1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs 1. FC Union Berlin

In what felt like a lifeline, Heidenheim snapped a miserable 15-game winless run with a 3-1 win over Union Berlin at the Voith-Arena. The star of the show was Mathias Honsak, a man who had gone 23 league games without a goal before this afternoon. Honsak struck in the 9th and 36th minutes to put Heidenheim firmly in control. Leopold Querfeld gave Union hope with a 75th-minute goal, but Budu Zivzivadze extinguished it four minutes later to seal the result. A late second Zivzivadze effort was ruled out by VAR. Despite holding 54.5% possession, Union managed just three shots on target. Heidenheim narrow the gap to the relegation playoff spot to six points, keeping survival hopes alive with five games left. Union Berlin, on 32 points with a comfortable cushion above the drop zone, will put this down as a frustrating blip — though they've now lost five of their six Bundesliga meetings with these opponents.