze restored Heidenheim’s two-goal cushion with the hosts’ third of the afternoon. Heidenheim then managed the closing stages, making their own late changes and seeing Union’s Linus Güther pick up a yellow card in the 87th minute.

The win underlines Heidenheim’s resilience in the regular season stage, while Union Berlin leave empty-handed despite a late push. Detailed statistics such as possession, total shots and full lineups were not available in the provided data.

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Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Bayern München	32	26	5	1	116	35	81	83	D W W W W
2	Borussia Dortmund	32	20	7	5	65	32	33	67	L W L L W
3	RB Leipzig	32	19	5	8	63	42	21	62	L W W W W
4	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	32	17	7	8	66	43	23	58	W W L W W
5	VfB Stuttgart	32	17	7	8	66	46	20	58	D D L W L
6	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	32	17	7	8	64	48	16	58	D W W D L
7	SC Freiburg	32	12	8	12	45	53	-8	44	D L W W L
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	11	10	11	57	60	-3	43	L D L W D
9	FC Augsburg	32	11	7	14	42	56	-14	40	W D W D D
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	32	9	10	13	41	50	-9	37	W L D L W
11	Borussia Mönchengladbach	32	8	11	13	37	50	-13	35	W D D L D
12	Hamburger SV	32	8	10	14	36	51	-15	34	W L L L D
13	1. FC Union Berlin	32	8	9	15	37	57	-20	33	D L L L D
14	1. FC Köln	32	7	11	14	47	55	-8	32	D L D W D
15	SV Werder Bremen	32	8	8	16	37	57	-20	32	L D W L L
16	VfL Wolfsburg	32	6	8	18	42	67	-25	26	D D W L L
17	FC St. Pauli 1910	32	6	8	18	27	55	-28	26	L L D L D
18	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	32	5	8	19	38	69	-31	23	D W L W D