Arminia Bielefeld v Bochum: Bundesliga Action on Match-day 16

Arminia at home against Bochum – Tuesday – 8:30pm GMT – The Schüco Arena.

Bochum currently sit in tenth place as they travel to seventeenth placed Arminia.

Struggling Arminia Bielefeld, welcome fancied Bochum this Tuesday

Arminia need a positive result from this game, if they are to move their season forward. Their last match resulted in a loss to BSC, before that they drew away to FC Köln, 1-1.

Also, with no win in 14 of their last 15 fixtures now for Arminia, there is minimal fear for opposition teams that face them. With 10 points (1W, 7L and 7D), they are established in seventeenth position in the League having won one game, drawn seven fixtures, and lost seven matches.

Arminia have drawn five meetings and lost three fixtures of their eight League matches at home this season.

A victory for Arminia Bielefeld would put them on 13 points.

It is likely that three key players will miss Tuesday’s fixture, which is something of a concern for Frank Kramer and his Arminia team.

This season’s Bundesliga campaign, has so far seen Bochum achieve 20 points

Bochum come to this match on the back of a 1-1 home draw against Borussia Dortmund at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Also, With 20 points, they currently sit tenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 6 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws having won six matches, drawn two games, and lost seven fixtures.

It must be a worrying prospect for Bochum to go back on the road, with a bud run of away performances under their belt this season. So far they have only secured two wins and six losses to the home team.

A win in this fixture would take Bochum’s points to 23 in the League.

Bochum may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.

Arminia Bielefeld v Bochum – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Bochum with a greater number of wins. In the last 33 meetings, they have enjoyed 13 wins, to Arminia’s 10 victories. Further, the last 19 matches against Bochum have resulted in eleven wins for Arminia. The last time they played each other in this competition was October 2020 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.

Its a 40.65 percent win probability for Arminia in this game.

Performance Report

For Arminia, Fabian Klos contributed with
three goals in 15 League fixtures this season, while Sebastian Polter, one of their best scorers, has netted
six goals in 15 League games this Bundesliga Season for Bochum.

Other players of note for Arminia are Masaya Okugawa and Jacob Laursen with three goals and two goals respectively and for Bochum are Sebastian Polter and Danny Blum with six goals both.