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Arminia Bielefeld vs Sandhausen Prediction & Betting tips
The front runner is the honor! Yes, you read it right. Not Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart, Hannover 96 or 1.FC Nuremberg currently hold the place in the sun in the 2nd Bundesliga, but Arminia Bielefeld. The team of coach Uwe Neuhaus plays so far an outstanding season and has already placed eight points between himself and the fourth.
On Saturday, the Ostwestfalen want to defend the championship leader. Bielefeld meets Sandhausen. According to the odds expected the home side, who lost the last time almost two months ago in the league, a feasible task.
On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the encounter against the team from the Electoral Palatinate certainly brings with it its pitfalls and risks. On the one hand, the SVS belongs to the most uncomfortable opponents in the second highest German league, which is particularly defensive difficult to crack. On the other hand, the Arminia presented so far in the foreign country more than in front of home scenery.
For the above reasons, we are careful before the meeting between Bielefeld and Sandhausen with a forecast on a clear success of the favorite. Instead, we believe in a real test of patience for the leader, but in the end are nevertheless good things, that if necessary, the individual quality of a Fabian Klos or Andreas Voglsammer make the difference and the DSC will enter the next threesome.
Bielefeld:
The fact that the Arminia after rank seven in the preseason, 2019/2020 would aim for a placement in the upper third of the second league table came as little surprise. That the former Bundesliga club after 13 matchdays, however, leads the class and more than ever in recent years dreams of a return to the upper house, was not expected in this form.
Eight victories, four draws and only one defeat have so far been booked for the Ostwestfalen. With 29 goals scored the Arminia also provides the second best offensive behind the HSV and with only 14 conceded goals against one of the most stable defenses of all 18 second division.
Particularly praiseworthy is also the impressive consistency, which puts the team of coach Uwe Neuhaus to the day. For five games, the Bielefeld are unbeaten in the 2nd league. During this period, there were four wins and one draw. Three of these four successes were achieved with exactly one goal difference (two times 1: 0), which shows that the front-runner is also quite able to steer close encounters in the right direction.
Exactly this ability will probably be in demand on Saturday lunchtime. Then Bielefeld gets to do it with Sandhausen. Compared to the previously completed seven away games (six wins, one draw), the Ostwestfalen home made significantly more difficult.
In six matches at home in the Schüco Arena, the DSC celebrated only two successes, three times the points and collected the only season defeat. In addition, Fabian Klos, Andreas Voglsammer and Co. get fewer goals at home. In all six games keeper Ortega had to grab at least once behind, so we would also on Saturday between Bielefeld and Sandhausen not necessarily give a tip to a “to-zero victory” of the championship leader.
With the exception of Brian Behrendt, Nils Quaschner and Keanu Staude, all actors are available. The big hopefuls are of course called Fabian Klos and Andreas Voglsammer.
The congenial attack duo, which together scored four goals more (18) than the entire Sandhäuser team (14), is in great shape and will face the opposing defensive time after time problems. Especially Voglsammer likes to play against the SVS, which impressively underlines six goals in six direct duels with the upcoming opponent.
Sandhausen:
A total of seven games had the SV Sandhausen to wait for the fourth threesome in the current season. In the last home game before the international break it was finally time. The Kurpfälzer kept the upper hand 3: 2 against the form-strong SpVgg Greuther Fürth and benefited from a last-minute goal by Bouhaddouz, who ultimately brought the three points.
Thus, the upward trend of Koschinat Elf continued. Previously SVS had already scored against SV Wehen-Wiesbaden (0: 0) and in Hannover (1: 1). Only for the second time this season the hard woods get three unbeaten matches in a row. With the positive feeling of the underdog, who is ranked in the table with 17 points on a very respectable eighth place, now also annoy the championship leader.
Completely hopeless, this endeavor does not seem, because the black and white belong, as in recent years, also in the 2019/2020 season to the hardest to be played opponents of the 2nd Bundesliga. With only 14 goals conceded, the sandhouses represent one of the league’s best defenses. Only four of the previous 13 teams were able to defeat goalkeeper Fraisl more than once.
Especially in foreign countries, the Koschinat protégés act very defensively and try to ensure fast switching moments from a compact, low basic order. In addition, Arminia coach Uwe Neuhaus praised at the press conference the duel strength of the opponent and the fact that the Rangachten so far virtually all the opponents could impose their own game.
The often somewhat destructive, wait-and-see approach, however, also has the consequence that the sports club get away only four meager törchen and also three of the four mentioned bankruptcies were cashed in opposing stadiums. Our Bielefeld vs. Sandhausen tip in favor of the host has therefore also from the guest’s point of view its statistical justification or justification.
Marlon Frey, Erik Zenga and Markus Karl have to pass due to injury. Otherwise, all men are available. We assume that coach Koschinat does not move away from his 4-2-3-1 system and thus renounces Bouhaddouz once again. The Moroccan attacker is already four goals this season, but ranks in the internal scoring list behind Kevin Behrens (six goals) but only in second place.
Arminia Bielefeld vs Sandhausen head to head matches
12.05.19 2BUN Sandhausen Arminia Bielefeld 0 : 3
09.12.18 2BUN Arminia Bielefeld Sandhausen 1 : 1
13.05.18 2BUN Arminia Bielefeld Sandhausen 0 : 0
10.12.17 2BUN Sandhausen Arminia Bielefeld 3 : 1
07.04.17 2BUN Sandhausen Arminia Bielefeld 1 : 3