Overview
- The first leg of the Bundesliga relegation playoff ended in a 2-2 draw at Heidenheim's Voith-Arena.
- Elversberg took a 2-0 lead in the first half with goals from Lukas Petkov in the 18th minute and Fisnik Asllani in the 42nd minute.
- A potential goal by Heidenheim's Omar Haktab Traoré was disallowed just before halftime following a VAR review for offside.
- Heidenheim rallied in the second half with Tim Siersleben scoring in the 62nd minute and Mathias Honsak equalizing in the 65th minute.
- The playoff will be decided in the second leg, with no away-goals rule in place; extra time and penalties will follow if the aggregate score remains tied.