Hamburg will once again expect to be pushing for promotion this season, but their early preparations have been far from ideal. Tim Walter's men beat newly-promoted Eintracht Braunschweig on the opening day but a 1-0 defeat against Hansa Rostock gives a reason to be concerned. FC Heidenheim have enjoyed a perfect start to the 2022/23 season, winning all three of their competitive fixtures against Hansa Rostock, Eintracht Braunschweig and FV Illertissen and keeping a clean sheet on every occasion. Only the goals scored column is keeping the visitors off the top of the table. 1:1