Overview

• Bilal El Khannouss sealed a 1-0 win with a 65th-minute strike, his third VfB goal in recent weeks.
• The 21-year-old repeated his trademark inside-foot finish into the far corner, as seen against St. Pauli and Celta Vigo.
• Sporting director Christian Gentner praised his technical quality, and Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt called his finishing clever.
• Coach Sebastian Hoeneß lauded the impact but said the playmaker still fluctuates and sometimes tries to be too brilliant.
• Stuttgart logged a third straight league victory to sit fourth entering the international break, with efficiency issues highlighted by the 0-2 loss in Basel and Wolfsburg away next on Oct. 18.