Julian Niehues stats
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J. Niehues
HeidenheimMidfielderBefore the next match
Heidenheim v Energie Cottbus, Saturday
What Energie Cottbus allow left central midfielders
Position stats10 appearances at LCM against Energie Cottbus in their last 20 matches; league average from the 2. Bundesliga.
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As a left central midfielder, Julian Niehues has appeared in 6 2. Bundesliga matches this season, totalling 345 minutes at an average rating of 7.05. Every metric below is shown as a total, a per-90 rate or percentage, and a percentile against other 2. Bundesliga midfielders.
Stats by competition
Club and country, 2026/2027.
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 345 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.05 |
 DFB Pokal | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.97 |
| Total | 7 | 435 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.04 |
Attacking stats
Julian Niehues has taken 14 shots with 6 on target (43% accuracy), scoring 1 goal. That is a shot roughly every 25 minutes. Those shots are worth 0 expected goals (xG), 0 of it from shots on target (xGOT). He is elite for shooting, ranking in the 98th percentile for shot volume among midfielders. Julian Niehues has 0 assists and 0 key passes . Julian Niehues has set up 0 shots for teammates, worth 0 expected assists (xA). His creative output is below average, ranking in the 28th percentile for chance creation among midfielders.
Passing stats
Julian Niehues has completed 148 of 184 passes at 80% accuracy . He is strong for passing volume, ranking in the 76th percentile for passing volume among midfielders.
Possession stats
Julian Niehues completes 0 dribbles and wins 22 duels .
Defending stats
Julian Niehues makes 1 tackles and 3 interceptions , adding 15 clearances . That is a tackle roughly every 345 minutes. He is below average defensively, ranking in the 2nd percentile for tackles among midfielders.
Discipline stats
Julian Niehues has committed 6 fouls and received 0 yellow cards , no red cards .
Positions played
2. BundesligaMainly left central midfielder (4 appearances).
Strengths & weaknesses
vs midfieldersStrengths
Weaknesses
Heidenheim squad
P. Hennrich
21 yrs#8
C. Conteh27 yrs#10
B. Zivzivadze
32 yrs#11
M. Breunig26 yrs#14
M. Honsak
29 yrs#17
A. Vogt
21 yrs#18
M. Costly30 yrs#24
M. Kaufmann
25 yrs#29
S. Conteh30 yrs#31Y. Wagner19 yrs#38
18 yrs
Previous seasons
Per competition, club and country2025/2026
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 24 | 1,389 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 6.74 |
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.51 |
2024/2025
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 8 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.04 |
 Europa Conference League | 2 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.83 |
2023/2024
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1,819 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 6.98 |
| DFB Pokal | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7.38 |
2022/2023
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2,090 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 49 | 6.84 |
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.83 |
About Julian Niehues
2. Bundesliga 2026/2027 season
This season in the 2. Bundesliga, Julian Niehues has scored 1 goal across 6 appearances (4 starts), totalling 345 minutes. That works out to 0.3 goals and 0 assists per 90 minutes. Julian Niehues has attempted 14 shots with 6 on target, a 43% shot accuracy rate. That shot output is worth 0.00 expected goals (xG) this season.
Attacking and creative
In attacking play, Julian Niehues has created 0 chances including 0 big chances for teammates.
Defensive and passing
Defensively, Julian Niehues has registered 1 tackles (0 won), 3 interceptions, and 15 clearances. In possession, the midfielder has completed 148 from 184 pass attempts, a 80% pass accuracy rate. Julian Niehues has won 22 of 35 total duels.
Discipline
Julian Niehues has received 0 yellow cards this season, committing 6 fouls and winning 2.
About Julian Niehues
Julian Niehues is a 25-year-old midfielder playing for FC Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga, representing Germany. Julian Niehues is right-footed and wears the number 16 shirt. Born on 17 April 2001.
Most recent appearance
Julian Niehues's most recent match was away at VfL Wolfsburg on August 30th. Heidenheim lost 3-1. Julian Niehues played 67 minutes, registering 5 shots with a match rating of 7.22.
Recent matches
- August 30th3-1 lossatVfL Wolfsburg(67 mins, rating 7.22)
- May 21st0-0 drawvsKaiserslautern(90 mins, rating 7.24)
- October 17th2-2 drawatDSC Arminia Bielefeld(85 mins, rating 6.39)
- August 18th1-0 winvsHolstein Kiel(76 mins, rating 7.07)
- June 19th0-1 winatSpVgg Greuther Fürth(17 mins, rating 6.54)
Next fixture
Julian Niehues and FC Heidenheim are next in action on October 29th against Energie Cottbus in the 2. Bundesliga. Predicted lineups, head-to-head statistics, and tactical analysis are available on the FC Heidenheim vs Energie Cottbus match preview.
Teammates at FC Heidenheim
Julian Niehues currently plays alongside Michael Heule, Thomas Dähne, Marnon Busch, Patrick Mainka, Frank Feller, Tim Siersleben, Jonas Föhrenbach, Alessandro Vogt, Julian Niehues, Sirlord Conteh, Luca Kerber, Christian Conteh, Jan Schöppner, Marko Zrilić, Maximilian Breunig, Leart Paçarada, Yannik Wagner, Paul Tschernuth, Mathias Honsak, Mikkel Kaufmann, Budu Zivzivadze, Oualid Mhamdi, Paul Hennrich, Adam Kölle, Felix Mark and Marcel Costly at FC Heidenheim.